This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (November 2023).
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A man of knowledge lives by acting, not by thinking about acting. Carlos Castaneda.
October 2023 global news roundup: Global calls for Israeli ceasefire; Conservative electoral gains; Other political and geopolitical news
This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (October 2023).
The arts and publishing as civic engagement and political participation in Singapore (a conversation with Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay)
With Alfian Sa’at and Ng Kah Gay, we have a thoroughly enjoyable and enlightening conversation about the arts and publishing vis-à-vis civic engagement and political participation in Singapore. What does it mean to be challenged with the unfamiliar? How do we provoke more conversation and action through artistic modalities? And how do we make sense of censorship, self-censorship, and pushback, while accounting for the interdependence of individuals, society, and the state?
September 2023 global news roundup: Geopolitical tensions and spats; Legal breakthroughs; Deadly natural disasters
This roundup summarises the most important news stories around the world in the last month (September 2023).
The future of… Community and community-based governance (with Aaron Maniam)
In this wide-ranging conversation on community and community-based governance with Aaron Maniam, we cover many diverse but related topics. First, we discuss the global state of democratic governance in the context of community-based governance as well as truth and misinformation. We then learn more about his Ph.D. dissertation comparing public sector digital transformation efforts, before a segue into his evaluation of other tools – deliberative polling, panels, and citizen assemblies – to facilitate community-based governance. Finally, Aaron shares his perspectives on web3 platforms and dealing with diversity.
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