Death of social sciences
The competition for space in academia between the social sciences and the ‘others’ — namely, the pure and physical sciences, technological disciplines, medicine-related knowledge, and business and management studies —…
The role of social sciences in agricultural research
Pakistan Agricultural Research Council is composed of four technical divisions covering the discipline of Crop Sciences, Animal Sciences, Social Sciences and Natural Resource sciences. The social sciences division spearheads agricultural…
Zakat as non-state social welfare
THE last few years have proven to be immensely difficult for low-income households in Pakistan. High rates of inflation and low economic growth have exacerbated poverty and heightened the importance…
Socialist Paulette Lenert could be Luxembourg’s first woman PM
Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg’s first woman prime minister following Sunday’s elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany. No stranger to a challenge, the 55-year-old…
Taxes and social democracy
“The perks culture has also held real estate development hostage for decades as officials seek to reward themselves through plots. Government sponsored developers such as the DHA and Coop societies…
Taxes, inflation & social welfare
The Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) has achieved a historic milestone of collecting taxes of Rs 4.17 trillion in the first 11 months of the current fiscal year, for which…
A social democratic alternative
The mainstream parliamentary parties are being eroded as the alignment of democratic forces breaks down and the Charter of Democracy evaporates at the altar of expediency. With this erosion, the…
‘Left behind’ workers desert EU socialists for populists
With his square-jawed good looks, easy smile and way with words, Edouard Martin could have been a Hollywood movie star. But the steel worker and trade union activist who confronted…
