Stephen Plowden worked for fifteen years for a leading consultancy for clients ranging from the World Bank to local environmental groups. His many writings include Towns Against Traffic (Andre Deutsch, 1972), Transport Reform, Changing the Rules (Policy Studies Institute, 1985), with Keith Buchan, A New Framework for Freight Transport (Civic Trust , 1995), with Mayer Hillman, and Speed Control.
openAwakening in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus.
Our first event is Rap and the Arab Spring.
Read Anthony Barnett's lecture for the Raymond Williams Society and his foreword to the new edition of The Long Revolution:
The Long Revolution Raymond Williams
Jim Gabour Sunday Comics
James Warner Standing Perpendicular, as books do
Markha Valenta Inter Alia: religion, politics, culture
Paul Rogers on Global security
Li Datong on China from the inside
Mary Kaldor on Human security
Daniele Archibugi on Cosmopolitan democracy
