6th September 2024 What’s an EU policy geek and former civil society leader doing at Europe’s largest gathering of sociologists? It’s a question I asked myself more than once. I had been invited to deliver a keynote address at the closing plenary, choosing the rather broad

17th July 2024 A brief personal reflection on the recent EU elections and the implications for issues I care about: child rights, equality, inclusion and civil society. Post-European Parliament elections, the dominant narrative is ‘the Centre holds.’ The Centre-Right EPP gained 12 seats; the Centre-Left S&D

7th June 2024 The Philea Forum is an annual gathering of the philanthropy community. This year, it was held in Ghent and hosted by the King Baudouin Foundation, a major donor that supports a wide range of causes, including social justice and education in Belgium, Europe, and