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Samia Huq discusses links between religion and human flourishing
Samia Huq is a professor of anthropology at BRAC University in Bangladesh and serves as a lead author for Chapter 16 – Religious Communities, Ideas and Practices. In this interview, she explains how in the past, religion has been thought to impede human flourishing in...
Ronaldo Munck discusses the need for developing populations to grow sustainably
Ronaldo Munck is a sociologist at Dublin City University and serves as a lead author for Chapter 1 – Social Trends and New Geographies. In this interview, he explains why increasing populations in developing countries such as the BRICS must reconcile economic...
Ana Falú on urban gender paradoxes
Ana Falú is a professor and researcher of architecture at the National University of Cordoba and serves as a lead author for Chapter 5 – Cities. In this interview, she discusses the paradoxes of growth in cities that disallow women from achieving social equality in...
Stefano Bartolini on happiness and social growth
Stefano Bartolini is an economist at the University of Siena and serves as a lead author of Chapter 2 - Social Progress... A Compass. In this interview, he emphasizes the importance of creating intimate and social relationships in achieving happiness and describes how...
Colin Crouch on democratic inequality
Colin Crouch is a former professor of political science and sociology at the University of Warwick and serves as a lead author for Chapter 9 - The Paradoxes of Democracy and the Rule of Law. In this interview, he explains how economic inequality can strain democracy....