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JOURNAL of GLOBAL AFFAIRS EUROPE SAIS Volume 18 Issue 1 Spring 2015 The SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs Volume 18 Issue 1 Spring 2015 Published by The Johns Hopkins University Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies SAIS Europe The SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs was established by the students at SAIS Europe in 1997 to provide a forum for the discussion and dissemination of ideas about current issues in the field of international relations. The Journal aims to provide a formal outlet for thought-provoking scholarship from students and faculty at SAIS Europe and other graduate institutions, and welcomes work from experts and practitioners. The Journal is published annually and online articles are published on a rolling basis. The views expressed herein are solely those of the authors and do not represent the opinions of the Journal staff. Neither the Journal nor SAIS Europe itself guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this publication and accept no responsibility for the consequences of its use. Intellectual Property Rights The authors of the articles in this journal maintain the intellectual property rights of the contents. Anyone wishing to reproduce these articles must contact the individual authors to obtain their permission. Please contact the SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs for more information. Submissions Articles for submission to the Journal are accepted on a continuous basis. Article selection for the print edition takes place in March. Submissions will be judged according to the academic merit and relevance to the selected theme. Articles may be submitted at the Submissions Team to the address specified online. Authors should also include a current biography, contact information, and an abstract of the article. Our website is: http://www.saisjournal.org Copyright © 2015 The SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs ISSN NO. 1592-3436 print/ISSN 1592-3444 online Published By: Printed by: The Johns Hopkins University Tipografia del Commercio Paul H. Nitze School of Via del Perugino, 6 Advanced International Studies 40139 Bologna SAIS Europe at Bologna Italy Via Belmeloro, 11 40126 Bologna Italy Cover Design by Roku Fukui Table of Contents Letter from the Editor . 2 Letter from the Director of SAIS Europe �������������������������������������������������������3 Updating the Emergency State David C. Unger . 4 The Over-Promised and Over-Threatened Impacts of Eurozone Membership Gabor Debreczeni �����������������������������������������������������������������������������������������14 INTERVIEW On Feminism, Gender Roles, and Sex: An Interview with Lynne Segal Editorial Staff . 29 (Un)Productivity in the Digital Age Mitko Grigorov ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������36 Between Scylla and Charybdis: Migrants’ Dangerous Odyseey Across the Mediterranean Valerie Tan . 46 Holding Trees Hostage: Ecuador’s Attempt to Share the Costs of Preserving the Amazon Jayant Gandhi ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������52 INTERVIEW On the BRICS, the Security Council, and New Global Order: An Interview with Professor Andrew Hurrell Editorial Staff . 63 The Agenda Setting Power of Media in International Affairs: How Media Coverage on U.S. Surveillance Programs and U.S. Military Operations Prevent Us From Becoming a Distopic World Gerd Gensbichler . 72 Gucci & LVMH: A Hostile Takeover Battle Across the Atlantic Samine Joudat ���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������84 BOOK REVIEW David J. Blacker’s The Falling Rate of Learning and the Neoliberal Endgame George Fogarasi �������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������97 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs would like to acknowledge and thank those individuals who have provided support during the year, including Director Michael Plummer, Professor Mark Gilbert, Bart Drakulich, Barbara Wiza, the SAIS Europe student government, and members of the SAIS Europe administration. Thank you also to the students and faculty who contributed to the annual fundraising campaign. 