Thursday, October 27, 2011
Making Migration Work
Hopefully my new project for a conference?
"Living together in diversity: National Societies in the multicultural age"
CEU
"Living together in diversity: National Societies in the multicultural age"
CEU
Monday, June 20, 2011
New Project
I have decided to embark on a new project! Will submit a paper to the "First Symposium Citizenship After Orientalism." Now will have to think about what to write about...
Sunday, March 20, 2011
Thoughts on Fast Changing World, Motherhood
Things are certainly moving fast. Western allies have decided to bring down a tyrant, who not long ago was a good friend. A friend, who set up a tent in the middle of Paris. Yes, politics has certainly strange bedfellows.
I read somewhere that one has children in order to fight off depression. I do not know whether I had them with this thought in mind, but I find myself more and more relying on them to feel better. Have two daughters, aged 36 and 39 and I enjoy them immensely. Lately, I find myself calling them when I feel down and tired. Deep down I know that I should not that they have a life. So do I! I run, cycle, swim, work, read, and study but still seem to rely on them to put me on track. Like this morning.
And, Maayan! My cute 7-month-old granddaughter! How come I look at her picture on the refrigirator and my face breaks out in a smile?
It is OK, Tina.
I read somewhere that one has children in order to fight off depression. I do not know whether I had them with this thought in mind, but I find myself more and more relying on them to feel better. Have two daughters, aged 36 and 39 and I enjoy them immensely. Lately, I find myself calling them when I feel down and tired. Deep down I know that I should not that they have a life. So do I! I run, cycle, swim, work, read, and study but still seem to rely on them to put me on track. Like this morning.
And, Maayan! My cute 7-month-old granddaughter! How come I look at her picture on the refrigirator and my face breaks out in a smile?
It is OK, Tina.
Saturday, March 19, 2011
Writing & Sharing
Decided to use my blog to write down my thoughts, views, and sentiments.
This is the first.
Libya seems to have overpowered the tragedy in Japan. The media is talking about the international intervention in Libya! I am dumbfounded once again by the media. I sometimes have the feeling that there is an international covert understanding not to talk about the real dangers we are facing in this world as they are too big to comprehend.
If I find the right person, I would like to ask him/her how TV stations manage to gather up so many experts in such a short time! It could be that they have a list and just push the button.
This is the first.
Libya seems to have overpowered the tragedy in Japan. The media is talking about the international intervention in Libya! I am dumbfounded once again by the media. I sometimes have the feeling that there is an international covert understanding not to talk about the real dangers we are facing in this world as they are too big to comprehend.
If I find the right person, I would like to ask him/her how TV stations manage to gather up so many experts in such a short time! It could be that they have a list and just push the button.
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
What is Cosmopolitanism?
Ulrich Beck and Natan Sznaider in "Unpacking Cosmopolitanism for the Social Sciences: A Research Agenda"
The authors mostly explain what cosmopolitanism is not, rather than what is. Perhaps, in the 21st century when globalization is at its peak, it is better to focus on the transformation under way in the global order and the nation-states than trying to describe a concept.
The authors mostly explain what cosmopolitanism is not, rather than what is. Perhaps, in the 21st century when globalization is at its peak, it is better to focus on the transformation under way in the global order and the nation-states than trying to describe a concept.
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