Public Writing

Commentary &
Essays

Op-eds, essays, and policy papers — writing that crosses the line between scholarship and public consequence.

Op-Eds & Essays

Public Writing

Times Higher Education · 2019
Academic Incentives Need to Change if We Are to Build Trust in Science
Why the reward structures of academia undermine the very credibility science depends on — and what would need to change.
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Boston Review · Forum Response
Is Globalization to Blame?
A response in the Boston Review forum on trade, globalisation, and who bears the costs — engaging Dean Baker's argument on economic losers.
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Policy & Reports

Open-Access Papers

2020
Beyond Boundaries: A Global Message from Young Scientists on COVID-19
Global Young Academy · 23 international scientists
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2020
Dealing with Interlinkages: A Focused Approach for Implementing the SDGs and Overcoming the COVID-19 Crisis
Scholz, Kloke-Lesch, Lepenies et al. · German Development Institute
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2019
A New Vision of Water and Sustainability Management in Mining and Post-Mining Landscapes
German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina · Brazilian Academy of Sciences
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2016
Why We Need Independent Critique to Achieve the SDGs: The Role of Academics
Blackshaw, R., Lepenies, R. and Max, H. · Blog Commentary
Working Papers

Open Access

2015
The Poor Have No Money — So Just Give it to Them! In Favour of Inclusive Aid and Unconditional Cash Transfers
Lauer, L. and Lepenies, R. · EUI Department of Law · MWP 2015/02
SSRN
2014
Economists as Political Philosophers: A Critique of Normative Trade Theory
Lepenies, R. · EUI Department of Law · MWP 2014/11
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