First came word that the United States would be sending an ambassador back to Damascus, and now this:Syria's leader sent a July 4 message full of praise to President Barack Obama on Friday and invited him to visit Syria -- the latest signs Damascu... Siga leyendo

Sinesio López Jiménez Carl Schmitt, el más insigne representante del pensamiento reaccionario del siglo XX, postulaba que para entender la política había que mirarla desde el extremo, desde la guerra, de la misma manera que, para comprender a Dio... Siga leyendo

I'm not made for the hot weather.  I've spent a fair bit of this week in the University Library, taking advantage of their air conditioning whist also avoiding the temptation to watch the tennis.  A few times I've popped into the Student Union fo... Siga leyendo

The Mind Trust’s Education Entrepreneur Fellowship is a nationally  unique incubator for transformative education ventures. The Fellowship offers  promising education entrepreneurs the opportunity to develop and launch their break-the-mold educat... Siga leyendo

President Obama has sent a powerful message to the American public since taking office: Social innovation can play an important role in rebuilding a stronger country. With the passage of stimulus packages in areas such as clean energy, national se... Siga leyendo

Social Enterprise Business is currently being led by 45 person boards of coalitions and 1,720 quangos. Is this a real movement-a new way to do business- or is it simply a place to park some government funding? When the Times and RBS give out soci... Siga leyendo

At the risk of rambling and knowing this is no bully pulpit - we save that for face to face sessions. Be forewarned and move on, if so inclined.Paul C. Light's item in SSIR - see above for link - continues from a previous piece, Reshaping Social E... Siga leyendo

"20% of the world population consumes80% of the world resources."Business as humans are part of wider systems, we all share the same home, one planet. Unfortunately, the way we do business, the way of our cherished materialistic development has be... Siga leyendo

Transparencia: más pro-actividad que pasividad [1] Con la aprobación y reciente entrada en vigencia de la nueva Ley de Acceso a la Información Pública (LAP) se va completando uno de los ciclos de reformas administrativas de “segunda generaci... Siga leyendo

HARVARD KENNEDY SCHOOLThe Center for Public Leadership Requests Nominations for the 2009 Gleitsman International Activist AwardNominate individuals you believe have made a difference in their communities or countries. The award will be given in th... Siga leyendo

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We have had an overwhelming response to the invitation from an unusually diverse group of people and there is a good level of excitement about the conversation. About the Participants While we have not had the chance to do a comprehensive analysi... Siga leyendo