July 2016
We seem to never tire of reading about United States, from analyses of the society and its changing role in the world, to, what is more common, gossip about the rich and the famous and the bold and the beautiful. More recently the voice and views of presidential contender Donald Trump...
The rationale or basis of health anthropology, also referred to as medical anthropology (notes 3 and 4), is that disease and illness have deep cultural roots...
Cycling was originally by and large always a means of transportation. Over time it came to be understood as primarily a case of sporting and leisure activities. An important factor in this was likely the parallel development and near universal use of the private car.
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In the period 2014-2015 CBNRM Networking, a Norwegian NGO that I represent, was a partner in the project "Promoting democratic values with the TV program 'Short stories from the Roma world,'" implemented by Roma World - 21st Century...
We tend to forget the projects we have worked on too easily. This includes how they may have contributed to change events and processes at local, regional, and/or national levels. We meet with good people that share important insights and lessons,...
The World Climate Games were underway in Paris. These games, however, differed noticeably from your regular international sports event. First, the key sport was negotiation skills, which is not a physical sport (but that require...
An interview addresses current standards in design and the problems this represent, including in urban planning and on social/business media platforms (VPR Tegenlicht 2016). This is the perennial democratic...
Facebook as a tool to initiate and manage shared actions on critical societal issues are undisputed. This is less because of inherent qualities in this platform, as it is due to its near global reach. In all these actions, the overwhelming majority among us are far removed from the...
