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Democracy

Colony to Collapse: Part 1 - The Anonymity of Power: How a Nameless Ideology Conquered the World

5 September 2020·700 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis Political History Economic Systems Social Psychology Environmental Crisis Democracy Development and Inequality Policy and Critique Social Dynamics Sustainability Systems Thinking

Investigating the origins of neoliberalism and its foundations in the "fairy tale" of colonial extraction.

The Leviathan’s Shadow - Part 5: The Hydraulic Trap and the Democratic Escape

28 September 2019·717 words·4 mins

History and Critical Analysis Tyranny Hydraulic Society Democracy Wittfogel Montesquieu Leadership and Crisis Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Decision-Making and Bias

How environmental and systemic factors sustain tyranny, and the path to democratic freedom.

The Monopoly of Progress - Part 2: Institutional Cart Before the Economic Horse

7 September 2019·620 words·3 mins

History and Critical Analysis Institutions Democracy Bureaucracy Development Policy and Critique Historical Case Studies Trade and Supply Chains Development and Inequality

How 'good governance' institutions are often the result of development, not its prerequisite.