Earlier this month, the Nobel memorial economics prize(s) awarded to Ostrom and Williamson caused a bit of a stir, and for a variety of remarkable reasons, not the least of which is Ostrom’s career being ostensibly limited to the political sciences. Reflexively hailing the merits of analysis whose influence stretches beyond traditional disciplines over “pure” research may ring superficial, but [...]
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Posted in Policy, tagged governance, Nobel Prize, Ostrom, Williamson on 30 October 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Theoretical peace?
Posted in Politics, tagged justice, Nobel Prize, Obama, peace on 9 October 2009 | 3 Comments »
It has just been announced that President Obama has won the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize, for his administration’s “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” This is a remarkable decision, and though I’m just about as entrenched an Obama supporter as a common citizen can be, it may not be remarkable for [...]
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