The government of Ontario, Canada launched a basic income pilot in 2017. Though it was cancelled prior to official analysis in 2019, researchers were able to gather data and make findings about the ...

Reading on screen has received a lot of bad press for its damaging effect on readers’ concentration levels. However, digital books, such as e-books and interactive apps, can meaningfully expand the ...

Many arguments have been made for Universal Basic Income (UBI) in the debate of revovery from the pandemic. This think piece by Ian Gough makes the alternative case for Universal Basic Services (UBS) ...

There is no refuge in the lab, science needs to reach out29 Apr 2024 ...

The World Inequality Report 2022 is an up-to-date account of global trends in inequality. The report is based on WID.world – the most extensive database on the historical evolution of income and ...

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) can serve as a public infrastructure with open, democratic principles, though proactive deliberation is needed to avoid ensuing losses of agency, sovereignty and ...

The rapid digitalization has led to significant disparities between the Global North and South, raising urgent concerns about 'digital colonialism.' Bitange Ndemo emphasizes the need for international ...

This piece by John Crowley and Iulia Sevciuc is on why we need to put knowledge first in the trending but polarized debate on Universal Basic Income. It talks about the data we actually hold, how it ...

Diahhadi Setyonaluri and Rachmat Reksa Samudra discuss thier research that shows how women, especially poor women, are suffering more due to the COVID-19 pandemic, putting them at profound risk of ...

World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance Declaration Having met in Durban, South Africa, from 31 August to 8 September 2001, Expressing deep ...

The World Inequality Report 2018 is an up-to-date account of global trends in inequality. The Report is based on WID.world – the most extensive database on the historical evolution of income and ...

SOAS, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London) is dedicated to the study of the languages, cultures and societies of Africa, Asia and the Middle East, and is the only Higher ...