While European cities seek to reign in commercial-style Airbnb rentals through stricter regulations, these efforts may be hamstrung by a recent decision in Europe’s highest court. Airbnb is now two-for-two in a game of multi-level… [Read more]
India’s Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 – Part I: Violence and Constitutional Violations
The first of a four-part series on the Citizenship Amendment Act 2019 (CAA) passed by Indian Parliament in December 2019 that has sparked a broad range of civil action and violence from the Modi administration.… [Read more]
The Governance Post Event Series – Call for Student Applications
Hertie students often propose innovative ideas for public events with external speakers and audiences to the school’s administration. The Hertie School welcomes all kinds of extra-curricular initiatives, but given limited capacity, it is able to… [Read more]
In dialogue with Jeffrey Sachs (Part 1): To Control, Eliminate, or Eradicate the Mosquito? Oxygenating the Stagnant Water in the von der Leyen Commission’s Strategies for Sustainability
One should not react to a mosquito bite by scratching the wound. In the fight for malaria eradication, world renowned-economist Jeffrey Sachs advocates for technocratic solutions. This investigative piece evaluates the specific barriers and policy… [Read more]
The Governance Post in the New Decade: Letter from the Editor-in-Chief
Dear Readership, Firstly, I wish to thank my outgoing co-editor, Toby Bernstein, for the inspiration and support he has given me and others during this semester. Moving forward, as Editor-in-Chief, I start the new decade… [Read more]
The Best of Both Worlds? Japan’s Outdated Dual Citizenship Policy
Japan currently forbids dual nationality due to conflicting regional and national interests and to retain competitive economic edge. In an age of global interconnectedness and rapid demographic changes in the country, Governance Post Editor Maia… [Read more]
Get to Work! Trump Announces Plan to Combat California’s Homelessness with ‘American Values’
The White House has announced a pioneering plan to completely remove California’s homeless population of 130,000 by 2022 and rehabilitate them through an intensive work-based programme. If Donald Trump were to take on the homeless… [Read more]
In Defence of the Joker
Joaquin Phoenix’s portrayal of the Joker has disturbed many critics who have cited it as glorifying violence and misrepresenting people living with severe mental health issues; they’re wrong. Joker, the film that reveals the backstory… [Read more]
Leveraging the Ratchet Mechanism: Why 2020 is our Chance to Globally Strengthen National Climate Policy
Despite the Paris Agreement’s creation of targets aiming to limit global temperature increase to 1.5C, scientists continue to project that warming will exceed 3C by the end of the century. How can activists leverage the… [Read more]
Why Fathers Care so Little: Barriers to Gender Equality in Germany
Although relationship ideals have changed in recent decades, gender equality is still not a reality in Germany. The author Moritz Hahn’s case study of working fathers in a German management consultancy shows that these men… [Read more]