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, January 2, 2026

WHAT’S BECOME OF THE LEFT?

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Every year at this time, I publish the annual collection of last year’s posts. This year, I’m using the title What’s Become of the Left? Th...

Sunday, December 28, 2025

HOPE

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Maude Barlow is a Canadian activist and writer who has produced numerous books of which this is the most recent Still Hopeful – lessons fr...

Friday, December 26, 2025

AN UPDATE ON JOURNALS WORTH READING

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Almost ten years ago. I posted about intellectual journals worth reading . As a Xmas bonus I thought it useful to repost it (with a few tit...

Monday, December 22, 2025

Why Most Academics Write So Badly

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I had wanted to say something positive about the beauty of the English language. Instead, I found myself having to wade through the inpenetr...

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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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