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As societal dynamics shift, individuals must increasingly assume responsibility for their education to effectively engage in transformative processes. As state obligations diminish and people become less reliant on government directives, a cooperative spirit becomes essential. Historically, during periods of war and scarcity, states supported basic needs, fostering justice and equality through democratic principles. However, with technological advancements, humanity's needs have evolved beyond justice and equality to include empowerment and cooperation. Our future may not be secured by traditional political approaches like liberalism or neoliberalism but through embracing diversity and the potential for collaborative innovation. Cyrus the Great once said, 'In the diversity of humanity lies our greatest strength.' Yet, technology is a double-edged sword. While it offers unprecedented access to information, it also raises fears of overwhelming change. Today, people can experience and learn more rapidly than ever, suggesting that this era will be noted in history as pivotal. Addressing concerns that citizens often make poor decisions, I believe education is key to empowering them to design a governmental system that truly prioritizes their agency. #GlobalDemocracy #CulturalDiversity #TechnologicalAdvancements

In an independent report, the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) details how participation in programs through our Women’s Economic Development Initiative directly benefited women, their families, and their communities. Follow the data and learn about our investment in women’s economic independence https://lnkd.in/eDtA6kBZ

Action on climate change has been hamstrung by being cast as a problem of individual choices in markets, with an emphasis on behaviour change and the use of marketing communication techniques to supply information to people for an ‘informed choice’. A lot of us have realised that’s not going to get us there. The change we need is institutional. It’s normative. The ‘social contract’ as they say here. And what counts as ‘better’. Both of those are within our reach … and not so out of reach as some of the solutions that are offered. It involves communicative work. This is cooperative, equal, knowledge-sharing, goal-oriented work that takes organisations and communities—any social group—to a place different from where they were before. It’s work that shares knowledge, builds trust and reduces uncertainty. It doesn't start from scratch but builds on the voice/agency each one of us has, or ought to have, on questions about the future--whether that's the future of the organisation we're part of, or a community. This is the work that must be done and I really want to emphasise that it’s fundamentally communicative in nature … just not in the way we’re used to thinking about communication. I've been working on a project outline with a client to do this communicative work, so I know it's practical. Get in touch if you're interested to know more. Wayne Burton Kath Smith Leah Emmanuel Jane Boag Simon Keleher Paula H. Ingrid Coninx Rachel Morgain Caroline Andrzejewski Cheryl Briars Russell Wise Dona Cayetana Janet Bolitho Auriel Yeap Charlotte Mills GAICD Julia May Sarah Anderson

Excited to share a new book publication in which I have a chapter: Righting the Economy Towards a People's Recovery from Economic and Environmental Crisis ~ Edited by Marianna Leite and Matti Kohonen. & my chapter: “A feminist and decolonial global Green New Deal: principles, paradigms and systemic transformations” #globaljustice #decolonize

https://lnkd.in/gbZb-7ha Three practical strategies for enhancing equity and impact in your research

How does motherhood affect women's careers around the world? This Thursday, Princeton University Professor Henrik Kleven will deliver a lecture on the labor market impacts of motherhood in 134 different countries. Learn more and watch the livestream: https://lnkd.in/d2kCew66

⬆️ Levelling up has been high on the UK political agenda since 2019, but many believe it is more of a slogan than a genuine political commitment. Professor Neil Lee from Department of Geography and Environment, LSE argues that the issue is not so much how we level up, but convincing voters to pay for it. #LSEResearchForTheWorld #LevellingUp #Politics

It’s Women’s History Month and WakeUP seeks to highlight women whose work has greatly impacted sustainable growth planning and advocacy. This week’s spotlight is Dr. Elinor Ostrom. Dr. Ostrom was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize in Economics for her groundbreaking research on the ways that people organize themselves to manage natural resources. With a B.A., M.A., and PhD. in Political Science, she uniquely worked across different disciplines in the social sciences and, in doing so, had a proud influence on sustainable development and conservation of community natural resources. She worked at Indiana University as a senior research directo in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, a Distinguished Professor of Political Science, and a professor in the School of Public and Environmental Affairs. Ostrom is the author of several books and her theories challenged the general notions that collective resources would be exploited by residents. Instead, her theories were rooted in the belief that active participation by local residents would prevent the destruction of local resources and argued that societies and groups regularly devise their own rules and enforcement mechanisms that stop the destruction of shared resources. Her studies highlight the effectiveness of advocacy in solving shared issues. She developed The 8 Principles for Managing a Common and 10 Variables that Affect Sustainable Socio-Economic Systems. Learn more about Dr. Ostrom’s work: https://buff.ly/4c0feOU #wakeupwakecounty #womenshistory #elinorostrom #noblelaurate #urbanplanning #advocacy #crossdiscipline #humanspaces #buildcommunities #advocate #urbangrowth #development #economics

The study with the following title is now published: Examining the relationship between women’s descriptive political representation and women’s possibility to participate in civil society across regime types. It is part of the dissertation of Anna Ehrhart-Özdemir, and investigates the relation between the presence of women in parliaments influences and the possibility for women to participate in civil society, especially in non-liberal democratic settings. The results show a positive association after 1990. At the same time, the study highlights that in hybrid and autocratic regimes, increased female representation can also be used to project a gender-equal image without genuine democratization intentions. Thanks to Anna Ehrhart-Özdemir, and Susanne W.! https://lnkd.in/d2puYBiG

Happy that this study co-authored with Susanne W. and Gustav Lidén has finally found a published home! We examine the relationship between women`s parliamentary representation and women`s possibility to participate in civil society across different regime types over time. The study finds that: - From 1990 onwards, there is a positive association between increases in women`s parliamentary representation and the possibility for women to engage in civic space (i.e. in civil society organisations). - Comparing across regimes, the association becomes particularly interesting for hybrid regimes and closed autocracies. - In hybrid regimes and closed autocracies, increases in women`s parliamentary presence and women`s possibility to participate in civil society may also reflect regime strategies to project #genderequality (i.e. "gender-washing"), but it may not necessarily signal that these regimes move closer towards democracy.