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Theme : democracy
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A political look at territory
Maps are politically loaded. Although in the West we often regard international borders as permanent, in some areas they are new and still disputed. The importance of this is shown by the range of border/sovereignty disputes around including Iraq-Kuwait, Ethiopia-Eritrea, Morrocco-Western Sahara and Gibraltar. This old, but good, article in Le Monde Diplomatique highlights some of these concerns. Read it here.
from : alistairdavidson
19th February 2003
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Complexity, Governance and Regulation
Julia Black, an academic in LSE's Centre for the Analysis of Risk and Regulation, wrote a paper last year on 'decentred' understandings of regulation. It's one of the most thought-provoking things I've read in the last few months, even if her own project is ultimately quite limited. It touches on a number of themes which are very close to Demos' heart:- the complexity of modern social and economic life- the fragmentation of power and knowledge and their distribution amongst a network of...
from : pauljoseph
13th February 2003
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Be careful with your data
Data can be dangerous. Take this editorial from the online news site Silicon.com that charts the strange story of a reader who bought a telly online only (ticked the box saying "yes you can forward my data to third parties") and quickly found that TV Licensing were on his case for having a TV without a license. Big brother is watching you.Read on here.
from : paulmiller
11th February 2003
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Milburn gets in on the action
Alan Milburn uses the Foundation Hospitals policy as a route into the broader public services debate in his really rather fabulous speech last week. Most notably he quotes Tawney to argue the case for diversity of provision and the curtailing of Whitehall's power, and calls for a commitment to 'Real Localism' [cf Andy Gilchrist anyone?]Read the speech here.
from : alistairdavidson
10th February 2003
