by Mark Swilling | Mar 30, 2016 | Blog
Attending the 15th International Winelands Conference – this year’s theme is Governance of Transitions in a Complex World. This conference happens every two years and is hosted by my home department, School of Public Leadership. I’m doing a keynote...
by Mark Swilling | Mar 20, 2016 | Blog
Our masters programme has a module called Globalization, Governance and Civil Society. I have decided to teach this module this year myself in order to focus the module on alternative economic theories and approaches. While searching around for inspirational material...
by Mark Swilling | Mar 18, 2016 | Blog
As South Africa heads into its darkest days since democracy in 1994, I want to be reminded about the heroic struggles that led up to 1994. In January someone sent me a wonderful birthday present – a video clip from those days that includes a interview with me...
by Mark Swilling | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog
Such a happy and sad day – so happy for these Masters students who are graduating today, but sad I could not be at graduation because I am lying in hospital with a damaged leg after a rookie mistake parking my bike last Monday at the SI before lectures resulting...
by Mark Swilling | Mar 9, 2016 | Blog
The International Architecture Biennale Rotterdam kicks off on 23-24 April 2016 in Rotterdam. Prof Maarten Hajer is the Curator, and I am officially designated as Advisor to the Curator. The overall theme is Next Economy – it has been a wonderful experience...
by Mark Swilling | Feb 10, 2016 | Blog
Michel Pimbert, Director of the Centre for Agroecology Water and Resilience at the University of Coventry, with Miche and Flora, joined us yesterday for our morning rituals and work in the gardens, and then all our students traveled to Visual Arts Building quad in the...
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