The coronation of Nicolas Sarkozy; the
regulatory wonderland of the French education system;
language as a means of cultural transmission; and the use of science
in environmental policy making – a report from the NZ Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment (2 December 2004)
Why Turkey is and isn’t European, all at the same time; funeral
anthems for the death of a philosopher – republican obsequies for Jacques
Derrida; and for dwellers on planet earth, some numbers on the potential
and limitations of renewable energy. (21
October 2004)
Paris celebrates the 60th anniversary of the French liberation of
Paris; the diplomatic triumphs and moral dilemmas of being non-aligned;
taking food seriously from a cultural point of view; and excerpts from a
recent paper on sustainable development (strictly for policy wonks). (12
September 2004)
An unaccustomedly brief summer holidays edition of upton-on-line on: French
explanations of what the recent 'deal' on export subsidies for
agricultural products really mean; the reasons why Turkey isn't welcome
in the EU despite what governments say; biological invasions of
Europe; and Tariana Turia breaks into Le Monde. (5
August 2004)
Judge Eddie Durie’s recent comments provide the basis for an
exploration of Ernest Renan’s “What is a Nation?” (1882)
and, in turn, some reflections on what sort of basis New Zealanders might want
to live together; in a guest column, Bernard Cadogan explores just what
sort of nation nineteenth century Britons thought they were creating and adds
his own understanding of Judge Durie’s comments.(1
July 2004)
Europe at 25 members; the lethargy of French
euro-MPs; civil baptism for republican believers; and
(for seriously thoughtful subscribers) more treatyology in
liberal clothes from Andrew Sharp.(20
May 2004)
France's regional elections as a new form of French exceptionalism, saving the
world's oceans in a sea of words and lessons from New Zealand's agricultural
liberalisation 15 years on. (6 April 2004)
After a sustained dose of Michael King, upton-on-line renews
his call for a reappraisal of the way history is taught in New Zealand;
and a note on whether France's system of Appellations Controllées
is a blow for quality, tradition and ecological sanctity or just a
restrictive trade practice made mysterious.
(11 March 2004)
Alain Juppé stars as a martyr in his very own political drama, more
on the veil, and three books reviewed from the burgeoning academic
industry in analysing health reforms. (9
February 2004)
