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”.

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Confessions of a reformed managerialist

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I have to confess to an enthusiastic managerialist youth, most evident in the paean to corporate management in my a rticle What Sort of Over...

Tuesday, February 7, 2023

How did the managerial genie escape the bottle?

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Although I’ve devoted 3 posts to Tom Nairn, I have to confess that it was John Stewart who played a far greater role în my life, work and t...

Sunday, February 5, 2023

John Stewart – who transformed our understanding of the capabilities of local government

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I have just learned that the man who inspired me to start a Local Government Research Unit in the West of Scotland in 1970; who made local ...

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Bad Economics and journalistic responsibility

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Bad Economics and journalistic accountability Journalism is such an important bridge between experts, governments and citizens that it used...

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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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