2014-2015 Staff Editor-in-Chief Colin Wright Managing Editor of Print & Archives Print Layout & Design Editor Carsten Schmiedl Kara Wilson Executive Editor - Submissions Executive Editor - Content Eloise Waldon-Day Patrick Rear Chief Copy Editor Webmaster Carly Page Jayant Gandhi Director of Business & Fundraising Director of Marketing Katelyn Budd Giuliano Morse Associate Submissions Editors Roku Fukui | Jeff Suppes Social Media Manager Eric D’Angelo Graphic Design Leads Roku Fukui | Briana Lazerwitz | Dana Al Zaben Photographer Serena Quiroga Associate Copy Editor Nikhil Gupta Associate Editors Nicole Ahdiyyih | Olga Belogolova | Chelsea Boorman | Seth Clare | Monica Goncalves Anthony Gonzalez | Kevin Matthees | Edward Moe | Mitch Rhyner | Elizabeth Rust Tahira Siddiqui Marketing Leads Wyn Bellhouse | Clay Kitchura | Julienne Lauler Web Design Leads Waleed Khoury | Xiang Wang SAIS EUROPE JOURNAL OF GLOBAL AFFAIRS Letter from the Editor Dear Readers, With this edition, the SAIS Europe The staff this year worked tirelessly to Journal of Global Affairs counts 18 years update the Journal so that its previous of publication as SAIS Europe itself academic publications would be more celebrates 60 years at the Bologna Center. accessible to researchers. To that aim, Our graduate student run publication we redesigned our website entirely has previously been The Bologna Center with markedly more interactivity, and Journal of International Affairs, but the digitized every article published in the name was changed for two reasons. Firstly, Journal since its inception. I encourage “SAIS Europe” because the European you to appreciate the fruits of their campus in Bologna is but one of the three labors and view our other publications at locations of SAIS, and secondly, “Global www.saisjournal.org. We also investigated Affairs” because current affairs are born new and exciting avenues for marketing of an interconnected world influenced by and fundraising which have helped to more than nation-states. grow the reach of the Journal. This was no small set of tasks, and I commend This year we also forwent a theme, the efforts of the volunteers who worked opting instead to review any submissions towards its completion for such long relevant to global affairs. We did so for the hours. Journal to reach a wide audience and for our submissions team to have unlimited Building on the previous 17 years of room in seeking new submissions. Rather thoughtful academic contributions, than establishing a common thread for and after a year working alongside a authors at the start of the year, the tone of committed and innovative team, I am the publication would unfold with global proud to present Volume 18 of The SAIS events and authorial ideas. Owing to this Europe Journal of Global Affairs. broad approach, and our submissions team’s hard work, you will find herein a Sincerely, set of articles spanning many disciplines -- from interviews with renowned Colin Wright academics analyzing emerging markets, Editor-in-Chief to tales of corporate takeovers written April 2015 by bright graduate students. The decision as to which published articles would be included in this physical subset was a difficult one, but these represent some of the best submissions to our journal this year. 2 VOLUME 18 Letter from the Director Dear All, I am delighted to open this year’s new are all experts in their respective fields, SAIS Europe Journal of Global Affairs, and their reputation has ensured our which may have a new name but continues continual presence at the very top of a great tradition of scholarship that is the rankings of professional schools in now in its 18th year. The new moniker global affairs. The SAIS Europe Journal underscores the global nature of the constitutes an important expression of journal and is reflective of the interests this research focus and has published of current SAIS students and alumni. innovative and pioneering work over past This year the Editors decided to forego a decades, pushing the envelope in a wide central theme in order to focus on a broad variety of areas. I’m sure you’ll agree with audience, permitting the exploration of a me that this year’s issue is no exception. wide variety of multidisciplinary topics. There is plenty there for all of us to enjoy! The SAIS Europe Journal has built a new website (www.saisjournal.org) to better The launch of the SAIS Europe Journal of showcase the hundreds of articles that Global Affairs is particularly fitting given have already been published in the Journal, that this year marks our 60th Anniversary. building a future on the firm foundations SAIS Europe has grown from a small of the SAIS tradition. I’m sure you’ll find cohort of European and American it to be an excellent resource. students focusing on transatlantic relations in 1955, to a truly global Sincerely, institution including students and faculty who hail from all corners of the world. Michael G. Plummer Subjects studied range from functional Director of SAIS Europe areas such as international economics and Eni Professor of International Economics conflict management to regional studies The Johns Hopkins University on Europe, Latin America, Asia, and the April 2015 Middle East. It is the oldest American graduate program in Europe and we are very proud that our graduates have