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Thinking about Alternatives

Thinking about Alternatives

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the first video of his series Freedom Now: The Economic and Political Alternative, philosopher Roberto Mangabeira Unger argues that traditional progressive politics…
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The Changing Patterns of Infectious Disease in…

The Changing Patterns of Infectious Disease in Time and Place

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This video addresses the history of infectious diseases, looking at different infectious diseases and the evolution of how they were addressed over time, and explaining…
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An Introduction to Health Systems

An Introduction to Health Systems

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This video addresses the role of health systems in delivering universal health coverage, looking at defining health systems and their goals and functions.
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The Scope of a Progressive Program

The Scope of a Progressive Program

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the second video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out the three axis points of his progressive alternative: democratization…
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Zoonoses

Zoonoses

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This video addresses zoonoses, the natural spread of infections from animals to humans, looking at how these infectious diseases are spread. Specific examples discussed…
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The New Dilemma of Development

The New Dilemma of Development

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the third video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger explains that traditional means of promoting economic…
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Agroforestry Systems

Agroforestry Systems

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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Agroforestry systems (SAF) can take various forms and combinations of species and strategies of cultivation of the species of interest, but in general is a form of land…
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Case Study: Blood Chocolate: Cacao and Conflict…

Case Study: Blood Chocolate: Cacao and Conflict in Cote d'Ivoire

From SDG Academy on 20 August, 2019

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While acknowledging that there were a variety of factors that led to the outbreak and conduct of Cote d’Ivoire’s two civil wars, this chapter specifically…
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The Knowledge Economy and Its Future

The Knowledge Economy and Its Future

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the fourth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger outlines the characteristics of the knowledge economy and discusses what…
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Labor and capital

Labor and capital

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the fifth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger argues that a truly progressive approach to the economy requires a change in…
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The Capable Agent: Education

The Capable Agent: Education

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the ninth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger lays out his four-part vision of a truly progressive approach to education.
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Environmental Planning, Management and the…

Environmental Planning, Management and the Politics of Change

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This video is part of Module 7: How can the urban environment be protected and cities be made resilient? environmental planning, management and the politics of change,…
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Finance and the Real Economy

Finance and the Real Economy

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the sixth video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger differentiates finance from the real economy, and argues for a completely new…
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Protected Area Management I

Protected Area Management I

From SDG Academy on 5 August, 2019

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In this chapter, Rita Mesquita discusses managing protected areas through the ecosystem approach, which is the basis of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The…
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What We Hope For

What We Hope For

From SDG Academy on 18 August, 2020

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In the final video of Roberto Mangabeira Unger's Freedom Now series, Professor Unger concludes his vision of a progressive alternative by stating that the task of…
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Urban Sanitation

Urban Sanitation

From SDG Academy on 23 August, 2019

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This chapter focuses on urban sanitation systems.

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