Politics

Some call it The Shift, others call it Blessed Unrest, and still others talk of a "civilian surge" - the idea that around the world people who have hugely different access to opportunities and wealth nonetheless inhabit an increasingly common environment in which mobile and other emerging technologies can tell protestors and poor farmers and street kids about how various aspects of their life could be improved.

The European Values Study is an ongoing, cross-national, and longitudinal survey about basic human values, focusing on life, family, work, religion, politics and society.

, beyond the cynicism and the power games, that we all share...

"These party leaders may day-dream of glory, but at night they dream of sons and daughters they can no longer hold" - Judith O'Reilly

A new website invites the public to share their opinions on everything from business to politics to world events.

World leaders are pledging their support for a new campaign to get every child on the planet into school.

Are we beginning to see the emergence of a politics that consciously reflects values, of a politics of the "common good"?

Many rich countries agreed to give 0.7% of their Gross National Income in aid to poor countries for development.  However, average aid delivered each year has, reportedly, actually been between 0.2-0.4%, meaning that the aid shortfall has now reached $3.6 trillion, greater than aid given.

"Sustainability in the 21st Century: An Action Plan for Business", a new UN paper, argues that today