New Social Compact
Chit Ko’s story: Education without borders, a life without limits
Two years ago, Chit Ko’s migrant parents decided that at age 11, his schooling was over and it was time for him to work...
A Liberal Society: An Absolute Anomaly
The murder of a senior Indian journalist and activist, Gauri Lankesh, brought to the fore the fragility of a liberal society. Although the motive...
Empowering girls in science: a global call for gender equity
BANGKOK - Bias has it: science is for men not for women. Therefore, promoting girls in science begins with changing this image: shifting the...
International Youth Day – Too soon to celebrate?
Another year, another International Youth Day, with the theme: “Youth Building Peace”. According to the UN, this global day – 12 August – serves...
The Importance of Maintaining Humanity in the Struggle to Remain Free
I t is only when the world's people collectively forget their own individual humanity will their eternal global enslavement be accomplished by the...
Must We Confine Our Research to a Paradigm? Integrating Long-Standing Methodological Paradigms
Long-standing tensions between quantitative and qualitative research are far common issues in the social sciences research. The debate centres on the perception of the...
The riposte of Thomas Paine to Edmund Burke: “Rights of a Man”
This prominent masterpiece written by Thomas Paine played a pivotal role in the history of human being that embraced all aspects of rights of...
Is Shame Universally Associated with Poverty? An In-Depth Analysis on the Last Empirical Insight
Poverty alleviation has implied an important goal for developing countries and policy-makers in the last century. Recently, organisations such as the United Nations or...
25th Anniversary of Patriarch Bartholomew’s Enthronement: Results and Perspectives
2 5 years ago, the Greek Orthodox Church in Turkey chose Bartholomew I (Arhondonis) as its leader. This event was celebrated all...
The Roots and Inevitability of Violence: Ancient Works, Modern Brutality
H istory, as is often said, is written by the victors. Rarely have victors been found where violence does not also follow...