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CommonGround Newsbulletin: 24 July 2012
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Inside this edition 24 July – 31 July 2012
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Middle East brain drain shows signs of reversing
by Nada Akl
Middle Eastern economies have suffered as young, educated individuals emigrate to the West in search of… Continue reading
Conference on Participatory Democracy and Social Development
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Emne: European ICSD (International Consortium for Social Development) conference 6-8sept 2012
Dear Friends of ICSD!
We wish you all welcome to Bressanone, the intimate historical alpine village in South Tyrol this autumn. Please find the invitation to… Continue reading
New Book: Children, Citizenship and Environment
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New Book: Children, Citizenship and Environment
Nurturing a Democratic Imagination in a Changing World
By Bronwyn Hayward
Children growing up today are confronted by four difficult and intersecting challenges: dangerous environmental change, weakening democracies, growing social inequality,… Continue reading
Effects of Social and Legal Discrimination against Women Evaluated
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New York, 05 July—Social and legal discrimination against women remains a major obstacle to economic development in emerging and developing countries, according to the latest edition of OECD’s Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI). Though women’s rights… Continue reading
Articles Relating to the “Arab Spring”
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Disquiet and despair: the gender sub-texts of the “Arab spring”Published on openDemocracy (http://www.opendemocracy.net) Deniz Kandiyoti [1] , 26 June 2012
The extreme precariousness of women’s rights in post- Arab spring successor regimes can neither be fully… Continue reading
Common Ground Newsbulletin 17 July
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Inside this edition 17 – 23 July 2012
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What can Iraq learn from Shakespeare?
by Shelina Janmohamed
Could one of Europe’s greatest romantic tragedies written in the 16th century tell us something about Iraq in the… Continue reading
Common Ground Newsbulletin: 10 July 2012
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Inside this edition 10 – 16 July 2012
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Muslims and Mormons: shared beliefs, shared struggles
by Joanna Brooks and Tamarra Kemsley
Mormonism and Islam may be two of the most misunderstood religions in the United States.… Continue reading
Looking Beyond Rio, Towards Degrowth
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Looking Beyond Rio, Towards Degrowth
by Charles Eisenstein on 1st July 2012
http://postgrowth.org/looking-beyond-rio-towards-degrowth/
You know folks, I’m a bit worried about my 16-year-old son, Jimi. When he was 13, he grew three inches. When he was 14,… Continue reading
From ‘Common Goods’ to the ‘Common Good of Humanity’ by François Houtart
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Please find below a link to works of Francois Houtart.
This text, prepared by Francois Houtart, was presented by Francine Mestrum to the confe-rence From ‘Common Goods’ to the ‘Common Good of Humanity’, organized by the Rosa… Continue reading
New Book: Rebuilding Sustainable Communities
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CRSCAD’s New Book
I am delighted to announce that CRSCAD published a new edited book in May 2012 titled, Rebuilding Sustainable Communities with Vulnerable Populations after the Cameras Have Gone: A Worldwide Study (Cambridge Scholars Publishing, UK:… Continue reading