shiftmag.eu is the online version of SHIFT Mag, a quarterly magazine on Europe. This website provides users and readers with information about the magazine, how to subscribe to, how to advert in and where to get it. http://shiftmag.eu Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:21:49 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2-ppt (info@mypapit.net) i/rss-logo.jpg http://shiftmag.eu Click to visit SHIFT Mag website http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=14 Everyday “THE” revolution of this or that is announced. The first to carry it out gives way to another faster, stronger and more inventive revolutionary. Pioneering in the 21st century: what does it mean? Innovating or simply reinventing the wheel? Furthering human knowledge or playing God? SHIFT Mag went out and met some of these people who prove that – for better or for worse – the age of discovery is not over yet… http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=13 The European hall of fame is too often reduced to its most visible stars. Sometimes Europe’s audiences tend to look to America. But Europe’s internal borders hide many artists, sportsmen and women, intellectuals, entrepreneurs and opinion leaders that really deserve to make the international headlines. They are “big names” in their own countries but elsewhere are totally unheard-of, or they are “super stars” abroad but unknown at home. Are they famous for their records or for their escapades; are they loved or hated; are they stars of the future or legends from the past? They all have something in common – Europe doesn’t really know them. So we have decided to make them our “European Idols”, now let us tell you their “unsuccessful” stories... http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=12 Euroscepticism, i.e. criticism, doubt and opposition towards the European Union, has attracted much attention over the last decade. But oppositions to the European project are as old as the project itself. The novelty though, resides not so much in the phenomenon itself but rather in its increasing visibility, political legitimacy and diversity. In this issue SHIFT Mag draws the multiple faces of Euroscepticism. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=11 One of those tongue-in-cheek postcards you can buy nearly everywhere in Brussels illustrates how “the perfect European should drive like the French, be as chatty as the Finns and as witty as the Germans”. But what is really behind such stereotypes? Taking it all with a pinch of salt, we have tried in this edition of ShiftMag to look more closely at “humour” and its varying perceptions in Europe. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=10 Born in Greece, raised in Westminster, let loose in the streets of Paris, Prague and Berlin… democracy is perhaps Europe’s most important contribution to the world. So why is today’s EU still desperately trying to add the D-word to its vocabulary? http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=09 Common problems call for common solutions. The question is: are we serious about making Europe an area of free movement, peace and prosperity? If not, let us retreat to our national backyards and weather the global storms individually as brave nations – throwing the occasional look across the fence to see how neighbours are coping. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=08 What place do knowledge and research hold in our society? Are we getting any closer to becoming the most competitive knowledge-based economy in the world? In this issue we talk about success stories like Erasmus, and cases where the jury is still out like Europeana. About the daily life of a laboratory worker and the struggle to open access to scientific publications. And much more... http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=07 On 19 November 2008, Kosovar authorities arrested three German nationals for the alleged bombing of the office of the European Union Special Representative (EUSR) in Kosovo, Pieter Feith. One of the Germans apparently threw an explosive device at the building on Friday, 14 November. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=06 “Faster, higher, stronger”, “the most important is not winning but taking part”… Aren’t these two messages a little confusing ? The sixth issue of Shiftmag aims to address this tension. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=05 This fifth issue of SHIFT Mag marks the first anniversary of our magazine. To celebrate our sustainability, we've put together an exciting issue on what Europeans and others can do to save the planet. We all have a bit of waking up to do. What you'll get is an inspiring mix of and faces that try to help us change the way we perceive and live in our environment. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=04 If one had asked the EU's founding fathers to draw a picture of Europe in 2007, it would probably have featured square-jawed robots and imposing computers, in a city looking like one giant, ultra-modern factory. To mark the end of the EU's 50th anniversary, the fourth issue of SHIFT Mag gathers the dreams and visions of talented and forward-looking Europeans on what the world could loook like in 50 years. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=03 He was no Nostradamus, but former French minister for culture André Malraux was famously credited with the following prediction: 'the 21st century will be spiritual if there ever is one'. Seven years into the Millennium and six years after the tragic events of September 2001, the prediction looks rather valid so far. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=02 Fifty years ago, six European countries created a zone of cooperation that cut across the territorial divisions of the past. Since then, bridges have been replacing barriers, as former neighbours have become partners - for better or for worse. But borders do not only divide, they also define. And in it search for fresh momentum, the EU is desperate to define what it is and what it is not. From Kaliningrad to Gibraltar via Berlin, the second issue of SHIFT Mag offers a transgressive look at Europe's borders. http://shiftmag.eu/?issue=01 Our first issue explores the shifty ground of nationalism and identities in Europe. Flags, sports and politics feature heavily as symbols of national expression, as we comment on Montenegrin independence and European success in the Ryder Cup.