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Jun
24
2023
By The African Mirror
Cities are central to our future – they have the power to make, or break, society’s advances

Cities are central to our future – they have the power to make, or break, society’s advances

AFRICITIES
WE live in tumultuous times. In the space of just a few years, we have witnessed a surge in populist politics across the world, a global pandemic, a spike in environmental disasters and a fraying of geopolitical relations demonstrated by the tragic war in Ukraine and escalating tensions over Taiwan. That has all occurred against a backdrop of dramatic technological changes that are fundamentally altering the way we work and relate to one another. Our future is in the balance. Cities will be central to our fate, for two reasons. IAN GOLDIN, Professor of Globalisation and Development; Director of the…
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Oct
03
2020
By The African Mirror
How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts

How three prior pandemics triggered massive societal shifts

HEALTH
ANDREW LATHAM, Professor of Political Science, Macalester College BEFORE March of this year, few probably thought disease could be a significant driver of human history. Not so anymore. People are beginning to understand that the little changes COVID-19 has already ushered in or accelerated – telemedicine, remote work, social distancing, the death of the handshake, online shopping, the virtual disappearance of cash and so on – have begun to change their way of life. They may not be sure whether these changes will outlive the pandemic. And they may be uncertain whether these changes are for good or ill. Three…
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