Living Spaciously in Times of Contraction
Here at the change of seasons, as we begin turning inward following the Autumn Equinox, let us then remember to honor the contraction as we practice making space in our hearts and all around us.
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Instituting liberty: Contested, changing, conflicted definitions
The definition of freedom and liberty is always contested (at any given moment, people within a society disagree); always changing (over time, societies’ understandings will shift); and always conflicted (we struggle because there are no simple policies to maximize liberty).
The Key Is Interrelated Communities
Rather than slogging along into the Era of Disasters with incorrect mechanistic assumptions underlying our policies and practices in modernized cultures worldwide, we can, instead, apply the new relational discoveries.
A Fairer, Greener Scotland
What opportunities, and risks, does government participation offer to the Scottish Green Party? And what will happen next?
Overcoming Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘three evils of society’
In this spirit, let us set forth with truth, love and justice as our guides, mourning the cost of needless harm while nurturing the promise of radical transformation.
Let us move, in a word, from despair to beloved community.
Challenging the myths of empire: An interview with Priyamvada Gopal
The documents of victimisation and exploitation are also the documents of agency and resistance – even if, of course, so much has been lost to history.
Intercultural Urbanism: City planning from the ancient world to the modern day
What I would like to talk about is what we learn from prehistory about intercultural urbanism, which I essentially define as theory and practice of planning and design that respects differences in ways of living, dwelling, being, belonging and even remembering in the city.
The promise and perils of democracy
Lets go back to basics. Democracy = demos + cracy, rule of (or by) the people. The power to take decisions is inherent to each one of us, it is part of being human.
Malaysia’s fateful choice as land crisis looms
A MAJOR economic and societal catastrophe may soon confront one of Southeast Asia’s most important economies: Malaysia.
Democratizing Access To The Tools For Transformation
In the face of accelerating social and environmental breakdowns, how can we build our collective capacities for transformation to bring about a just, inclusive, and regenerative society for all?
Walkability and the culture wars
Even if you do take this study’s results at face value, it’s a stretch to interpret its major takeaway as, “Most Americans don’t want walkable places.”
Thinking Ecological Democracy with Benoît Lechat
Rather than clinging to the conviction that policies can satisfy everyone, the ecological transition should be institutionalised through a new conception of democracy that widens participation.
