About Geoff Andrews
Geoff Andrews is a writer and academic. He is a leading authority on Italian politics and a regular media commentator on Italian current affairs. His book Not a Normal Country: Italy After Berlusconi has recently been translated into Italian as Un Paese Anormale. His latest book is The Slow Food Story: Politics and Pleasure which has been published both in the UK and North America. In 1995 he founded Philosophy Football FC, an alternative football team committed to celebrating the simple pleasures of the beautiful game, which continues to play weekly matches in London and organises a range of cultural events.
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Latest articles
Brave New World Revisited
25 January One of the consequences of living through uncertain economic times is that on the back of ‘crises’, ‘recession’ and ‘downturns’, big projects, quick fixes and new world orders are not far behind. This is another moment which has produced more pessimistic prognoses for the future and it comes as a timely reminder that it is n ... Read More
Silvio Berlusconi's Legacy
Open Democracy 14 December He has gone, but he’s not out. The atmosphere of Silvio Berlusconi's departure from the post of prime minister on 12 November 2011 may have been characteristically undignified, as his route from his Palazzo Grazioli residence in Rome to the presidential palace echoed to onlookers' jeers of "buffoon" and "shame". Yet if ... Read More
The Slow Food Diary
'Foodies' and 'Fine Dining' Won't Hold Back Food Revolution
29 MarchInterest in the sociology of food has increased substantially in recent years, with sociologists investigating the social meanings attached to the presentation of food, analysing the social construction of ‘taste’, studying food and health inequalities, or assessing the impact of fast food and the shifting trajectories in consumption. ... Read More
Open University Ends Tesco Deal
Following the news that the OU will end its partnership with the Tesco Clubcard Rewards scheme, here is my original article in Times Higher Education (2 March 2007), warning against the scheme.So customers of the UK's largest supermarket are to be encour-aged to become students of the UK's largest higher education institution. A deal has been struc ... Read More