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The Center Isn’t Holding Very Well

by Immanuel Wallerstein The list of countries with enduring and worsening civil strife is growing. A short while ago, the world media were highlighting Syria. Now they are highlighting Ukraine. Will it be Thailand tomorrow? Who knows? The variety of … Continue reading

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A short 1st of May update from Finland

by Mika Rönkkö To start with, take a look at Teuvo Hakkarainen´s First day in parliament so you get an idea: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMMakFNTbB4&feature=youtu.be 
Well, the True Finns will chair key Parliamentary committees in the parliament: the Foreign Affairs, Defence, and Administrative … Continue reading

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World Social Forum 2013: Where? In Montreal?

by Teivo Teivainen, 9 March 2011 Some busy time has passed since the International Council meeting of the World Social Forum, held immediately after the WSF in Dakar in February 2011. One of the key open questions for the future … Continue reading

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Preliminary Notes on the World Social Forum 2011, Dakar

by Giuseppe Caruso Dear all, here is my report of Dakar and the IC meeting (it is a bit long). It is only in English but Ciranda has often marvelously translated my things in other languages so maybe… http://giuseppecaruso.wordpress.com/2011/02/22/a-preliminary-assessment-of-the-world-social-forum-2011-dakar/ As … Continue reading

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The World Social Forum, Egypt, and Transformation

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Hello NIGD!

This WordPress Blog will, hopefully,  evolve into the front page of NIGD. In other words, it will become http://www.nigd.org. The previous site will stay online, though, and will be reached via the menu item DOCUMENTS AND NOTES (see above), and … Continue reading

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