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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Saturday, October 22, 2011

In Memoriam; Ion Olteanu 1953-2010

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I dedicate this post to the memory of Ion Olteanu – a Romanian friend who died a year ago and whose anniversary was today at the Scoala C...

Thursday, September 8, 2011

Looking at the evidence

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“ Evidence-based policy-making ” was a phrase which, for me, epitomised UK New Labour’s ahistorical arrogance after their 1997 victory and t...

Friday, July 15, 2011

People types and a plea for slow politics

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I’m a sucker for labels! By that, I mean I enjoy people classifications. It was probably Jung’s introvert/extrovert distinction which first ...

Friday, April 22, 2011

Good Friday's new norms

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My father would have been initially horrified (if not altogether surprised) that this morning – Good Friday – found me reading papers about...

Saturday, October 17, 2009

part V - more open and creative policy-making

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I have written an extensive paper about the innovative work I was involved in from 1975-1990 in the Region trying to make its policies, stru...

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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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