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”.

Monday, September 16, 2024

MAKING A DIFFERENCE?

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A new government is in power. Different people, different politics, different plans. But how much of a difference can they make to people’...

Saturday, September 14, 2024

Against Reform – why we should be wary of those who preach it

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One of the first actions of the newly appointed Secretary of State for Health and Social Care in July was to commission Lord Darzi to condu...

Wednesday, September 11, 2024

Ways of thinking about the Future

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The last post was about Geoff Mulgan’s thoughts about the future in which he made a reference to what someone had called the tenth chapte...

Monday, September 9, 2024

THINKING ABOUT THE FUTURE

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Another interesting reflection from Geoff Mulgan – this time a lecture he delivered in 2022 at the Academy of Social Sciences on its role in...

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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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