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The origins of "Planetary realism" and "whole Earth thinking"
“We can’t let nationalism run away with us — we have to think of the interests we share. Today, that includes the shared vulnerability to viruses, cyber-attacks and climate change” (Jerry Brown and Stewart Brand, 2021).
Should We Dim The Sun? Will We Even Have a Choice?
“We are past the point when we have the luxury of saying that things like geoengineering are off limits because we shouldn’t change the world that much. We’ve already changed it so much that the unthinkable now has to be thought” (Elizabeth Kolbert and Ezra Klein, 2021).
Reimagining the Platform Economy
“Today's digital economy has grown up around a business model of data and wealth extraction, confounding traditional antitrust paradigms and undermining the public and social value that otherwise could be derived from technological innovation. The state can redress these problems, but only if it reclaims its proper role” (Mazzucato et. al., 2021).
Taking Stock Of Regional Democratic Trends In Europe Before And During The Covid-19 Pandemic
This GSoD In Focus aims at providing a brief overview of the state of democracy in Europe at the end of 2019, prior to the outbreak of the pandemic, and then assesses some of the preliminary impacts that the pandemic has had on democracy in the region from March 2020 to February 2021 (IDEA, 2021).
I Talked to the Cassandra of the Internet Age
“For Mr. Goldhaber...every single action we take — calling our grandparents, cleaning up the kitchen or, today, scrolling through our phones — is a transaction. We are taking what precious little attention we have and diverting it toward something. This is a zero-sum proposition, he realized” (Charlie Warzel, 2021).
Where the rubber meets the road. Survey on CSOs perceptions about UN reform is being launched today
This survey and report details what UNDS reform is, how inclusive it is, and perceptions of the UN system.
A Letter to the American President: The Killer of Daniel Pearl Must Not Go Free
“The announcement by Pakistan’s Supreme Court, on Jan. 28, that “no offense” could be held against Omar Sheikh and that he and his accomplices should be “immediately released” is, of course, an insult to Pearl’s memory and spit in the face of his family—especially his son, Adam, who was born just a few months after his father’s death” (Bernard-Henri Lévy, 2021).
Myanmar’s Coup Was a Chronicle Foretold
“Electoral fraud was not what obstructed Myanmar’s path to democracy. Rather, a partial—and stalled—process of political reform had left long-standing civil-military tensions to fester” (Sebastian Strangio, 2021).
Staying Resilient While Trying To Save The World (Volume 2): A Well-Being Workbook For Youth Activists
“Volume 2 … was drafted together with youth activists and informed by realities” they face is aims to “support youth activists in their journey to strengthen their self-care and make us all recognize the need to look after each other as we stand up for human rights”. (Amnesty International, 2021)
Shifting the Balance: Local adaptation, innovation and collaboration during the pandemic and beyond
"Shifting the Balance is an investigation into this new community-powered approach, where people across localities worked together to achieve shared objectives as the Covid-19 crisis unfolded. Based on a series of interviews, workshops, and in-depth case studies, it identifies and explores a host of new practices and partnerships that emerged in the first Covid-19 lockdown" (Kaye and Morgan, 2021).
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