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Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the ...

"The Sheikh Zayed Book Award expresses its regret for Mr. Jurgen Habermas’ decision to retract his acceptance of the award but respects it," the board said in a statement. "The award embodies the values of tolerance, knowledge and creativity while building bridges between cultures, and will continue to fulfil this mission." The Sheikh Zayed Book Award calls itself an "independent cultural initiative," with a higher committee of poets and academics that picks anonymous judges in the publishing...

news Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher who rejected a €225,000 prize dw.com 3 hrs ago Stuart Braun At 91, he is still advocating for a robust and transparent civil society. Now Germanys greatest living intellectual has rejected an award from the United Arab Emirates. © picture-alliance/dpa/S. Pantzartzi Jürgen Habermas The celebrated German philosopher Jürgen Habermas will turn 92 next month, yet he remains firmly in the public eye after he accepted, then rejected, a co...

Jürgen Habermas, the philosopher who rejected a €225,000 prize At 91, he is still advocating for a robust and transparent civil society. Now Germanys greatest living intellectual has rejected an award from the United Arab Emirates. Jürgen Habermas The celebrated German philosopher Jürgen Habermas will turn 92 next month, yet he remains firmly in the public eye after he accepted, then rejected, a controversial award from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) this week. Having decided to accept...

The board of a high-priced literary award from the United Arab Emirates has expressed regret that prominent German philosopher Juergen Habermas has turned down the prize, reversing his earlier decision

Jürgen Habermas: Who is the philosopher who rejected a prize from the UAE? At nearly 92, Jürgen Habermas is still advocating for a robust and transparent civil society. Now Germanys greatest living intellectual has rejected an award from the United Arab Emirates. Having lived through the Nazi regime, Habermas was inspired to embolden democracy in Europe and the world The celebrated German philosopher Jürgen Habermas will turn 92 next month, yet he remains firmly in the public eye after acc...

Colby Chamberlain on the art of Dave McKenzie Bobblehead from Dave McKenzie’s While Supplies Last, 2003, performance, poly-resin figures, 7 × 2 1⁄2 × 2 1⁄2". “I KNOW YOU ARE DAVE, but who is Dave?” Sixteen years ago, in these pages, the artist Glenn Ligon recounted how a stranger once posed this question to Dave McKenzie’s face. Or rather, she posed it to a papier-mâché approximation of his face, which McKenzie wore while he handed out ...

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace Source: Getty Summary:  Many African countries have placed economic diversification high on the policy agenda, yet they first need to define what it means in their specific structural and socioeconomic contexts. Related Media and Tools If you enjoyed reading this, subscribe for more! Thank you! Summary For decades, economic diversification has been a policy priority for low- and middle-income economies. In the words of former managing director of the ...

Program/Project Management Consultancy about Gender and Protection and Human Rights, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from ILO; closing on 15 Mar 2021

Policy Research Working Paper Series Publication roundup for the weeks of February 1 and 8 © kan_chana/Shutterstock This blog is a biweekly feature highlighting recent working papers from around the World Bank Group that were published in the World Bank’s Policy Research Working Paper Series. This entry introduces seven papers published during the weeks of February 1 and 8 on various topics, including the COVID-19 pandemic crisis, the use of a new data source (such as nighttime data), and t...