Linda den Bol, Author at Shaping Europe

Ostalgia: Window to the past or reflection of the present?

Posted on 13 May 2021
by Linda den Bol, Kamil Jarończyk and Sandra Zwick

What nostalgia in Central Europe can teach us about East-West relations in the 21st century. In June 2015 supermarket chain Lidl launched a special campaign in the Czech Republic that surpassed everyone's expectations. During this period, aptly named Retro týden (Retro week), Lidl brought back…

Climate and Sustainability

Where is the European Environmental Justice movement?

Posted on 22 April 2021
by Linda den Bol

The relationship between climate change, racism and social inequality. The story begins in Warren County in 1982. Warren is a small county in the United States and is situated in the state of North Carolina. The county had a population of 16.232 people according to…

Public Health

The Green Deal: Europe’s chance to ban harmful cosmetics

Posted on 16 February 2021
by Linda den Bol

How to ban harmful cosmetics from the European market? Europe loves cosmetics. From deodorant to make-up, from sunscreen to day cream. Almost 500 million Europeans use cosmetics on a daily basis and it shows; with a turnover of 79.8 billion euros in 2019, the European…