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A Shining Knight?

wien1938 wrote 4 hours ago: Barack Obama is painted by most of the media in the US and Europe as a pure, messainic figure, who w … more »

Tags: Chicago, McCain, obama

Appeal of the Civil Society of Cambodia

preahvihearnews wrote 12 hours ago: Please click the image to view/download the file. … more »

Tags: file, Appeal, Cambodia, Preah Vihear, Thailand

These Days4 comments

coralsbey wrote 2 days ago: Too many people are stunned and indignant over what they think is suddenly happening “these da … more »

Is computer literacy related to greater transparency?

Vitaliy wrote 6 days ago: Initially I was going to ignore this news item, but having run into it again here, I had second thou … more »

Tags: corruption, Russia, anticorruption, Dmitry Medvedev, Computer Literacy, коррупция

LEBANON: Women, non-Lebanese children get raw deal1 comment

simbarusseau wrote 1 week ago: © Simba Russeau “Lebanese women carry their children for nine months and then the go … more »

Tags: News, Algeria, Bahrain, Beirut, Children, Discrimination, Egypt, Elections, Human Rights

Stab it rabbit

coralsbey wrote 1 week ago: I stayed outside too long at a beach this weekend, but at least I’m an adult so no one is allowed … more »

Tags: Youth

Monty Python's take on Constitutional Government

jd wrote 2 weeks ago: I am a huge fan of the British sketch comedy group Monty Python.  For a political science professor … more »

Tags: Elections and Voting, democracy, Pedagogy, plsc240, Institutions, O'Neil-Chapter 6, Human Rights, Marxism, Monty Python

Review essay: Where Oil Is King

colinmurphy wrote 2 weeks ago: Aid, Trade and the Angolan Kleptocracy From the Dublin Review of Books, Summer 2008 In early 2001, … more »

Tags: Africa, Aid & Development, aid, Angola, Charity, development, Humanitarian, NGO, Oil

Still A Five-Dollar Police

alieninliberia wrote 2 weeks ago:                                        But who is the mob ? … more »

Tags: Travel, Africa, Liberia, corruption, police, UNMIL, LNP

Auto age deathwatch4 comments

payton wrote 2 weeks ago: “For the moment, watching gas prices roll relentlessly higher, we’re transfixed by the s … more »

Tags: Car culture, ecology, energy, climate, Economy & Business

I'm going to sleep on your floor

davefrankddavefrank wrote 2 weeks ago: Sometimes I fall asleep in places where I’m not supposed to, but I don’t think this situation is … more »

A New City.1 comment

akbaxter wrote 3 weeks ago: I would like to begin parsing out some ideas that are formenting in my head about cities, and specif … more »

Tags: Canada, Politics, Vancouver, City Government, sam sullivan, Urban

Mere Anarchy Unleashed is Closer Than We Think2 comments

bas1809 wrote 3 weeks ago: Last night in the Vancouver area was a case study in how even carbon-taxed gasoline, and pump prices … more »

Tags: Economics, Society, driving culture, Energy, Habits, political pandering

Loven of the AP: "Reaching out to evangelical voters, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is announcing plans that would expand President Bush's program steering federal social service dollars to religious groups and---in a move sure to cause controversy---support their ability to hire and fire based on faith"

dotan wrote 3 weeks ago: [...] “Obama proposes to elevate [President Bush's program that provides federal service dolla … more »

Tags: Argument, audience, Dialectics, ethos, Identification, Organization, persuasion, Politics, Public Affairs

Zimbabwe's Anti-Colonial Struggle Continues2 comments

naaltieri wrote 3 weeks ago: Western news sources—from the EU to the British and the US have continued to paint a dire picture … more »

Tags: Zimbabwe, Colonialism, Elections, Imperialism, Zimbabwe's election

2008 Abe Fellowship Competition

phdchannel wrote 3 weeks ago: The Social Science Research Council (SSRC), the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP) … more »

Tags: fellowships, Globalization, Research, social sciences

Zimbabwe at War34 comments

gowans wrote 1 month ago: By Stephen Gowans This is a war between revolutionaries and counter-revolutionaries; between nationa … more »

Tags: Color Revolutions, Imperialism, NGOs, Zimbabwe

Civil Society For Aid That Works For Poor

prodip wrote 1 month ago: Joyce Mulama GLASGOW, Jun 21 (IPS) - With a high level meeting on aid effectiveness set to take pla … more »

Tags: Global CSO Movement, development, CSO Movement, Aid Effectiveness, Civicus

UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES: HAPPY CENTENNIAL!

erleargonza wrote 1 month ago: Erle Frayne Argonza y Delago Happy Centennial Anniversary to my Beloved Alma Mater, the University o … more »

Tags: Article, Development Studies, Sociology, Arts, Asia, Center of Excellence, Global University, Human development, Inspiration


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