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Qatar in change
The young Emir presides over a bustling city that grows with each passing day, it must be fed, housed and paid for. Growing pains are everywhere, and the spotlight shines fiercely on Doha and the way...
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Georgia through a glass, darkly
Since the break-up of the USSR, the South Caucasus has trodden a chequered path, both political and economic. Is democracy really what the people want? Or just what Western donors and investors think...
View ArticleAn academy for global civics
In order to navigate our increasing interdependence, we need a mental map to help us decide what sort of a rapport we wish to have with billions of others with whom we share our planet and destinies,...
View ArticleWhen the judge is a woman
Redressing the historical and structural male domination of judicial systems requires that we consider the impact of gender on judges, citizens, and the text of law itself. Reflections on the...
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A nation's blueprint? Introduction to "The case for left wing nationalism"
A posthumous collection of the writings by one of Scotland’s most distinguished advocates of independence, Stephen Maxwell, has just been published: ‘The Case for Left-Wing Nationalism’. It has been...
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Six reasons progressive activists should join a political party
They may not be in fashion, but political parties provide useful structures for activists to organise through, says Adam Ramsay, and whether or not the goal of electing someone is an important aim, the...
View ArticlePhilosophies of migration
Given the critical challenges and opportunities posed by migration, can the UK really afford to keep concentrating on the question of who is on the 'inside' and who is on the 'out'? We need a...
View Article“Stay creative, stay vigilant, stay positive:” fighting for a living wage in...
WATCH: hotel maids are among the least protected workers in America, yet a coalition of groups in Los Angeles has organized successfully to raise their wages. Two community organizers reflect on the...
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On men and international men's day
International men's day risks being used as an argument against women's rights and feminism. But can it become a reminder of how dangerous masculinity can be for men as well as women? Or is even saying...
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Erdoğan the peacemaker?
Can the Turkish government successfully manage the emerging conflict within the AKP, revive its foreign policy and negotiate a new relationship with political actors who severely criticize the...
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The myth of peace in Darfur
The National Congress Party’s (NCP) peace agreements, like the DDPD, will never achieve peace as long as their signatories exclude the real actors in the conflict.In July 2011 the Sudanese government...
View ArticleEgypt and Russia: strategy or tactics?
The latest rapprochement between Cairo and Moscow can be categorized as tactical rather than strategic; designed to pressure an old ally and enhance the legitimacy of the current regime. Friends like...
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This week's window on the Middle East - November 20, 2013
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week, MENA doctors in trouble.MENA doctors in troubleErdoğan the...
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Where the buffalo shouldn't roam
In Romania traditional livelihoods and rare animal species are about to give way to a bizarre, private project to introduce American buffalo. It's part of a rural exodus, and EU law will make future...
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Project COBRA: community-owned solutions for the marginalised indigenous...
Project COBRA is an EU project which advocates the position that local communities have the capacity to identify their own "best practices" and share them with others.Significant funds are being...
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Researching austerity: participatory engagement
Any research that seeks to make positive interventions as well as produce ‘objective’ data, must foster new kinds of dialogue that support and engage those directly involved.There is a significant...
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Knowing your citizens, making publics
What sets public participation techniques apart from other ways for governments to know about citizens is the emphasis on deliberation between a small number of participants. Take fracking…A pressing...
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Could volunteering be bad for our health?
Discussions of volunteering in British health-care organisations rarely discuss the possible downside. But we need awkward outsiders.A few years ago, while observing a meeting of a Public Partnership...
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Participatory public engagement: reshaping what it means to be public?
In exactly what ways can participation and public engagement address the contemporary crises of democracy, expertise and legitimacy? Participation Now will provide a public platform for researchers,...
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History in the making: the battle for Scotland’s future
As the Scottish government launches its White Paper on Scottish independence, and the Radical Independence Conference prepares to gather, it's easy to get caught up in the debate and miss the fact...
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