Presentation of the subject for discussion 1. The world conferences organized by the United Nations in the last part of the 20th century represent an effort to define an agenda for public policy and international cooperation in a globalizing world…
International Symposium: Development for Harmonious Societies in a Pluralistic World 23-24 June 2006 Organized jointly by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS) and the Harvard-Yenching Institute, this international symposium was devoted to Seeking Harmonious Society and Multiple Modernities. It…
CERCLE TRIGLAV Réunion des 10 et 11 Juin 2006, a Ougny, France Des styles de vie plus simples: utopie ou projet politique réaliste ? ORDRE DU JOUR Deux thèmes sont proposes pour ce débat : Pourquoi rechercher des styles de vie plus…
This was the first meeting of the Triglav Circle outside of the United States since the UN seminar in Bled, Slovenia, that launched the Circle. Conducted in French and in English, it was attended by twenty participants, a few of…
Two themes for discussion are proposed: What are the contours and characteristics of the global civil society? What is a simpler life style and what type of economy(ies) would it imply? First Theme: Why looking for simpler life-styles? Three sets…
18-19 March 2006 Organized with and hosted by the Orfalea Center in Global and International Studies, University of California, Santa Barbara, and devoted to a debate on The Global Civil Society, this meeting brought together twenty-two persons, nine of which…
The phenomenon of the civil society deserves considerable attention. Many intellectuals and participants in the political process feel that an active civil society represents the best hope for the emergence of a less-predatory, fairer, and more harmonious global order. An…
"Réduis et simplifie tes besoins matériels au point que tu puisses aisément les satisfaire toi-même, afin que ceux qui vivent pour l'Esprit et prétendent vivre pour lui n'alourdissent pas d'autant la charge matérielle d'autres hommes [et femmes], leur coupant la…
Commission for Social Development, New York 8 to 17 February 2006 Side-event organized by the Triglav Circle Friday 10 February, Conference Room B, 1.15 to 2.45 Many facets to poverty NOTE FOR DISCUSSION Two issues are proposed for discussion: What…
Mr Chairperson, I have the privilege to address this Commission on behalf of the Triglav Circle, an organization created to promote the core message of the World Summit for Social Development, which is a humanist message on the centrality of…