Mega-projects tend to represent the interests of state and business elites.
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Dekolonisasi sains bukanlah menolak metode ilmiah, melainkan mengajak kita mempertanyakan sifat kolonialis yang terbawa dalam penyebaran sains dari negara Barat.
Mega infrastructure projects entrench existing inequalities when they ignore the economic realities of vulnerable groups.
Rules to regulate the free movement of people in the ECOWAS countries must be adapted to local realities.
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How can a big infrastructure project benefit marginalised communities?
These types of projects can be quite harmful. They affect the land, people and biodiversity and must be planned with all this in mind - building in future climate scenarios too.
The decolonisation of science is an essential step for the academic community in Indonesia to find their voice.
Dekolonisasi sains menawarkan pijakan penting supaya dunia pendidikan tinggi dan dan sains di Indonesia bisa berhenti berkiblat pada dunia Barat dan menemukan suaranya sendiri.
Bisakah kita menelusuri sikap populis – yang tidak layak tetapi karismatik – dari perilaku politis kita di masa kecil?
Archival records of Dutch timber trade before 1650 are rare or lost. But the wooden timbers of the Batavia contain many secrets.
Contrary to the government’s promises of prosperity, Kenya’s mega-railway is heading down the wrong track of development.
Pronouncements made by the Chinese government often cloak a hidden agenda.
A study of 183 coral reefs worldwide quantified the impacts of ocean warming and acidification on reef growth rates. Even under the lowest emissions scenarios, the future of reefs is not bright.
UN and NGO reports of ‘pushbacks’ at borders suggest 2,000 deaths linked to actions supported by EU border agency Frontex, yet EU plans to greatly expand its powers.
Pembeli dan jaringan lokal yang fleksibel membantu rantai pasokan makanan laut skala kecil yang menghadapi dampak COVID-19.
Local, flexible buyers and networks helped support small-scale seafood supply chains coping with COVID-19 disruptions.
Metaphors are not used for their own sake in politics, but as part of a strategy to persuade a particular audience to accept a point of view, and act accordingly
The 1991 Gulf War was seen as the start of an age of peace, but paved the way for much future conflict.
Les enfants ayant une vision très valorisée d’eux-mêmes font plus facilement figure de « leaders » auprès de leurs camarades. Mais en ont-ils vraiment les qualités ?
Does our penchant for unfit but charismatic populists trace back to our playground politics?
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Associate Professor, University of Amsterdam
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Marie Curie Fellow, University of Amsterdam
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Postdoctoral researcher on the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, University of Amsterdam
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Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Science, University of Amsterdam
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Doctoral Researcher in Urban Planning, University of Amsterdam
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Professor, Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam
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PhD Candidate, University of Amsterdam
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Researcher, Human Geography, University of Amsterdam
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PhD Researcher, University of Amsterdam
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Professor in Urban Mobility Futures, University of Amsterdam
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Docent, Political Science, University of Amsterdam
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Affiliated researcher, University of Amsterdam
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Assistant Professor of International Relations, University of Amsterdam
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Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship, University of Amsterdam
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Assistant Professor, University of Amsterdam
