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Unser Magazin “Globalisierung im Schatten der Überwachung” Online und im Handel erhältlich!
Written by Daniel Roth
Heute ist das Magazin “Globalisierung im Schatten der Überwachung – Internet. Demokratie. Handel.” veröffentlicht worden. Es bildet den Abschluss einer gemeinsamen Initiative des Internet und Gesellschaft Collaboratory und Future Challenges zum Thema “Globalisierung und Internet”. Unter diesem Link kann das Magazin kostenlos heruntergeladen werden. Die 9. Initiative des „Internet & […]
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Deconstructing Machismo, Building New Awareness
Written by Paula Fortes
Back in the late 70s in Brazil, there was little women could do about open prejudice. Not even the law did much for them. There were absurd moves like the one to annul mariages if the man discovered his bride was not a virgin. Recently, newspaper columnist Miriam Leitão wrote about the difficulties […]
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El Salvador y la democracia feudal
Written by vlemus
Abstract: Salvadoran society is as politically weak as can be. Although a former guerrilla has won the national elections and held office without any incident, there is still no feedback between the State and its citizens. Is it a heritage of the several unresolved issues (of land distribution, of poverty, […]
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Poor women in cities: The journey called migration
Written by Chioma Agwuegbo
The first thing she notices are the streetlights; they don’t have those in the village. The roads are nicer too; some still have potholes but they definitely can’t be compared to where she’s come from. Ada* is in the city, where her dreams of going to a good school and […]
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Capitalism in Hungary – The failed promise of inclusive growth
Written by Daniel Vekony
More than 20 years after the fall of the communist regime, much of Hungarian society is highly disillusioned with capitalism which once held out such a glowing promise of prosperity for all. The transition from a planned economy to Western style globalised free markets has brought some winners but they […]
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Water for industries or citizens? Politics and values in semi-arid Brazil
Written by João Miguel Lima
Since 2012, the villages of the semi-arid Ceará, a state in northeastern Brazil, have been crying out for drinking water. The “sertão” is a naturally dry region, but there are years when the amount of rainfall is smaller than expected and drought takes its toll on the people living there. […]
