"Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds", by Susie Alegre, out on 7th April
Freedom to Think: The Long Struggle to Liberate our Minds draws on TPP Associate Susie Alegre’s 25 years as an international lawyer working on human rights and the rule of law internationally. It explores the ways that the law responds to threats to our freedom of thought with examples of responses to propaganda in Rwanda and Myanmar, the manipulation of voters in electoral processes, the power of disinformation and the use of technology in criminal justice processes in India and the UK. Highlighting the risks of developments in technology, AI and neuroscience for our inner freedom, the book is a timely call to remember why human rights matter to all of us and what we need to do to make them effective.
Online library of USAID political economy documents
We have created a new USAID section on The Policy Practice online library to make accessible the most helpful USAID materials on political economy analysis and thinking&working politically. These documents and blogs used to be open access but are sadly no longer available since USAID was abolished.
New Swiss Thinking and Working Politically Network
The Policy Practice is proud to be associated with the creation of a Swiss community of practice on thinking and working politically.
Our launch event will be on Thursday 27 March from 1pm to 2:30pm. It will explore “How does political economy differ and complement other approaches?”. In addition to case studies from Burkina Faso and Bosnia-Herzegovina, TPP Director Laure-Hélène Piron will share her insights on how PEA can be combined with other approaches.
If you would like to join the community and attend the event, please contact Andreas Weber, SDC PEA lead.
The implications of Trump for climate action - latest blog from TPP Director Neil McCulloch
Trump’s rapid reversal of Biden’s climate agenda has shocked many. In one week, he dismantled decades of environmental progress by lifting oil and gas restrictions, scrapping decarbonization targets, and abandoning international commitments including the Paris Agreement. This blog explores how these moves threaten U.S. climate progress and global climate action.