Benjamin Klasche

Benjamin Klasche is a PhD candidate in government and politics at Tallinn University where he researches the constitution of wicked problems. Originally a German national, he has lived in Tallinn for six years with his wife and daughter.

Benjamin Klasche: Why the coronavirus crisis is a wicked problem and how to govern it

Benjamin Klasche / March 29, 2020

The coronavirus crisis is a wicked problem and we need to govern it as such – thoughts from political science. Without a doubt, virologist, epidemiologist and medical doctors are the most critical voices of the scientific community that need to be heard today. However, some of them have also stressed that the fight against the […]

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Benjamin Klasche: The fear of losing one’s home

Benjamin Klasche / March 28, 2019

Benjamin Klasche, a PhD candidate at Tallinn University and a German expat living in Tallinn, gives his view as to what drives people to vote for extreme parties like the Estonian Conservative People’s Party. We live in tumultuous times. Globally, we have to deal with an environmental crisis that appears hard to pinpoint and even

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