This talk will explore two competing moral and political discourses of land value - concerning both the value of owning it and the values that should be possessed by those who own it - in the Enlightenment era: civic humanism and political liberalism. It will explore how these two alternative discourses are brought together in both (1) British Enlightenment rationalist moral theology and (2) some contemporary political discussions of the value of, and values in, land use and ownership. Consequently, it will be argued that the first is in a position to contribute to the second.

Prior to the Westphalian order of world politics, religion and politics were not treated as separate mutual bodies. No single power existed as a “non-religious” entity, but today the non-secular is more often glossed over in discussions of world politics. Yet, we hear more on the resurgence of religion in world affairs. While religion is a constructed category, its meaning is not a neutral one.

In the popular class of multidimensional poverty measures introduced by Alkire and Foster (2011), a threshold switching function is used to identify who is multidimensionally poor. This paper shows that the weights and cut-off employed in this procedure are generally not unique and that such functions implicitly assume all groups of deprivation indicators of some fixed size are perfect substitutes.

Bruce Ivar Gudmundsson is an historian who studies innovation in contemporary land forces and the way that the armies of the last two centuries have dealt with the challenges and opportunities of radical change. His books on this subject include 'Stormtroop Tactics, On Artillery, On Armor,' and (with John English) the second edition of 'On Infantry.' Dr. Gudmundsson is also the author of a pair of books about the British Expeditionary Force of the First World War, 'Marine Corps Doctrinal Publication 4: Logistics,' and the concept paper Operational Maneuver from the Sea.

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Due to expanding populations, including the influx of migrant from climate-affected regions, cities’ residents, infrastructure and services are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change. Indeed, many cities are already suffering from climate-related hazards including flooding, coastal erosion, heatwaves and landslides, and many more will have to face these risks in the future. Informal cities are at the forefront of these challenges.

Changes in mobility patterns of climate migrants in Ethiopia
Jin-ho Chung

Reform is a common theme in Greek political discourse. However, its content remains vague and controversial. Our interventions will discuss reforms in Greece from the point of view of “significant departures from the status quo”. Such a perspective refers to the extent to which reforms address deeper policy issues and challenge existing institutional arrangements in a substantial way. Examples of reforms changing Greece are presented in the fields of public administration, and the business environment. We further discuss some of the reform challenges that lie ahead.