في محاولة لحصر السلطة بشكل مركزي، يسعى النظام إلى خلق عدوّ موحّد هو كناية عن تحالف بين المعارضة والنخب الأمنية والمدنية المستاءة. English
“No more discipline, life’s magical” … has been singing in my head as I see colleagues laugh in the face of the absurd claims by the all-round absurdness that is university management.
The populists’ new power game – in which Orbán is a more advanced player than Trump – is aimed at shaping the collective perception of the popular majority. It can go wrong.
Peronism is good at recognising social moods. Today its leaders are carefully analysing the weakening of Kirchnerism, the electoral triumphs of Macri’s Cambiemos and the financial needs of local governments. Español
A pesar de las muchas dificultades, y del número inaceptable de líderes sociales asesinados, es importante mantenerse optimista sobre las posibilidades creadas por el proceso de paz. English
Despite many difficulties, and the unacceptable number of social leaders assassinated, it is important to stay optimistic about the possibilities created by the peace process. Español
“No one should read a great deal into what the minister was saying.”
Radical change requires public participation; it isn’t something a vanguard can sort out for the rest of us.
El peronismo suele olfatear bien el humor social. Hoy sus dirigentes observan el debilitamiento del espacio kirchnerista, los triunfos electorales de Cambiemos y la necesidades de financiación de sus gobiernos locales. English
Geir Lippestad defended Norway’s biggest mass murderer. Now, the former vice-mayor of Oslo discusses what’s he’s learned about how to combat hatred and create a ‘win-win’ for intercultural cities
Talking to Phil Wood, co-founder of the intercultural cities model, last November, about love of cities, intercultural city planning, innovative local government, human rights and ‘ordinary virtues’. Interview.
