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...world. But behind the arresting symbolism of these protests, issues of democracy, welfare, education and human rights are at stake, in a political crisis that is not going to go away... Thailand: The Politics of Blood In Thailand, political ideas are fought in the media spotlight - but behind the arresting symbolism and imagery, issues of democracy, welfare, education and...

...world more just and correct than yours? Are your beliefs a threat to my way of life? In a world in which society and culture are always evolving, these norms become the focus for debates – or, more often, all-out arguments – about the sort of society we want to live in. The dynamics which lie behind offence culture, then, are an unavoidable part of social life. In a...

...world of economics, does a person’s well-being really matter? What is more important, social objectives or profit maximisation – or are they even compatible? During a trip to Burma in 1955, Ernest Schumacher pioneered the concept of Buddhist Economics, a set of principles based on the belief that the function of business is to supply goods and services for need and...