Can small challenges and peer support help young people grow habits to become socially responsible people? That’s the premise of Rhythms, a fascinating web and mobile app launched this May by TearFund, the UK Christian relief and development agency. Nathan’s avatar checks his privilege on Rhythms The Rhythms site asks […]
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Written with Erhardt Graeff, SJ Klein Intro Talk Ethan led us out by talking about the breadth of Aaron’s work, and what it is to be an “effective citizen.” (Second day’s talks are written up already on the Civic blog here.) Projects We Worked On We are deeply appreciative of […]
Originally written for and published on 2 Oct. 2013 on Shareable Do you ever find a topic so fascinating that you’re four entries deep before realizing you’ve gone down the Wikipedia wormhole? That’s what my peer economy research expeditions feel like as I scour publications and interviews. I’ve stumbled upon the surprising history of property rights, technical […]
In fall 2013, I played the occassional columnist on Shareable, a group that tracks the roots and development of cooperative, economic movements. This is my first post published on 17 Sept. 2013, crossposted from Shareable. I hear it a lot: “Sharing isn’t new.” It’s tempting to look for glimmers of […]
As I was thinking about an introduction to my project on women’s activism in Uzbekistan, I figured that placing it in a historical perspective would be an appropriate first step. For this research I have used the materials from the following books: “The New Woman of Uzbekistan” Islam, Modernity, and […]