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		<title>Model United Nations: From Youth Engagement to Global Diplomacy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 14:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EuroMUN is the Model UN conference held every year at Maastricht University. It&#8217;s an exciting way for students to learn about global governance, what drives international law, and the purpose of research into public policy and human development. Basically an &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1665">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Urban Mobility: What Can Latin America Learn from East Asia?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 13:28:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The cities of Latin America have much in common with the sprawling urban centres of the Far East, despite being two very different worlds. In terms of mobility, there is a lot to be learned: do we follow the example &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1635">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Press Review: First Impressions April 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:30:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our monthly internal press review, featuring the latest publications by UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance: from working papers to policy reports to entire books. Our April output includes three working papers, a book chapter, and a background &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1542">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What Direction for Dutch Higher Education?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:39:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The current state and future prospects of Dutch education were the focus of a cross-school debate in April 2013, based on a recent report by Empower European Universities (EEU). Hosted by Amsterdam University College (AUC), the debate focused on the &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1562">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Walk the Line: How to Reclaim our Public Spaces?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:21:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Latin America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[At some point every day, we use the most ‘human’ form of urban transport: our feet. Walking has always been the basis of human mobility and even now, in our mistaken belief that ‘development’ has to mean cities filled with &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1489">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winds of Economic Change: Blowing Up an Innovation Storm?</title>
		<link>http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1451</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:26:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) flagship Trade and Development Report (TDR2013) will deal with the ‘Winds of Change in the World Economy: Rethinking Development’. The premise of the report is that the 2008 global economic crisis &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1451">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Afghan Migration: Addressing Challenges, Mapping Futures</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Afghanistan faces many changes in 2014, with the impending withdrawal of coalition forces and presidential elections set for the spring. In this climate of uncertainty, many are tempted to adopt a ‘wait and see’ attitude; yet the country&#8217;s many complex &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1422">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>The BRICS Summit: Innovative China and the Others</title>
		<link>http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1397</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another year, another month, another big summit: with the Doha-Round of the World Trade Organization a failure, and many Western economies stumbling from one financial crisis to another, the multi-polarization of the globe is gathering pace. One case in point &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1397">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>AlumniWatch: New Governance Insights from Jordan</title>
		<link>http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1357</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Apr 2013 13:29:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the latest in a new series featuring top alumni, we asked Dr. Zina Nimeh to share her impressions of the PhD programme and how it has shaped her career. Zina speaks of what brought her to Maastricht, the challenges &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1357">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>First Impressions: Press Review March 2013</title>
		<link>http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1307</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Mar 2013 13:32:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Howard Hudson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Welcome to our monthly internal press review, featuring the latest publications by UNU-MERIT and its School of Governance: from working papers to policy reports to entire books. Our March output includes 10 working papers, four journal articles, two PhD theses, &#8230; <a href="http://blog.merit.unu.edu/?p=1307">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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