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An Open Question: Bhutan’s Maturing Democratic Culture
Written by Manny Fassihi
In 2008, Bhutan completed one of the most peaceful – and ironic – transitions to democracy. Initiated by the Fourth King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, the process involved a voluntary abdication of power in the face of public opposition to democracy. Imagine the living embodiment of a Platonic Philosopher King, someone universally […]
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Agenda for the East Africa Future Day in Nairobi, 12 November 2012
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As part of its Trend Monitoring and Horizon Scanning function in the Greater Horn of East Africa, the Society for International Development will organize a Future Day in collaboration with Future Challenges and the Rockefeller Foundation around questions of regional integration – how this is being perceived by its citizens […]
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Democracia y Madre Tierra para Vivir Bien
Written by Lucia Querejazu
Abstract: On October 15th 2012 president Evo Morales enacted the Law of Mother Earth and Integral Development to Live Well. The aim of the law is to protect natural resources, finding a balance between progress and preservation and also to enable the development of diverse forms of production in Bolivian […]
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Creating a Common Future: The Asian–European Young Leaders Forum-Day 1
Written by Anuja Upadhyay
“One can be a senior leader at a very young age and a young leader at an advanced age.…so age is not a determining factor for participating in such a Forum” Indeed, the above Forum on Demographic Change, Economic Growth and Social Inclusion, organized to see how politics and business […]
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Why They Are Afraid
Written by The Singapore Globalist
Barely a week into London’s post-Olympic stupor, before the stardust had settled, a lanky, middle-aged man emerged on the ground-floor balcony of a white stucco-fronted, red-brick building on Hans Crescent, Knightsbridge. The flowing snowy hair had been replaced by a crew cut, but there was no mistaking the body language—this […]
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BRICS Reports: When The State Fails
Written by Masha Egupova
This article is part of a cooperation between Future Challenges and the Sustainable Governance Indicators (SGI). SGI’s new study “Change Ahead? Sustainable Governance in the BRICS” examines policy making in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. We’ve asked five of our bloggers to tell us what they think about the reports. On environmental issues, […]
