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Anna Hazare's Anti-corruption struggle
Amidst the European Headlines of the Euro-crisis, Anna Hazare's fight against corruption in Indias seems a rather marginal affair for developments in Europe. Yet, argues Peter Konijn from the 'Knowing Emerging Powers Programme', domestic affairs in emerging powers like India are increasingly global in nature and so we have to get used to considering their international implications.
Framing the changing face of citizen action
When spring became summer, protests even landed in the UK. The British government responded predictably and was quick to frame these protests acts of senseless violence and unnecessary destruction of community property. Protestors were being portrayed as senseless criminals, their acts clear examples of moral decline, ample rationale for tighter security and heavy punishments. Yet, even the best of spin has not succeeded in smothering critical analyses suggesting that...
Arab spring, summer of protest: A next generation of social activism?
There is something brewing underneath the surface. Recent months have seen a surge of drastic forms of citizen action in various parts of the world. The 'Arab spring' was followed by a summer of protest followed touching countries like Greece, Spain, Israel and other parts of Western Europe. Are we witnessing the awakening of a new generation of social activism, and if so, what are the new strategies, agenda's, structures and emerging connections?› read more...
Date: 15 September : Location: Museum for Communication, the Hague
Date: 15 September : Location: Museum for Communication, the Hague
The Arab Spring: Common Roots, Common Challenges
Ongoing revolutions in the Arab world signify another iteration of a process the world has witnessed before in various regions, including Southern and Eastern Europe, Latin America and Sub-Saharan Africa. Observers were wondering why the cloud of democracy passed over the Arab World without raining. This question led analysts to believe in what was called “Arab exceptionalism,” or the alleged incompatibility of the societies of the region with democratic de...
The Egyptian Revolution and the Polish Experience in Democratic Transition
Political changes in the Arab world have begun for good. Tunisia and Egypt were the beacons of change on the Arab map injustice, authoritarianism and economic hardship. Similarly Poland in 1989 was the first country in the socialist bloc to have gone through revolutionary political, social and economic changes.
Social Protest in Egypt
Social protest movements have unprecedentedly increased after the explosion of the 25th of January’s revolution. These protests have recorded, in some days, nearly 200 protests, they have ranged in the period from the 12th till the 14th of February from 40 to 60 protests per day in all sites, and included different geographical regions across the country to the point that has led the military council on the 14th of February 2011 to call in his fifth statement for “ending the protests and give...
Synergy
Today the magazine Synergy will be presented to the Dutch Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ben Knapen. This single issue magazine shows how science contributes to sustainable development. It also illustrates that scientific research of this kind is highly challenging and deeply rewarding. You can read Synergy on www.synergymagazine.nl
Theory of Change
The Theory of Change approach applied to social change processes represents a thinking-action alternative to other more rigid planning approaches and logics. When living in complex and conflictive times, we need to count with more flexible instruments that allow us to plan and monitor our actions in uncertain, emergent, and complex contexts from a flexible and non-rigid logic. As known, this thinking-action approach is also applied to institutional coaching processes and to the design of soci...
Diagnosing processes of K4D
The KP submitted a case story entitled Diagnosing processes of K4D for The Knowledge Management Impact Challenge (KMIC) which aims to bring people together to help focus efforts and resources and explore different solutions to the challenge of measuring the results and impact of investing in KM and learning. The Diagnosing processes of K4D story highlights key insights in measuring relationships between different stakeholders and embraces the diversity of different types of knowledge – academ...