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Finding the ‘Common Good’ in a Pandemic
“Every one of the unprecedented, vastly consequential, health and economic measures that state, local and federal officials have taken up to now...reflects an unarticulated ethical position about...how do we maximize the common good in the least heartless way” (Thomas L. Friedman, 2020).
What the Great Plague of Athens Can Teach Us Now
"Disease changed the course of the war, and shaped the peace that came afterward, planting the seeds that would destroy Athenian democracy… If the social and moral fiber of a society are already being tested, the widespread fear of death at the hands of an invisible killer makes everything exponentially worse." (Kelaidis, 2020)
Democracy And Peacebuilding In The Framework Of Sdg 16+
This Discussion Paper was developed with input gathered from official key partner organizations that attended several gatherings to discuss the role of global and regional organizations in the advancement of SDG 16, held using the platform provided by the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy at International IDEA. (Consuegra, 2020).
It’s time for mission-led business to step up — with people, not for them
This article examines how “by shifting our collective thinking about the relationships between citizens and businesses, we can build commercial enterprises into platforms for participatory purpose, above and beyond the act of consumption” (Holtaway 2020).
The World After Coronavirus
"Humankind is now facing a global crisis. The decisions people and governments take in the next few weeks will probably shape the world for years to come… When choosing between alternatives, we should ask ourselves not only how to overcome the immediate threat, but also what kind of world we will inhabit once the storm passes." (Harari, 2020)
Protecting Ethnic Minorities Within Minorities
This Constitution Brief surveys comparative constitutional practice for different mechanisms and approaches relating to the minorities within minorities challenge. In other words, this brief refers to the protection of minorities within constituent units/states/regions and doesn’t cover the protection of minorities in general. (Bisarya, 2020).
Mapping The Civic Data Universe: Ten Ways To Improve Access To Government Information Through Expanded Interstellar Connections
"This report represents the second and final installment in a study commissioned by the Knight Foundation to identify barriers for journalists and citizens in accessing government information, and to seek potential solutions" (David Cullier, 2020).
How the Coronavirus Pandemic Fuels Trump’s Autocratic Instincts
"Trump apparently read from a teleprompter on Wednesday night. After weeks of dismissing the threat of a pandemic and of continuing to obsess about his own personal grievances, he finally sounded grave… precisely because Trump was not at his worst… in the extraordinary situation of a pandemic, what we are witnessing is peak Trump." (Gessen, 2020)
Coronavirus Tests Europe’s Cohesion, Alliances and Even Democracy
“With the rapid spread of the virus, Brussels is fumbling, nations are diverging, populists are salivating and the U.S. is erecting barriers against allies” (Steven Erlanger, 2020).
Migration and Mobility After the 2020 Pandemic: The End of an Age?
“This paper sets an agenda for research on the future of human migration and mobility after the 2020 Pandemic” by examining ten questions related to migration and the impact of the pandemic on mobility (Gamlen, 2020).
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