Democracy, Sustainability and the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ashish Kothari Founder-member, Kalpavriksh e-mail: chikikothari@gmail.com http://radicalecologicaldemocracy.wordpress.com / www.iccaconsortium.org Abstract: In the context of the ongoing review of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), and their possible replacement by a new framework in 2015, it is important to highlight the issues of democracy, ecologically sustainability and socio-economic equity as being central to such a framework. This article puts forth ideas […]
Democracy and Democratic Transition: Lessons from Egypt and Tunisia
Matthew J. Gordner Founder and Director of the The Peace by Piece Initiative, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to dialogue on sensitive issues of local and global scope. Scholar at the Trudeau Foundation and a PhD Student in the University of Toronto’s Department of Political Science. e-mail: matt.gordner@mail.utoronto.ca / web: www.thepeacebypieceinitiative.com . [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/111769501″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ […]
International Day of Democracy: The Contribution of the Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies Network
[soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/114305025″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Linda Hartling Director, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies; Cofounder, World Dignity University lhartling@humiliationstudies.org . Evelin Lindner Founding President, Human Dignity and Humiliation Studies, affiliated with the University of Oslo, Norway, and Columbia University, NY, USA; Cofounder, World Dignity University e.g.lindner@psykologi.uio.no . Michael Britton Board Member, Human Dignity […]
Global Learning Academy: Wish List
Rubina Ali Chariperson at Global Learning Academy globallearning999@gmail.com / www.globallearningacademy.org . Lets see where it all began. I was living in USA(25 years) with my daughter and son and had no clue on how tough life is in the third world. As I went through the divorce and lost the luxury of having family, events, […]
CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation
Organisational History The fundamental building block for CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation was the 1991 decision of a group of civil society leaders from across the world to reinforce and support the virtual expansion of citizen participation in every region of the globe. This 20-member group, serving as a steering committee for translating […]
World Refugee Day: the Hidden Truth of Refugees
World Refugee Day: The Hidden Truth of Refugees from Global Education Magazine on Vimeo. Balata Camp is the largest refugee camp in the West Bank The area is 0.25 km2. The population registered by the UNRWA are 26,500 but the real number in the camp are 28,000. The unemployment rate in Balata camp is […]
Educación transdisciplinar como reforma ética de la diversidad en la sociedad-mundo del siglo XXI
English version [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96351374″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Sağlık! La misión de Global Education Magazine es proponer un pacto moral entre todas las personas interesadas en reflexionar sobre una nueva perspectiva de futuro para la humanidad. Si miramos para el futuro, la educación del siglo XXI debe promover la transformación de la cultura planetaria […]
Transdisciplinary Education as Ethic of the Diversity Reform in the World-Society of the 21st Century
versión castellano [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/96351915″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Sağlık! The mission of Global Education Magazine is to propose a moral agreement between all interested people to reflect on a new perspective for the future of humanity. If we look ahead to the future, the 21st century education should promote the transformation of planetary […]
Refugiados: el retorno soñado
Ruth Marjalizo Refugees Section Manager ruth.mg@globaleducationmagazine.com English version World Refugee Day: The Hidden Truth of Refugees from Global Education Magazine on Vimeo. Refugiado es un término cada vez más usado en el lenguaje cotidiano. La guerra civil de Siria es una de las grandes causas actuales, pero esta definición no es nueva, ya que […]
Refugees: the Dreamed Return
Ruth Marjalizo Refugees Section Manager ruth.mg@globaleducationmagazine.com Spanish Version World Refugee Day: The Hidden Truth of Refugees from Global Education Magazine on Vimeo. Refugee is a term increasingly used in everyday language. The civil war in Syria is a major current example, but that definition is not new, as refugees have existed throughout the last century. […]
