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Higher Education in Macedonia: Liberalization versus Qualification
Written by Ilina Mangova
It was long ago that one of the world’s most famous political scientists, Seymour Martin Lipset, established a positive correlation between the level of education, urbanization and other factors of economic development on the one hand and democratic development and a more participative political culture on the other. In short, […]
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Halting the Democratic Rollback in Pakistan
Written by Maria Farooq
The “rollback” of democracies has always been a part of history ever since the concept was conceived. However, there have been both successful and unsuccessful attempts to sustain democratic processes for the benefit of society and the people. Whether successful or unsuccessful, such efforts are always commendable. The development of […]
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Learning to Help – The New Kind of Education
Written by Aown Kaz
Education in today’s world requires much more than a curriculum packed with subjects like mathematics, geography and sciences. Now even though education of this kind is important and should be given our highest priority, it just doesn’t fulfill the role of a “good education” let alone a great one. You […]
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The Assange Case: the View from inside Ecuador
Written by EduardoVarasC
A diplomatic incident has made Ecuador hit the headlines with Britain, Sweden and the USA. From inside the country, we watch it with fascination and suspicion. All because of that sad letter from the British Foreign Office saying that they could remove diplomatic status from the Ecuadorian Embassy building […]
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Muzzling South Africa’s Media: A Not so Secret Recipe
Written by capetownglobalist
In 2008, I left my English homeland bound for South Africa. I had no prospective job, no fixed plans or abode, no fantastic business idea that was going to land me a fortune. But as an aspiring journalist still green/naive enough to think that I might be able to change […]
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The Great Land Grab: The Discovery of a New Aquifer in Namibia
Written by Haxor
The arid nation of Namibia has a newly discovered aquifer called Ohangwena II, that spans its northeast region, which flows under the boundary between Angola and Namibia. The country is considered one of the driest in Sub-Sahara Africa, as it is largely covered by the Namib Desert. This is especially […]
