“…The commencement address is then delivered by the former president of Brazil, Fernando Henrique Cardoso, who spoke “In Defense of a Democratic Global Governance.”…”

“…Beginning with Iceland in 2008, and then forcefully in Egypt, Tunisia, Spain, Greece and Portugal, or more recently in Peru, Brazil, Russia, Bulgaria, Turkey and Ukraine, people have taken to the streets against what they perceive as a rampant and dangerous corruption of democracy, with a distinct focus on inequality and suffering. …”

“…The paper starts with an historical and sociological review of the middle class concept in France, Germany, Belgium and the United Kingdom. …”

“…Abby Peterson Department of Sociology and Work Science University of Gothenburg"…”