Comment & Opinion - Columnists Archives

16 March 2023
Tom Kirk argues that INGOs should be objects of study as much as the outcomes of their programmes. I have long argued that a ‘public authorities’ lens can inform the way we think…
15 March 2023
Stuart Mills tempers expectations and fears around the new AI driven tool. ChatGPT is a remarkable technological development, capable of writing compelling prose that comes across…
13 March 2023
Shafiq Ahmad Kamboh and Muhammad Ittefaq have shed light on the announcement of the proposed loss and damage fund, arguing it a monumental achievement for climate activists and…
09 March 2023
Davina Cooper explores an increasingly common practice in private, pubic and professional spaces. Pronoun sharing has become an increasingly mainstream practice. Today, pronouns…
08 March 2023
The University of Johannesburg and the Centre for Public Authority and International Development at the Firoz Lalji Institute for Africa at the London School of Economics and…
08 March 2023
Nicholas Ross Smith, from the University of Canterbury, argues that in light of the war in Ukraine which has so far elicited a fairly muted response from actors from the Global…
07 March 2023
Louise Curran and Jappe Eckhardt argue that the EU is posed to intervene in the private sector at levels not seen for decades, but hurdles remain. As the key world economies…
02 March 2023
KS Roshan Menon argues why, and how, global privacy law must account for ageing and cognitive decline. Statistics reveal the emergence of a global cognitive decline problem. The…
27 February 2023
Social media provides a burgeoning ground to one of the oldest and most damaging forms of propaganda – disinformation designed to disempower women. Deep-rooted stereotypes,…
23 February 2023
Influence is typically conceived as a subtle form of power that is indirect, unconscious, or deliberately hidden. Influencers are often off-stage rather than on it, whispering…