Chapter 7 is titled “Peace Data, Peace Finance, and Peace Engineering: Advancing the Design of Respectful Spaces and Sustainable Development Goals.” In it, authors Aniek van Kersen, Joseph B. Hughes, Margarita Quihuis, and Mark Nelson discuss ways that new ideologies and methodologies that promote peace can be incorporated into new fields. They particularly focus on engineering, data science, and finance, as well as the synergies they find between these three disciplines.
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Upcoming Event: Decoloniality, ontology and the structure of racism
April 27, 2021
12:00pm EDT (6:00pm Pretoria)
Virtual Event Registration Link : https://tinyurl.com/bahai-benyera
Professor Everisto Benyera, Associate Professor of African Politics, Department of Political Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, South Africa Continue reading
The Great Pandemic and Lessons (we failed to learn) from History – Professor Joseph L. Graves Jr.
This is a reflection written by Professor Joseph L. Graves Jr. Professor of Biological Sciences at North Carolina A&T State University and UNC Greensboro, for the new series from The Bahá’í Chair for World Peace on Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Continue reading
Reflection: Do Ethics have a Place in Capitalism?
Do Ethics have a Place in Capitalism?
Is capitalism the best ideology for society? As the income gap between the rich and poor grows nationally and global inequality persists, it would be beneficial to reflect on what values drive the system.
Both critiques and advocates of the capitalist system—an economic model driven by the free market and operates outside of state control— rely on the field of economics to shape their arguments. This field of study has always played an important role in understanding human behavior and specifically the interaction between humans and their society. Continue reading