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, March 17, 2023

Nostalgia

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Nostalgia Let me start with a short quotation from a short piece " Nostalgia makes us all tick " "Whether we are inclined,...

Sunday, March 12, 2023

How Realistic is it to expect Good Government?

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“ Notes on Good governance” was t he subtitle of a book I wrote in 1999 called “ In Transit ” - but the concept is one of wh ich I’ve be...

Saturday, March 4, 2023

British system of government still has signs of life

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It’s good to know that “accountability” and “openness” are still in evidence in British government. I had feared that 7 years of corruption ...

Monday, February 27, 2023

Can "the Foundational Economy" help Social Democracy?

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Social democratic parties are in deep trouble in most of Europe – they’ve become tainted with neoliberalism and ambition and have forgotten...

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Friday, February 24, 2023

Snippets

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Snippets I have three very talented daughters – two with a design inclination and one a General Practice medic who combines that with teach...

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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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