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Transformation Thinkers Conference: Lessons Learned
Written by Chak Sopheap
The Berlin Wall and ThePianist (2002), a biographical war drama film were my primary sources of information about Germany since 2003, derived from my bachelors study in International Relations- war and genocide being my points of reference. This time my trip to the Transformation Thinkers Conference in Berlin, organized by the Bertelsmann […]
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Is the governing party of Hungary really an anti-EU party?
Written by Kinga Szálkai
What responsibility do we bloggers have when we choose the expression of “an anti-EU party” for describing the governing party of Hungary? Fidesz is definitely not one of those easy-to-grasp parties. Just remember how proud Hungary was of its EU Presidency at the beginning of 2011, over half a year […]
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Anticipating Catastrophe
Written by Seth Baum
This summer I was on a flight from Australia to Japan. I took my shoes off at security, just like I always do. But this time, my gesture drew little smirks from the others nearby. I looked around: no one else had their shoes off. Someone commented to me with […]
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Indian democracy ailing and under the weather
Written by Rahulkumar
One of the most-touted phrases across the globe – India, the biggest democracy in the world – is also one that is fast losing its shimmer. Though all Indians enjoy the right to political equity, the other rights which include socio and economic equity are still a far cry. So […]
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Let’s focus on the things that unite us, not the things that divide us
Written by Dominika Ricardi
Photo by A. Ricardi As a daughter of Polish migrants to Australia, I have always been aware of sources of tension and division within our community, be they ethnicity, religion, social status and so forth. We proclaim to be multicultural – which for me is a source of both […]
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Open Government, Open Knowledge
Written by sushmajoshi
Open data systems are the only way of governance in the future. While Julian Assange caused a diplomatic incident by publicizing diplomatic cables sent by American embassies, there was a big furor. But instead of being illegal, perhaps his act was the first pioneering act to show a future in […]
