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NEP: New Economics Papers - Social Norms and Social Capital - Digest, Vol 60, Issue 3

Posted November 9, 2015 - 07:47

In this issue we feature 12 current papers on the theme of social capital:

Lifelong Learning in Korea - October 2015

Posted November 9, 2015 - 07:30

Welcome to the third issue of our quarterly web magazine 'Lifelong Learning in Korea'.

A Tribute to a connector: Peter Park (1930-2014)

Posted November 6, 2015 - 17:00

In the history of social movements and social change not enough is said about a category of persons we might refer to as connectors.  Who are these people? Why are they important? Persons who are located outside the reins of power often lead social change.  For those ideas to enter into the corridors of power where chance has to happen, people are involved.

Higher Education Reform: Looking Back - Looking Forward

Posted November 6, 2015 - 08:17

Starting in 2003, there has been a series of annual international Higher Education Reform (HER) workshops the twelfth of which has been held in October 2015 in Tianjin, China. The particular themes of these workshops vary yet always concern policy reforms and other major changes in Higher Education.

Call for papers - Special Issue of the International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development: Connecting Cities and Universities at Strategic Frontiers

Posted November 5, 2015 - 11:53

*** Deadline for submission of papers: 15 December 2015 ***

This special issue will focus on strategic knowledge-based development frontiers in employment, migration, health, food security and climate change, and cultural engagement. These global issues pose problems at every level, down to micro-districts. They are strategic because what happens will determine the kind of cities and regions in which we will live. They are on the frontier because they generate conflict or could lead to greater co-operation. And they are critical to knowledge-based development because we do not know how to solve them; indeed, we do not even know how to cope with them very well, unsolved.

 

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