What makes Uruguay different, is that apparently utopian dreams are being implemented - not in half-measures but fully, openly and with the participation of the people. From openDemocracy.
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“Quem define o conceito de direitos humanos?” Stephen Hopgood pergunta. A resposta virá de um novo diálogo Norte-Sul que, partindo dos fundamentos de história eurocêntrica dominante, poderia recuperar o potencial emancipatório de tradiçāo dos direitos humanos.
¿Quién define el concepto de derechos humanos? pregunta Stephen Hopgood. La respuesta vendrá de un nuevo dialogo Norte-Sur que, partiendo de los fundamentos de la teoría eurocéntrica dominante, reclame el potencial emancipatorio de la tradición de los derechos humanos. English.
"Who defines the concept of human rights?" Stephen Hopgood asks. The answer will come from a new North-South dialogue building on the foundations of the dominant eurocentric history, which could reclaim the emancipatory potential of the human rights tradition. A contribution to the openGlobalRight
A Dale Farm resident speaks of his experience of being policed, in the latest interview in search of security from the 'Whose police?' series
Burke has been much discussed recently, on both left and right, yet beneath the verbosity and pomp is a host of highly unsavoury views. An "out and out vulgar bourgeois" is, if anything, too kind.
Want to meditate but don’t know how? Try these step-by-step instructions on “loving kindness meditation” from author Barbara Fredrickson.
Is there any scientific basis for believing that love can be a force for change in politics and economics? An interview with one of the world’s leading authorities on positive psychology and the value of “micro-moments of connection.”
The Gezi Protests have shown us that the Turkish government must urgently adopt concrete mechanisms to ensure citizen participation in decision-making processes. Can the EU help?
The Gezi Protests have shown us that the Turkish government must urgently adopt concrete mechanisms to ensure citizen participation in decision-making processes. Can the EU help?
The promotion of an army general accused of complicity in human-rights violations raises a wider question about the military's role in Argentina's political life, say Federico Finchelstein & Fabian Bosoer.
