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Theme : identity
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Open Standards for Resilience?
I'm in Prague speaking at a NATO conference on what they call in the business 'open standards for resilience'. For those of us not up to speed with the jargon, that's all about the need for non-state actors to do their bit for national resilience (private sector, ngos, communities, citizens, and the like). As I pointed out in my presentation this afternoon, though, it's exactly this kind of jargon that hampers the involvement of non-state actors who haven't grown up in the closeted...
from : rachelbriggs
11th March 2007
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Home Office Identity Theft - Who can help?
Home Office Identity Theft website
from : petebradwell
7th March 2007
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As You Like It
On March 15 we will be launching a new Demos pamphlet As You Like It. We will be joined for the launch by David Graddol, author of English Next and an expert on Global English.English has come to reflect the changing powers of globalisation. It has become a global language, and this represents a huge shift in the UK’s relationship to the rest of the world. As You Like It argues that where the UK once directed the spread of English, we are now just one of many...
from : petebradwell
28th February 2007
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Cultural Diplomacy
Cultural Diplomacy argues that the huge global reach and potential of Britain’s world class artistic and cultural assets – from Razorlight to the Royal Ballet - should be at the heart of government relationship building abroad.
from : markfuller
27th February 2007
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Public Emotions
Demos and Palgrave Macmillan invite you to evening discussion to launch a new book, Public Emotions. Michael Rustin, Professor of Sociology and Dean of Faculty of Social Science at the University of East London, will be in discussion with the editors: Perri 6, Susannah Radstone, Corinne Squire and Amal Treacher.
from : peterharrington
5th February 2007
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Cultural Diplomacy
Demos is launching a major new report, in partnership with the British Council, the British Library, the British Museum, the Natural History Museum, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, the Royal Opera House and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The result of extensive research, it argues that culture is now more important than ever to the relations between countries.
from : peterharrington
2nd February 2007
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The Collapse of Globalism
John Ralston Saul is a Canadian author, essayist and philosopher. In this seminar, he will explore what he calls ‘the collapse of Globalism’, and how challenges to the globalist ideology by new movements point to the need to re-assess the globalisation debate.
from : peterharrington
1st February 2007
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Bringing it Home
Based on over twelve months of embedded research, Bringing it Home: Community based approaches to counter-terrorism argues that, despite some commendable attempts at engagement, the Government’s actions continue to drive a wedge between the majority of British Muslims and the rest of society, rather than isolating the violent few.
from : markfuller
4th December 2006
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Louder than Words
I've been meaning to blog this for a little while. A couple of weekends ago, I went to a see an exhibition by the Birmingham artist, Barbara Walker. It's currently on show at the Unit 2 Gallery at London Metropolitan University. There are two reasons to go and see this show. First, the close draughtsmanship of the works reveals close observation and familiar care. As a result, they are deeply engaging and clearly very personal images. Scenes on the walk home,...
from : samjones
1st December 2006
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Bringing It Home Launch
This event will launch the culmination of 12 months research by Demos on community-based approaches to counter-terrorism.
from : mollywebb
13th November 2006
