Something is Happening in Mexico
Political commentator Mario Campos makes a plea for activists to think in trendlines rather than headlines, to lengthen their time horizons of social change, to become involved with civil society organizations that are increasingly unified and strategic in their efforts to advance social change when the political opportunities do emerge.
The Apple and Google Strategies of Civil Society
Most civil society organizations prefer the Google strategy — launching dozens of experimental, iterative initiatives to see which will take shape and eventually lead to social change.
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[Impunity in Peru] The Importance of Civil Society
In April 2009 Aldo Panfichi, a professor at Peru’s Pontificia Universidad Católica and consultant for OSI’s Latin America Program (disclosure: my current employer), carried out a survey of 462 residents of Lima about their perceptions of NGO’s. He...[Work] Blessed Unrest and Rising Voices
So, what exactly are you doing now for Global Voices? This is the question that keeps coming up. The one I’ve been meaning to write about since May and have somehow never gotten around to. It is a story that starts in the spring of 2005 while riding my bicycle...
The Future is Present … For Some
Via Boris, I discover this quote from William Gibson: The future is already here – it is just unevenly distributed. Just try flying from Delhi to Tokyo or from Singapore to East Africa and you’ll know exactly what he means. In South Korea they watch TV on...Latest Photos
