New Social Compact
Troubadour, I sing from across the Apocalypse: Nthikeng Mohlele’s novel, Breasts, etc.
Nthikeng Mohlele’s most recent novel, Breasts, etc. (2023), is written in the genre of Apocalypse. The free-thinking focalizer and narrator, James Baldwin (Motsamai), a...
Indonesia’s Democratic Future Starts in Its Schools
With a poor child in Papua completing roughly six years of school and a Jakarta child completing eleven, Indonesia is not simply unequal —...
Dreams on Hold: The Fight for Education in Papua’s Susweni Village
In a small village called Susweni, the cheerful voices of children can be heard every afternoon as they run through gardens and fields. Yet,...
Who Deserves to Reproduce? The Dangerous Logic Behind Conditional Welfare
The statement by West Java Governor Dedi Mulyadi (popularly known as Kang Dedi Mulyadi or KDM) concerning the plan to make vasectomy, or male...
Under the influence: how digital media affects teens
EU-funded researchers are shedding light on how digital media use is impacting teenagers and what parents, teachers and policymakers can do about it.
By Michaela...
Mental Health, Innovation and the Politics of Space of Digital Era
The ongoing Understanding Artificial Intelligence and Robotics extensive program marks an ambitious 8-week journey into the geopolitical, technological, and ethical frontiers of AI and...
Stitching Human Rights into Fashion: The Unseen Cost in Global Supply Chains
Fashion, a multi-trillion-dollar business, wraps us in style and individuality, from the colorful Parisian catwalks to the clothes we wear in everyday life. Beauty...
A call for urgent action to fund education
As the former European Commissioner for International Partnerships, I have witnessed firsthand both the transformative power of education and the devastating consequences when it...
Our Bodies, Not Your Policy: Virginity Testing as a Human Rights Violation in Indonesia
In Indonesia, it is still common for women to be seen as second-class citizens in society and it addresses a patriarchal system in many...
Correcting a silent injustice: ensuring every birth and death is recorded and every life is counted
Ten years ago, countries across Asia and the Pacific united to correct a silent injustice: millions of people were being born and dying without...