Monthly Archives: August 2008

Looking for a job in London

Posted on 27 August 2008 by

I am currently unable to find some time to post more on cosmopolitanism. I am dividing my time between my current part-time job, and my job search as I am moving to London on 1 October. I am also looking … Continue reading →

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The state of the Iranian state

Posted on 12 August 2008 by

My Armenian Iranian friends tell me a lot about the state of the Iranian state — or the lack thereof. I was surprised to hear that there are no taxes in Iran, neither direct or indirect. Sounds like paradise for … Continue reading →

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Master’s thesis submited

Posted on 6 August 2008 by

Today I submitted my master’s thesis; three copies by snail mail — I had to choose airmail for the shortest possible delay. I guess that makes it the less environmental-friendly thesis of all. Now I am crossing my fingers for … Continue reading →

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Link to RSF’s advice for foreign journalists covering human rights situation during Beijing Games

Posted on 2 August 2008 by

So it seems that the next Olympic games will be a tremendous communication-information-sign-warfare. In this communication battle that history showed totalitarian regimes always win — although they do not win the war — democratic countries are most probably going to … Continue reading →

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Ulrich Beck: A New Cosmopolitanism is in the Air

Posted on 1 August 2008 by

Here is a link to an article by German sociologist Ulrich Beck published in November 2007, which is a translation of the original into English: http://www.signandsight.com/features/1603.html It is quite summing up the arguments developed in his three last books on … Continue reading →

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