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11 Reasons to Divest from the Fossil Fuel Industry

11 Reasons to Divest from the Fossil Fuel Industry

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28th July 2014 Chuck Collins provides 11 reasons to divest from the fossil fuel industry in light of the recent Jamaica Plain Forum. The forum brought together expertise in finance, social justice and policy to address questions surrounding the fossil fuels...

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A New Gameplan for Taking Down Privatisers

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25th July 2014 Sam Pizzigati discusses recent report conclusions which suggest moving away from privatisation and adopting more public ownership-centred approaches in order to stem further economic inequality. Analysts at the OECD, the Paris-based...

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The Geopolitics of Culture: Five Substrates

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24th July 2014 Nayef Al-Rodhan examines the important place of culture in contemporary geopolitics. Culture has a salient geopolitical relevance in a world that defines itself by much more than diplomatic exchanges and inter-state relations. This is...

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Why our High Seas Need the Rule of Law

Why our High Seas Need the Rule of Law

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24th July 2014 Andrés Velasco discusses the implications of weak governance over international waters. He argues that without international regulation, the oceans will become rife with pirate fishing, pollution and unsafe drilling for oil and gas.  It’s...

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The Commons as a Growing Global Movement

The Commons as a Growing Global Movement

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23rd July 2014 David Bollier discusses the ideology of the Commons. The commons is a social system for the long-term stewardship of resources that preserves shared values and community identity. The commons, Bollier argues, is not just an abstract idea, it’s...

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Why the United Nations Needs More Female Peacekeepers

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23rd July 2014 Alexandra Ivanoic outlines the necessities of increased inclusion of women in peacekeeping forces. A watershed moment in the history of United Nations peacekeeping occurred on 12 May 2014, when Major General Kristin Lund of...

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Algorithmic Sovereignty in a Post-Preemptive World

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22nd July 2014 Alessandra Russo examines the risk and sovereignty implications associated with the practice of contracting security governmental functions and services to private consultancies. Contracting security governmental functions and...

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Book Review: Why Occupy a Square? People, Protests, and Movements in the Egyptia

Book Review: Why Occupy a Square? People, Protests, and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution

Tom Kirk
22nd July 2014 Why Occupy a Square? People, Protests, and Movements in the Egyptian Revolution, by Jeroen Gunning & Ilan Zvi Baron. London: Hurst & Company, 2013. 256 pp, £20 paperback 9781849042659 This is a staggeringly good book. After reading so...

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The uneven ‘Open Data’ Revolution: Policy Considerations for Cities

The uneven ‘Open Data’ Revolution: Policy Considerations for Cities

Tom Kirk
21st July 2014 William Attwell offers advice to cities looking to join the 'revolution' and embark on open data projects to support transparent governance. The drive to make increasing amounts of government-generated data available to citizens has gathered...

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Strategies in Long Negotiations: What We Can Learn from Climate Change

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21st July 2014 Christian Downie examines the post-war phenomenon of prolonged international negotiations and draws upon lessons learned from the long-term international climate change negotiations. Many international negotiations, indeed many of the most...

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