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  • This personal is political – Jem’s Quarterly #10

    This personal is political – Jem’s Quarterly #10

    I used to avoid party politics. I thought it wouldn’t be a way to promote positive change, because political leaders would only consider options framed by national vested interests and international finance. Instead, I focused on the contexts around political parties, such as increasingly public awareness of key issues, promoting change in the practices of… Read more

  • Jem’s Quarterly #9 – Lead collaborations for meaningful change

    Jem’s Quarterly #9 – Lead collaborations for meaningful change

    I will keep it quick this quarter and focus on the resources and opportunities now available to you on sustainable leadership, collaboration, and currency innovation. Collaboration My paper on a needed revolution in collaboration between business and NGOs will appear in the JCC academic journal in June. I wrote this to coincide with the 20th… Read more

  • Despite Everything – Jem’s Quarterly #8

    Despite Everything – Jem’s Quarterly #8

    What with so much going on in the world to tire our eyeballs and adrenal glands, I’ll keep this Quarterly short. Please read on if you are interested in… – getting to the root of the malaise in the world, that’s found in our monetary systems – what environmentalists should do as we realise we won’t beat climate… Read more

  • The Accidental Columnist

    The Accidental Columnist

    I just completed an audit of my 2016 outputs, as required of me by the University of Cumbria. It covers things like applications made, bids won, keynotes delivered, papers presented, conferences co-organised, and so on. Looking back, I discovered I wrote 15 opinion editorials (op eds). From The Telegraph to Open Democracy, Huffington Post to… Read more

  • Publications by Jem Bendell

    This is a rolling list of all my publications, which I will endeavour to keep up to date. Many of the references have links to the actual publications (I will add more over time).   Books and Refereed UN Reports Bendell, J. and A. Miller (2015) Enhancing the Contribution of Export Processing Zones to the Sustainable… Read more

  • Engaging the Climate Tragedy

    It is high time to explore what rapidly approaching climate catastrophe means for our work on climate change. … Continue reading Engaging the Climate Tragedy → Read more

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