Shaping the Humanities

In previous blog posts I argued that both the recent global outbreaks of mass dissent as well as the historical universalism of the triggers of such movements (the “why”) warrant more attention of the technological catalysts (the “how”) of an increasingly accelerating pace of global social and political change.

More than two years have passed since Egyptians brought down the Mubarak regime. "Technology as a Catalyst for Citizen-Driven..." vollständig lesen »

More than two years after the waves of mass uprisings in the Arab world, and the term ‘Arab Spring’ has lost its glamour in the media. Current social and political indicators in the countries that witnessed the protests are not conducive to optimism, with the common theme being a persistence of authoritarianism, and the post citizen uprisings political arenas largely dominated by new hegemons who appear to be disinterested in push an agenda of genuine, progressive democratic reforms.