‘EcoCentrix: Indigenous Arts, Sustainable Acts’ – The Making Of
Alive to the power of performance, Indigenous artists and communities communicate alternative ways of living on earth. Not better, nor […]
REDUX: Is 2015 1934 All Over Again?
This is a story best told by images. Though it requires some words. Extended captions, if you will. On Sunday,
REDUX: Who is afraid of #HumanRights in Russia?
Russian politics fare well in keeping conflicting stories alive. Sir Winston Churchill famously said that the Soviet Union is a
Bears and the Russian Body Politic. Watching Vladimir Putin’s Press Conference on 18 December 2014
Sitting at an empty table, occasionally sipping from a large white cup, the Russian President Vladimir Putin seemed to be
Kazakh Delights #AVMoFA
“It has become a fashion to regard any vestige of the USSR through the framework of nostalgia. The sentiment is
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‘OCCUPY PR!’ Tale from Helsinki
Over the past weeks Allegra – or more specifically, our Helsinki office – has been involved in a very particular
Chronicle of a Satisfaction Foretold
When I was 18 I went to study economics. But I didn’t last long, mainly because I didn’t find what
Neoliberal Race to Innovativeness
This week we discuss – once again – the global university crisis. What can we say: don’t blame us for
Charlesworth and Larking discuss their new book on the UN Universal Periodic Review
Hilary Charlesworth is a Professor of International Law and Human Rights at the Australian National University. She is also an
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What rights for migrants? What the European Court of Human Rights says and does not say
This is all over the newspapers: MPs have found that the United Kingdom detains ‘far too many [migrants] unnecessarily and for