Too much voice, not enough listening

“There is a ‘crisis of listening’ in contemporary societies” (Jim Macnamara) This research finding was an inspiration for this website and for PEP’s continued interest in listening, especially as it relates to politics and democracy. According to Andrew Dobson, democratic politics has been dominated by ‘voice’ over ‘listening’ since the time of Aristotle … but…

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Book Review: A Careful Revolution

David Hall, editor of A Careful Revolution: How to Survive the Low-Emissions Transition and his co-authors are to be congratulated for presenting a comprehensive set of perspectives on the daunting task facing us as we embark on a low-emissions transition. The authors in this collection are mindful that this book, part of an ongoing series…

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