Ramadan is a time of sharing and contemplation: what lessons can it teach us in today’s world of famine and inequality?
What does it take to remoralize society? How do values actually work as social phenomena? Support services for children know that the most successful interventions are long-term ones, but these are not the most attractive options for politicians seeking eye-catching, new policy initiatives.
The SVP in Switzerland has taken advantage of a global trend to build a new political consensus through the use of dangerous political propaganda.
We only had to look at our English urban spaces to predict that riots would someday sweep across our nation. Our cities have parallel areas, suitable for both the privileged and the underclass, occupying the exact same space: collapse was inevitable
Kinship ties are crucial in Pakistan, not only for gaining political legitimacy but for maintaining power through well-oiled patronage systems. These linkages restrict political parties from thinking beyond the ambit of their own community and political interests.
A tiny minority of children in England took part in last week's rioting across some of the nation's major cities. Let's not let the riots further demonise our young people in the eyes of politicians and the general public
A local argument in the UK over hanging has taken to the new parliamentary petitions. Will the populists stand and be counted?
On August 9, International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, the UN Secretary-General called for a recognition of the intellectual property rights of indigenous communities
Next week marks the twentieth anniversary of the August 1991 coup attempt. While this proved a dramatic final nail in the Soviet coffin, many more fundamental changes — the breaking down of information walls and the dissipation of fear — occurred in the months and years leading up to then. Susan R
The Soviet-era repression of Christian clerics has led to the posthumous recognition of many new Orthodox saints. But the faithful, it seems, are not interested. They still prefer the quick fix of traditional saints to these humble “new martyrs”, writes Stella Rock.
