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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Tuesday, September 19, 2023

WHY SHOULD THE CHINESE PAY ANY ATTENTION?

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I’ve been reflecting on my last 50 years of efforts at reforming public service systems – seeing if there was anything I could add to what I...

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Swallowed by the Internet

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These last few days, I’ve had the feeling of being completely inundated by the freebies and goodies available on the internet. My interests ...

Saturday, June 25, 2011

We're here to serve you

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Our worship of progress and the “new” leads us to imagine that “ performance management ” is a modern discovery – and one that will set thin...

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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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