Peripheral Vision

a celebration of intellectual trespassing by a retired "social scientist" as he tries to make sense of the world..... Gillian Tett puts it rather nicely in her 2021 book “Anthro-Vision” - “We need lateral vision. That is what anthropology can impart: anthro-vision”.

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Friday, February 25, 2011

catalysts to change

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I’ve been remiss in making so little mention of the momentous events going on in the north of Afirca and in Yemen. Others more expert than I...

Sunday, February 13, 2011

problems of democratic transition and consolidation

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Most of the world (with the obvious exception of Chinese rulers) celebrates the achievement of Egyptian „people power” – but how little ana...

Sunday, February 6, 2011

How technology enrages - a great post on the current unrest

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Good old BBC! Paul Mason of BBC had yesterday one of the best posts I have ever read on a blog. It put down some random thoughts he had ab...

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nomadron: Bran-Rucar corridor, Carpathian mountains..., Romania; Can be contacted at bakuron2003@yahoo.co.uk Political refugee from Thatcher's Britain (or rather Scotland) who has been on the move since 1991. First in central Europe - then from 1999 Central Asia and Caucasus. Working on EU projects - related to building capacity of local and central government. Home base is an old house in the Carpathian mountains

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