As far as the impacts of COVID-19 on fundamental rights and on the quality of democracy are concerned, two situations can be identified. In states where restrictions and violations were rampant before the COVID-19 emergency is being used to strengthen the grip and increase repression and antidemocratic features.
Culture
Visions of Algae in Eighteenth-Century Botany
Although not normally considered the most glamorous of Mother Nature's offerings, algae has found itself at the heart of many a key moment in the last few hundred years of botanical science.
Although not normally considered the most glamorous of Mother Nature’s offerings, algae has found itself at the heart of many a key moment in the last few hundred years of botanical science.
Dysphagia: It’s Like Being Waterboarded 24 Hours a Day
One morning, completely unexpectedly, Samantha Anderson woke to find that she could no longer swallow. Three-and-a-half years and many medical appointments later, she’s finally regaining her ability to eat. Bryn Nelson finds out more.
One morning, completely unexpectedly, Samantha Anderson woke to find that she could no longer swallow. Three-and-a-half years and many medical appointments later, she’s finally regaining her ability to eat. Bryn Nelson finds out more.
Not So Clueless About Papua: An Academic’s Call for More Research on Papua
This is the result of a development policy during the New Order regime that neglected the eastern part of Indonesia for decades and only focused on building the island of Java, where more than half of Indonesia’s 260 million population live.
This is the result of a development policy during the New Order regime that neglected the eastern part of Indonesia for decades and only focused on building the island of Java, where more than half of Indonesia’s 260 million population live.
Comics as Active History: The Graphic History Collective
Sean Carleton and Julia Smith, PhD Candidates at Trent University, as representatives of the Graphic History Collective.
Sean Carleton and Julia Smith, PhD Candidates at Trent University, as representatives of the Graphic History Collective.
What the Decentralized Web Can Learn From Wikipedia
The non-commercial, volunteer-driven nature of Wikipedia may cause developers from the “decentralized web” to question the site’s relevance.
The non-commercial, volunteer-driven nature of Wikipedia may cause developers from the “decentralized web” to question the site’s relevance.
Shadowlands and Dark Corners
An anthropology of light and zoonosis
An anthropology of light and zoonosis
Technology and Robots Will Shake Labour Policies in Asia and the World
Developing countries must begin seriously considering how technological changes will impact labour trends.
Developing countries must begin seriously considering how technological changes will impact labour trends.
Nothing Sexist is Happening Here: The Ghomeshi Trial and the Historical Normalization of Gender-Based Violence
Historians have done their own collecting to reveal just how long this troubling pattern of discrediting women in such cases has been.
Historians have done their own collecting to reveal just how long this troubling pattern of discrediting women in such cases has been.
How Indonesia Can Avoid Pitfalls of China’s Belt and Road Initiative
The Chinese-funded Madura Toll Bridge was built to connect industrial zones between Surabaya and Madura. But the planned development of industrial zones at both ends of the bridge has never been realised.
The Chinese-funded Madura Toll Bridge was built to connect industrial zones between Surabaya and Madura. But the planned development of industrial zones at both ends of the bridge has never been realised.
Bryn Nelson Visits a Group in Seattle to Explore What Life is Like When You Struggle to Swallow
Bryn Nelson visits a group in Seattle to explore what life is like when you struggle to swallow.
Bryn Nelson visits a group in Seattle to explore what life is like when you struggle to swallow.
In Indonesia, Young and Old Share Fake News on Social Media
We surveyed 480 respondents from all cities and districts in West Java, Indonesia’s most populated province, to examine factors triggering people’s tendency to share fake news.
We surveyed 480 respondents from all cities and districts in West Java, Indonesia’s most populated province, to examine factors triggering people’s tendency to share fake news.
Get Thee to a Phalanstery or, How Fourier Can Still Teach Us to Make Lemonade
Hot on the heels of the French revolution — by way of extravagant orgies, obscure taxonomies, and lemonade seas — Charles Fourier offered up his blueprint for a socialist utopia, and in the process also one of the most influential early critiques of capitalism. Dominic Pettman explores Fourier’s radical, bizarre, and often astonishingly modern ideas, and how they might guide us in our own troubled times.
Hot on the heels of the French revolution — by way of extravagant orgies, obscure taxonomies, and lemonade seas — Charles Fourier offered up his blueprint for a socialist utopia, and in the process also one of the most influential early critiques of capitalism. Dominic Pettman explores Fourier’s radical, bizarre, and often astonishingly modern ideas, and how they might guide us in our own troubled times.
Hijab in Indonesia – the History and Controversies
A principal in Riau province triggered a backlash for suggesting all female students wear a hijab even though they were not all Muslims.
A principal in Riau province triggered a backlash for suggesting all female students wear a hijab even though they were not all Muslims.
Bean: The Dog Who Couldn’t Swallow
For some people with swallowing difficulties, hope is a wagging tail. By Bryn Nelson.
For some people with swallowing difficulties, hope is a wagging tail. By Bryn Nelson.
Scaling in the Digital Economy
It is these circumstances that understandably lead us to the search for a new type of digital or financial organisation, one that doesn’t need to be trusted at all.
It is these circumstances that understandably lead us to the search for a new type of digital or financial organisation, one that doesn’t need to be trusted at all.