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In Defence of TAZ – A Response to Jonny’s Review
Jonny has posted a very comprehensive review of ‘Other’ on his blog, which is well worth a read. He admits that he found it tricky to get right given the back-and-forth we’ve had recently over the issue of institutions, but I think he’s done a good job. It seems that the book is causing quite…
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Oxford
It was a huge privilege to be invited by Lord John Alderdice to Hamilton Manchester College last week for a 2-day workshop exploring how complexity theory interacts with conflict resolution. An incredible group of people – from theorists at the Santa Fe Institute to those with enormous experience (as John has) with conflict resolution –…
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Pancakes and Carnivals | Fools and Dirty Revolutions
Pancake Day falls this coming Tuesday in the UK… thought I’d post a few thoughts about its origins, and how we might use them to think beyond…well, munching loads of pancakes. Like so many traditions over here, Pancake Day has some origins in the Christian calendar… Shrove Tuesday, as it has historically been known, is…
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Insurance as Commons, Campaigns as Mutiny: Reflections on #NicsFight
It’s been a very very busy 10 days since the NicsFight campaign kicked off. For those of you who don’t know, my very good friend Nic died in October from cancer; his insurance company (Friends Life) have been refusing to pay out on a critical illness policy which would transform the lives of the widow…