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, June 15, 2018

A rare glimpse of Neighbours’ Affairs

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For decades, tens of billions of euros have been poured each year by the EC into educational. Cultural, scientific and cross-border Europ...

Wednesday, June 13, 2018

In Praise of the Butterfly

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How can I tell what I think, unless I see what I write? EM Foster (1927) Most serious blogs I glance at have a theme – be it Britis...

Tuesday, June 12, 2018

The future of the blog

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This blog stuttered recently but has hit the 1250 post mark – a reasonable time to review its objectives and indeed it’s very future. The t...

Monday, June 11, 2018

The politics of reform

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The world is an unruly place and has sometimes to be kept in order – whether by force or persuasion. And presumably because of our need for...

Sunday, June 10, 2018

Microcosm of a post-industrial town

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It was exactly 50 years ago I ran my first successful election campaign in what was then a shipbuilding town (in its heyday, the yards ke...

Thursday, June 7, 2018

How did administrative reform get to be so sexy?

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After some months of inertia but now back in the mountain house, I’m now able to take a fresh look at drafts which have been lying unto...

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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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