Map of Japan (Pic source: Wikipedia) On behalf of the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SOCDEM Asia), I would like to extend our solidarity to the people of Japan and its government in these
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Source: Newsbreak.ph President Aquino last night named Akbayan president and former activist Ronald Llamas as presidential adviser on political affairs. President Aquino speaking to Ronald Llamas (in dark jacket) The President made the announcement at
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Season’s greetings! Its time of the year to take an audit of our past 12 months, to celebrate successes and to improve shortcomings. Soc Dem Asia wishes everyone a merry Christmas and and happy holidays.
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Originally published here. The British scholar Benedict Anderson once asserts about the imagined communities. He argues, nation states begin in the minds of people. The example demonstrates the power of imagination, and with this paper,
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By Martin Manurung, Steering Committee of the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SocDem Asia), Director of the Institute of Welfare Democracy From October 19 to 23, 2010, social democratic political parties, pre-parties, scholars and
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After a year of planning and months of preparation, the Network of Social Democracy in Asia (NSDA) is hosting its 3rd Regional Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia. The Conference is held in collaboration with the Jakarta-based
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The Council of Social Democrats of Sri Lanka in association with The Network of Social Democracy in Asia (SOCDEM Asia) and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) is jointly organizing the 1st South Asian Social Democracy
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*First published in The Kathmandu Post. Published with the permission of the author. In a liberal democracy, the focus is more on freedom than equality. Social democracy, on the other hand, seeks to create a
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The Network will be organizing its 3rd Regional Conference in Jakarta, Indonesia from the 19-22 October, 2010. The Conference this time is entitled, “Growth, Social Balance and Sustainability: Perspective for Social Democratic Economic Policies in
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A statement by Lim Guan Eng, Secretary General of the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Chief Minister of Penang, Malaysia DAP strongly condemns a plan by a Christian pastor in the United States to burn
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