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Back to the Roots: A Solution for Failed Urbanization
Written by Nikoleta Popkostadinova
“So now what? You all have graduated and will now flood the capital instead of going back to where you came from?!” Capital overload I had just finished my undergraduate school in Blagoevgrad, a southern Bulgarian town, and was having dinner with professors and alumni in Sofia. The above remark came from […]
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The Greater WE: The African Union’s Mission to find Joseph Kony & NGOs’ Role
Written by ArriannaMarie
The African Union declared the Lord’s Resistance Army a terrorist group in November 2011 and in late March 2012, the African Union dispatched 5000 troops from Uganda, South Sudan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, and Central African Republic to pursue LRA rebels. These troops will be added to the 100 […]
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Curing Aging Could Transform Society
Written by Seth Baum
Some people want to live forever, and they are actively working to accomplish just that. These people view aging as a curable disease, and they are supporting and conducting research to cure it. I don’t share this goal, but I do agree that if they succeed, society could be dramatically […]
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Transatlantic Roundtable on Global Challenges in Transparency and Open Government
Written by Ole Wintermann
Date: May, 21st, 7.30 p.m. – 9.30 p.m. Location: Hertie School of Governance, Berlin The event and discussion language will be English. Please arrive on time. Registration: Limited seating! Please register via the RSVP Form Open Government is about more than just transparency through technology. We need think about what we […]
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Mongolian Women’s Participation in Politics
Written by Otgoo Jargal
With the parliamentary elections in Mongolia approaching next month, there will be more women’s nominations as woman’s quotas for political participation have now been approved by the parliament. Eleven parties are registered to run in the June 2012 elections, and each party will have to try and reach a target of 20% women […]
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Future Challenges seeks bloggers in Brazil!
Written by Tom Fries
Future Challenges and the ZBW Leibniz Information Centre for Economics seek bloggers for the Global Economic Symposium (GES) 2012 in Rio de Janeiro! Click here for a preview of the conference (PDF). Whom are we looking for? We’re looking for bloggers who are living in Brazil – ideally in […]
