Stephen Rainey

Dr. Stephen Rainey (b. 1981) is a Belfast-born analytic philosopher working in Belgium as a researcher in European Commission-funded research projects on governance, ethics and technology development.

Updated: 18 January 2017

By Stephen Rainey

Media and democracy: Public uninterest journalism

The failures of the press are not ethical in nature, but existential, says Stephen Rainey. Identity is very readily marked in the expression of ideas, insights […]

17 July 2012 – Presseurop Notebook
Progress: Science of – or science in – society?

Which comes first? The interests of science or those of society, asks Stephen Rainey. There is an ongoing push for scientific progress in society, in Europe […]

13 March 2012 – Presseurop Notebook
Citizenship: It's Greece versus Rome, and Rome rules

We need to take the role of active citizenship more seriously, argues philosopher Stephen Rainey. Being a citizen in ancient Greece meant taking part in matters […]

8 December 2011 – Presseurop Notebook 22
Economic crisis: Technocracy has been here all along

Want to escape technocracy? Start listening to generalist thinkers, not just financiers and economists, says philosopher Stephen Rainey. Recently, as it is hard to ignore, economic […]

29 November 2011 – Presseurop Notebook 19
The future of Europe: Towards an open collaborative EU

Despite fears of technocratic rule, new models of collaboration could lead to a more pluralist Europe. The idea that Europe is experiencing a democracy deficit is […]

21 November 2011 – Presseurop Notebook 14

Stephen Rainey

By Stephen Rainey

Media and democracy: Public uninterest journalism

Progress: Science of – or science in – society?

Citizenship: It's Greece versus Rome, and Rome rules

Economic crisis: Technocracy has been here all along

The future of Europe: Towards an open collaborative EU