Focus articles from Polarities Focus articles from PolaritiesThese articles were commisioned for the now-defunct Internet publication Polarities, published by the Finnish Institute in London. In order to preserve this valuable material, I am re-publishing them here.
To go to the full index pages, click here. The last issue was Autumn 2001. The earlier issues you will find by scrolling down the page. All illustrations are by Peter Till.
Here are all the articles in alphabetical order of the writers:
Why does Basic Income thrill the Finns, but not the Swedes? by Jan Otto Andersson
What kind of Union for small states? by Esko Antola
Blairism, 700 years on by Anthony Barnett
Europe: Something snapped last summer by Rosemary Bechler
"No Vote Media" with an appetite for all things British by Bente Bundgaard
Finnish Photography: Dominant visual art by Craig Burnett
NATO expansion again not whether but how by Michael Cox
Authoritarian temptation seduces EU decision-makers by Deirdre Curtin
Ireland's strategic choice in the EU by Paul Gillespie
'Third Way' to oblivion? by Christopher Harvie
Exploring roots of modern Finnish dance by Donald Hutera
The art of falling in love by Ed Jones
Serfs and toffs and national popular culture by Kari Kallioniemi
Our own feeling of safety collapsed with the Twin Towers by Jaana Kanninen
The unaesthetics of television by Markku Koski
Just war, cruel slaughter and humanitarian bombings? by Riikka Kuusisto
A Nice Trap by Moshé Machover
An equal or a plural society? by Kenan Malik
Conflicting impressions of Nordic soul by James Malpas
Waving from the Periphery by Sarah Menin
Sibelius in a Sandstorm by Jari Muikku
A brush with death by Tuomas Nevanlinna
Seeking national essence by Justin O'Connor
Polar Jazz: European jazz redefined by Chris Parker
The Council of the Isles: Nordic Inspirations by Simon Partridge
Third way to globalisation by Keijo Rahkonen
Finland, the "Russian question" and socialism by Hannu Reime
The Death of Klinghoffer: More confusion despite good intentions by Hannu Reime
Ferry, across... Päijänne?!? by John Richardson
The Euro will prompt further monetary reform by James Robertson
Who owns private industry, and what could we do with it? by Ben Rudder
Nine routes to cities of culture in Europe by Antony Thorncroft
Women by the side of the dying - a feminine presence in the face of death by Terhi Utriainen