As Ukraine rebuilds amid constant Russian attacks, small towns and villages are being sidelined

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Bangladesh: Protests can change governments, but can they strengthen democracy?

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As war in the Middle East widens, Saudi Arabia’s new defence pact could face a major test

Amin Saikal, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University Last Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he had a “big decision” coming...

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The return of sex testing in sport risks harming women athletes rather than protecting them

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When technology fails women: Online abuse and Nigeria’s digital weak points

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Friday essay: Bollywood helped make me – now, it projects Modi’s Indian nationalism

My earliest memories are of Methodist Mission quarters in the diocese of Dilkusha, Fiji. Dilkusha, the name of a minor Indian principality, was mentioned in E.M. Forster’s classic novel A Passage to India: its name literally means “Heart’s Delight” in Hindi–Urdu.

Street theatre: A Powerful Metaphor for explaining Participatory Research

In both the street theatre and research, hierarchy is unsettled. The ‘platform’ needs to dissolve. Knowledge does not descend from a raised stage or an academic institution. Knowledge circulates among bodies in proximity and their minds. The actor and the audience blur into one another. The researcher and the community must also do the same.

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