According to Amnesty, 2017/2018 has been a year of political anger, and many political leaders have contributed to increasing the distance between people. Source: Flickr
Of: Molly Jerlstrom
Is the number of conflicts in the world increasing? Or will the world just become a better and better place, in line with Hans Rosling's fantastic message? What really triggers a conflict? In an environment that seems to be as full of "fake news" as of facts, it is difficult to know what to believe. To form […]
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March 21, 2019, Think piece
But when is disobedience legitimate? How can the conflict between the civil and the state be analyzed? writes Vsevolod Lukashenok. Photo: Takner, Flickr
Of: Vsevolod Lukashenok
Civil society operates in an increasingly shrinking space, state reports from CIVICUS, Forum Syd and Concord. In Russia, Turkey, Israel, Uganda and China, among others, freedom of expression, assembly and organization has been restricted. In order to conduct business in cases where the state monopoly of violence also becomes a monopoly of opinion, activists are forced to use civil disobedience - […]
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March 21, 2019, Think piece
The yellow vests in France come from a conflict between climate and prosperity. Photo: Patrice Calatayu (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Of: Clara Malmén
My first encounter with Des Gilets Jaunes ("The Yellow Vests") was when I was studying in Paris in November, at the same time as the demonstrations began. Molly Jerlström writes about the reason for the demonstrations in her column "Backlash for environmental reforms in France". Jerlström writes that the demonstrations were caused by a conflict "between an environmentally friendly policy and people's economic and […]
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March 21, 2019, Think piece
Bats in Australia are one of the species that have fallen victim to the extreme heat in recent months. Photo: Shellac, Flickr (CC BY 2.0 License)
Of: Sadreddin Mahmoudi
Day by day, new reports are released from research institutes on climate change with warnings of devastating consequences if nothing is done. Politicians and world leaders book meeting after meeting to find solutions. The picture given by the state of the climate is negative, with a demand for rapid and effective action by the civilian population, researchers and politicians around the world. But how […]
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February 20, 2019, Think piece
3,5 years have passed since the global goals were adopted, but what has actually changed? Photo: Per Pettersson
Of: Sana Pirot
Most people agree that Agenda 2030 is an important starting point for change towards a sustainable society, which is clearly shown when the previous government appointed a delegation in order to support and stimulate the implementation of Agenda 2030. Sweden has emphasized several times that it wants to be a leader examples both globally and nationally in the work […]
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February 15, 2019, Think piece
Cultural competence is crucial in ensuring patient-safe care. Photo: Linn Debove
Of: Linn Above
In a hospital corridor in Moshi in Tanzania, about twenty students are crowded and the day in the maternity ward has begun. We move like a flock of sheep against the sounds of a woman giving birth. Want to observe. She is lying naked on a bed with neither walls nor draperies to screen off with and she has gone through […]
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February 4, 2019, FUF-correspondents, Think piece
It is time to give ourselves the opportunity to be kind to the climate. Photo: Unsplash.
Of: Amalia Broomé
You go into a café and order a classic coffee latte. Instead of asking if you want to add an extra shot, the barista asks if you want to round up and compensate for the climate because you chose cow's milk, which has a greater climate impact than other alternatives. You go on to the grocery store, where it does not say […]
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December 19, 2018, Think piece
Of: Patrick Bryant
Air pollution is a growing problem in the world. It is difficult to estimate exactly how much damage they cause, as the relationship between exposure and damage depends on many different factors. It is required to be exposed to dangerous air repeatedly and the damage to health problems occurs over a long period of time, therefore it is also difficult to with certainty […]
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December 19, 2018, Think piece
Of: Clara Malmén
In my frustration over the current climate crisis and the stress of not doing enough, I have always looked for a scapegoat who must be held accountable. I think many people think and feel like me. I am convinced that we are putting too much energy into finding the culprit for our problem, […]
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December 19, 2018, Think piece
Of: Louise Christianson
Before the Cambodia - Human Rights Exception seminar, I did not know much about the country, except that Cambodia had a history of colonialism and civil war, and that human rights are not respected. One of the speakers at the seminar is Thomas Hammarberg, who has been the UN Special Representative for Human Rights in Cambodia. He reproduces a short […]
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December 6, 2018, Think piece
