Faith in Action: PBNU’s Strategic Use of Qunut Nazilah Prayer and Humanitarian Diplomacy
The Pengurus Besar Nahdlatul Ulama (PBNU), the largest Islamic organization in Indonesia with more than 90 million members and known for its moderate and...
Global Public Policy: Transnational Network Behavior and the Logic of New Public Management
The Lisbon earthquake of 1755 marked an epistemic transition, bringing at least a new paradigm and new knowledge about public governance from old ways...
Human Security from Below: Efforts to Protect Sexual Violence Against Indian Women
"Human security depends on people." This statement means that security can be achieved through initiatives carried out by humans themselves to fight existing threats....
Exploring Mannheim’s Concept of Utopias and Their Relationship to Reality
A utopia, according to Karl Mannheim, is a theoretical construct that portrays a hypothetical perfect society devoid of the flaws and concerns of current...
Cities Present Models for Using Data for Social Impact
The World Economic Forum released today a white paper and two new model policies that highlight how cities can implement new technologies and share...
Urgency of food security ecosystem
In July 2023, India witnessed a skyrocketing price of tomatoes. This has put the lives of ordinary Indians in peril. In order to stabilize...
Rising Tides, Rising Stakes: Climate Change, Conflict, and the Pursuit of Sustainable Peace
The global impact of climate change on peace and security is a prominent concern at the upcoming COP28 UN Climate Change Conference in Dubai...
Diary entry and a Christmas interlude in Port Elizabeth, South Africa
There is a dwelling that I exist in. This far out between heaven and hell she is, my mother is still beautiful. She was...
Beauties of the Eastern Cape, South Africa
And there it was. The strange machine of talking to myself.
In the black and white photograph, I appeared as any stranger would. Dazed, worldly,...
A Poet’s Life: Adventures in the Pixelated Maelstrom
I’m fourteen. We’re at the gateway to the funhouse. We’re standing on burning sea sand, water, ocean waves within reach, the centre of summer,...