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”.

Friday, September 26, 2014

Some Notes on a Crisis

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I left several books in the mountain house last week about the global crisis which I need to retrieve and get into eg · Austeri...

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Tuesday, September 23, 2014

The long haul

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Although the campaign was a long one it seems it wasn’t long enough – most of the significant books about the issue appeared, curiously, o...

Monday, September 22, 2014

“Normal service” resumed?

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For every reader I’ve lost in last month’s more or less exclusive focus on the Scottish referendum, it appears I’ve gained at least anothe...

Sunday, September 21, 2014

The settled will of the people?

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So no separation! I’ve waited a couple of days before trying to compose my reactions. Time to let the dust settle – and identify the bes...

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Holding ones breath

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As the talking stops, I have no hesitation in awarding my accolade for the most thoughtful blogs to two academic bodies – or rather - one...

when Scotland leaves

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I did a post last week trying to identify what sort of scenario work had been published assessing the likely impact of Scotland withdrawin...

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Last Days of a Country?

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My posts have been written for those outside the debate who wanted to get a detached sense of what it was all about. I remain detached – a...

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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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