Category: Social Design

Politics & Governance, Social Design

Who run the World?: The critical role of women in achieving sustainable development

By GLOBUS Correspondent, Karishma Bansal Women have long been subjected to patriarchal roles in society, limiting their ability to work in the official sector, have a political voice, and own land, all of which reinforce gender inequity. The reality of attaining the Sustainable Development Goals gets increasingly startling as we approach 2030. If current trends continue, over 340 million women and girls will still live … Continue reading Who run the World?: The critical role of women in achieving sustainable development

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Lifestyle, Politics & Governance, Social Design

Postcolonialism on Ice: The Reality for Greenland’s Youth

By Simone Feilberg-Nielsen, GSD and PAIS Finalist In 2019, Donald Trump proposed that he would be willing to buy Greenland, a semi-autonomous Danish territory, which Mette Frederiksen (the Danish Prime Minister at the time) politely declined in that ‘Greenland was not for sale’. Although Trump’s bid was not the first time that Greenland had received a financial offer throughout its history, it did bring new … Continue reading Postcolonialism on Ice: The Reality for Greenland’s Youth

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Politics & Governance, Social Design

Narrating Italian Migration to Switzerland – a Success Story?

by Ilaria Ravazzolo, GSD Correspondent The common narrative in the media and among the Swiss population today is that the story of Italian immigrants in Switzerland is one of successful integration. They are, in fact, portrayed as the ‘good’, exemplary immigrant group which has achieved full assimilation. How much truth is behind this narrative though? A brief history of Italian migration Italy has a long … Continue reading Narrating Italian Migration to Switzerland – a Success Story?

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Politics & Governance, Social Design

‘Inform, Educate, Entertain’: The Future of the British Broadcasting Corporation

By Todd Olive, former Editor in Chief In a desperate attempt to distract from the unfolding chaos of ‘Partygate’, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media, and Sport announced on Twitter earlier this year that the current funding model of the largest public service broadcaster in the world would be retired in 2028 – bringing to a head complaints about the BBC’s standards of impartiality, the alleged biases … Continue reading ‘Inform, Educate, Entertain’: The Future of the British Broadcasting Corporation

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Social Design

The Future of Education in a Post-Pandemic World

By Jay Chambers, GLOBUS Correspondent The UN’s 4th Sustainable Development Goal covers the aim of ensuring an ‘inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all’. Yet in 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 20 years of educational gains, 9% of children grades 1 through 8 fell below the UN’s ‘minimum reading proficiency levels’, and with slow progress in school completion predicted … Continue reading The Future of Education in a Post-Pandemic World

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Why is Austria More Unequal than Norway? – The Impact of Language on Gender Equality

by Ilaria Ravazzolo, GLOBUS Correspondent Have you ever considered that you may be reinforcing gender inequality with the way you speak? Have you ever thought about the impact that language might have on the discrimination of women? Whether you have previously contemplated this or not, you’ll probably be surprised to hear that language does in fact impact gender equality to such a great extent that … Continue reading Why is Austria More Unequal than Norway? – The Impact of Language on Gender Equality

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Lifestyle, Social Design

Environmental Harm: A Narrative of Addiction

by Laura Chevrot, Assistant Editor Inspired by Dr Steffi Bednarek’s talk entitled ‘Re-ensouling the Collective Culture’, delivered at the TED Countdown event organised by TEDxWarwick and GLOBUS. What do alcohol addiction and climate change have in common?  A question that sounds like a modern-day version of Lewis Carrol’s ‘why is a raven like a writing desk?’; an absurd, unanswerable, riddle – and no one quite … Continue reading Environmental Harm: A Narrative of Addiction

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Natural World, Social Design, Social Justice

The Shades of Grey in Wildlife Conservation

                        – With Aaron Gekoski, Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2019 – by Sara Azeem, Editor-in-Chief Pen and camera are weapons against oblivion, they can create awareness for that which may soon be lost forever. It was towards the end of the interview that Aaron quoted these words of the legendary conservationist George Schaller, but the essence of these words had been lingering in the … Continue reading The Shades of Grey in Wildlife Conservation

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Social Design, Social Justice, The Economic Paradigm

Green Words and their Impact: The Role of Language in Greenwashing

By Ilaria Ravazzolo, GLOBUS Correspondent Anyone who has read up on greenwashing will know that the topic is highly complex. It’s being increasingly considered by companies, investors, governments, and NGOs because of how big of an effect it can have on everyone involved. The Volkswagen scandal in 2015 is only one example of how greenwashing can have a huge negative impact on a company, its brand value, … Continue reading Green Words and their Impact: The Role of Language in Greenwashing

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Energy & Climate Change, Politics & Governance, Social Design

Message (not) Received: The Pitfalls of Climate Change Communication

By Eszter Vlasits, GLOBUS correspondent ‘Incredibly complex’. ‘The biggest threat humanity has ever faced’. ‘The perfect problem’.  These phrases, all commonly used to describe climate change, evoke the feeling that we have a good understanding of the magnitude of the threat we are facing in the 21st century as Earth warms up, causing drastic changes in not just natural environmental processes, but in the politics, … Continue reading Message (not) Received: The Pitfalls of Climate Change Communication

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