Corporate Accountability in ASEAN: A Human Rights-Based Approach
Assesses the impacts of business on human rights in the ASEAN sub-region. Originating from cases presented at two public hearings organised by civil society groups in 2011 in response to … Continue reading
Development-led Globalization Requires De-colonizing the MDGs
Manuel Montes – De-Colonizing the MDGs is necessary if the agreed post-2015 global goals are to be truly developmental. In the framework of development-led globalization, Africa is not just a continent … Continue reading
Uncharted Territory: The Power of Amateur Cartographers
Katie Collins – As populations continue to shift, environments continue to change and cities continue to grow, there needs to be an ongoing remapping of the world around us if we’re … Continue reading
The Uncertain Relationship Between Open Data and Accountability
Tiago Peixoto – I contend that the authors ignore the enabling conditions under which transparency may lead to accountability, notably the publicity and political agency conditions. I argue that the … Continue reading
Smarter City myths and misconceptions
Originally posted on The Urban Technologist:
(A good example of a technology dilemma: do smartphones encourage social interaction, or inhibit it?. Photo by LingHK) Part of my job is to…
How to build a Smarter City: 23 design principles for digital urbanism
Originally posted on The Urban Technologist:
(Bradford’s City Park, winner of the Academy of Urbanism’s “Great Place” award for 2013. The park is a public space that has been reclaimed…
The demophobes and the great fear of populism
Philippe Marlière – One might note that the less represented the ‘popular’ classes are in political parties, in parliament or in government, the more ‘populism’ is branded a threat. Over … Continue reading
The Misrule of Law
Ana Palacio – Once upon a time, despots simply acted like despots. Nowadays, they dress up their dictatorships in the trappings of the rule of law… legality has emerged as … Continue reading
Access Denied – Land Rights and Ethnic Conflict in Burma
The reform process in Burma/Myanmar by the quasi-civilian government of President Thein Sein has raised hopes that a long overdue solution can be found to more than 60 years of … Continue reading
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