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Published in: HomeChina and the embarrassment of western democracy
The trouble for democracy does not come from Beijing, or from globalisation, or from abroad, or, in Britain, from...
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Published in: HomeAn inside-outside strategy for defending the US Republic
Both the administrative pillar of resistance and the ‘Indivisible’ legislative pillar will be bolstered if linked to...
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Published in: HomeThe battle for minds, and role of human behaviour in generating plutocracies
The control or influence of information is diffused through education, politics, culture, media and the process of...
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Published in: HomeThe media–technology–military industrial complex
In a world of so-called fake news and post-truth politics, the influence of largely invisible qualities of...
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Published in: oDRInclusive education exists in Russia, but only in theory
In Russia, inclusive education needs additional support. Children with special educational needs are often lucky to...
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Published in: HomeOur common ground: a salute to the Young Global Collective
The renowned Egyptian novelist and beacon of the Arab uprisings in conversation with the Transnational Institute,...
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Published in: TransformationThe internet can spread hate, but it can also help to tackle it
Hate picks no sides—it merely fills the gaps left by broken communication. Listen to a recorded audio version of...
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Published in: democraciaAbiertaColombia: education will be key to ending the violence
Breaking the cycle of violence will require educational opportunities for young people, who are still especially...
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Published in: HomeLeaky politics: the false promise of transparency
Why fetishizing information doesn't equal better politics.
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Published in: HomeLost years: secondary education for children in emergencies
Older children deserve the same protection and support offered to primary school age children, and above all need to...
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Published in: oDREuropean University at St Petersburg: a survival guide
One of Russia’s foremost research and education institutions is under threat of closure. The solidarity of its staff...
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Published in: digitaLibertiesWar, peace and the technological revolution
Technology is forcing through a new form of conversation — even in conflicts. How will the next generation of tools...
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Published in: HomeThe future of education: Georges Haddad and Yaacov Hecht at the World Forum for Democracy 2016
The two keynote speakers come from very different worlds. But both agree that a revolution in education is required,...
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Published in: HomeWise young people
"These young people, they really don’t want to feel like victims: they really want to act and to instigate change."...
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Published in: HomeThe popular movement of Oaxaca, ten years later
The 2006 popular revolt in Oaxaca was the most significant movement in Mexico's recent history. 10 years on, its...
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Published in: HomeLiberation pedagogy in Mexico’s social movements
Education understood as a pillar of political activity, on the basis of criticism and resistance, becomes a...
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Published in: HomeJohn Dewey’s ‘intelligent populism’: beyond Brexit, Trump and post-truth
Both left and right populism are based on a low opinion of public intelligence (an assumption, incidentally, shared...
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Published in: HomeSOLE in Argentina: the issue is how to create the right questions
The goals of the project were to reach low-resourced community schools with a new way of integrating ICT use for a...
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Published in: HomeReinventing student government in Bolivia: Democracy In Practice
This initiative, selected as a finalist for the 2016 Democracy Innovation Award, took place in public schools in...
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Published in: HomeClosing plenary remarks on a paradox
Many of the most innovative projects we encountered at this year's World Forum for Democracy on education,...