If collaborative science or participatory budgeting does not incorporate some openness to calamity and creativity, to the world pushing back, then it will not have the effect of generating ‘real life’ experience and redistributing authority.
Why have US activists have been more successful than their British counterparts in building a constructive immigration dialogue within mainstream politics, asks Katy Long.
What happened when two teachers from one of the biggest and most populated cities in Poland, decided to put multicultural Wroclaw to the test; and how they encountered serious problems the minute they actually tried to implement their programme.
Western readers need to understand why some Syrians support, while others oppose, a military intervention in their country.
Recent events in the Middle East and MENA region, not least the now infamous interventions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, have shown that the right and wrong dichotomy with good and evil players in a set frame is absolutely and inherently flawed.
The dichotomy set up between elite-driven and grassroots-driven human rights progress might be a false one. A contribution to the openGlobalRights debates on Emerging Powers and Human Rights and Human rights: mass or elite movement?
Inspired by Islamic traditions, London's dynamic young Muslim scene is struggling for change.
In the internal exile in which Romanticism has languished in post-war Germany, encounters with feral boys (even those established as shams) have - while they have lasted - once more lit a fire under Romanticism.
México comienza a dar pasos para convertirse en un actor global, como lo menciona Carlos Heredia, para proteger a las y los migrantes en el mundo. Sin embargo, para hacerlo debe empezar en y desde casa.
¿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.
Loneliness is as strong as smoking or alcohol abuse as an indicator of premature mortality. When Lisa Cook found she had no one to help her put her cat down, she decided to act. She joined a resilience circle: a friendship group that works on new economic principles.
When machines break down, don't throw them away, fix them. Anders Koefoed has declared war on “planned obsolescence.” This is the third video in our Everyday Stories series, showcasing people who are adding more meaning and sustainability to their lives. (Video, 5 mins)
