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Mar 9, 2026

The Second Blockchain Revolution

Over the past decade, blockchain technology has become widely associated with cryptocurrencies. For many observers, the story of blockchain begins with Bitcoin and ends with digital coins traded on global…
Nov 1, 2022

STS, platform capitalism and the conundrum of expertise

They might be loath to admit it, but many Science and Technology Studies [STS] scholars today long for the halcyon days of the so-called “Science Wars” of the 1990s. Back…
Nov 17, 2016

Venezuela´s Road to Anarchy

Venezuela – I am largely in favor of international institutions. Far from an orthodox realist, I consider myself a constructivist and even an idealist. However, with frustration I have seen how…
Oct 10, 2016

Venezuela´s Road to Anarchy

Venezuela – If we compare South America to the Middle East, Africa, or South East Asia, the region seems idyllic. There have not been any major international conflicts in decades, and most…

The Second Blockchain Revolution