New Social Compact
Meritocracy in the Age of Mediocrity
Authors: Ash Narain Roy and Sophia Thomas*
Meritocracy, political theorist Hannah Arendt famously says, “contradicts the principle of equality. Without equality, it is no less...
Media, Democratic Politics and Citizen Journalism
Media plays a key role in liberal democratic regimes. There are many functions of media in enhancing democracy. Media freedom is essential to a...
An Analysis on Marshall McLuhan’s concepts
Marshall McLuhan is an important scholar who has made major contributions to communication discipline through introducing new concepts like “global village” and “medium is...
Leaving no one behind with Fiqh for person with disability
As I watch the new Netflix documentary, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution produced by former President Barrack Obama and Michelle Obama, I realize thatthere...
Good Parenting Reduces the Divorce Rate
Divorce is a very stressful event. Apart from having a bad impact on children, divorce has a major impact on the survival of the...
Evaluation model of the performance of the higher education system in developing countries
Organisational learning
Is governance a method for a good coordination, rather efficient in a structure already preconceived to receive a learning model? One discusses issues...
The virus that shut down the world: the path to a vaccine
Vaccines that protect against COVID-19 have been developed in record time over the year but, amid fears that people from poorer countries may miss...
The virus that shut down the world: Economic meltdown
With millions forced to work from home this year, offices and shops closing as part of containment measures, and travel severely curtailed everywhere, it...
The virus that shut down the world: The plight of refugees and migrants
In part four of our review of the global impact of COVID-19, UN News considers the new challenges faced by refugees and migrants during...
The virus that shut down the world: Education in crisis
Children all over the world have had their education severely disrupted this year, as schools struggle to cope with repeated closures and re-openings, and...