I love to observe societal processes, today and in times long past. Having begun from afar, by acquiring a doctorate in history from Cambridge, I have gradually worked my way to studying the public life of my society, looking for solutions to policy problems and major attitude shifts. Since 2004, I work at the Centre for Public Policy PROVIDUS in Riga, because this is a place where I can indulge my passion for controversy.
An ardent individualist, I do not shun disagreement with the majority. Authority is my greatest allergy. So far I have not discovered a person with whose opinion I am disinclined to argue - with the important exception of my two cats, Tullius Philip and Gareth.
Negribu tādus pacientus! 6
Mazākuma grupu pārstāvju klātbūtne publiskajā pārvaldē nav tikai taisnīgas pārstāvniecības jautājums, bet vairo uzticēšanos valstij. Lasi
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Izglītība - maz konkrētības
Neviena no „lielajām” partijām neizvirza skolotāju izglītības kvalitāti un skolotāju darba novērtēšanas sistēmu par savu prioritāti izglītībā. Lasi
Izglītība priekšvēlēšanu programmās pirms 2010.gada vēlēšanām
Partiju programmas pirms 10.Saeimas vēlēšanām vērtē Marija Golubeva Lasi
Blogā Well done! 6
I have to confess, I was not very happy when the results of UK elections were announced a few weeks ago. Lasi
Inclusion Unaffordable? The Uncertain Fate of Integration Policies in Europe
Raksti, kas tapuši pēc konferences ‘Inclusion Unaffordable? The Uncertain fate of Integration Policies in Europe'. Lasi
Alīna bez neļķēm (Intervija ar Alīnu Ļebedevu) 12
Liela daļa Latvijas politiķu neizbaudītu to, ja viņu pūļu dēļ kaut kas mainītos. Bet es sajustu kaifu, ja šajā mazajā teritorijā, ko sauc par Latviju, kaut kas notiktu labāk un tas būtu mans nopelns. Ja pasaule tādēļ būtu kļuvusi taisnīgāka. Lasi
Blogā Participation, seen differently 2
This blog has been somewhat moribund for the last half a year or so, and the only way I see of reviving it is to stop discussing unappetising subjects such as the racist pranks of marginal politicians, and to write of more inspiring things instead. Lasi
Blogā Tradition versus History: the Hungarian Version 12
The extreme right Movement for a Better Hungary (Jobbik) has been busy revising the legitimacy of Hungary's current borders (along with the borders of several neighbouring countries), now it has decided to take a deeper stab at history. In September this year, the party published an English article on its website, claiming to unmask a conspiracy by 'foreign linguists' that has lasted for more than a hundred years. The conspiracy in question concerns, in the party's view, the very origins of the Hungarian nation. The main point that Jobbik's ideologues are trying to make is that in the nineteenth century, German linguists in the pay of the Habsburgs intentionally undermined the tradition Hungarian vision of national origins, and invented the idea that Hungarians are a Finno-Ugric group. "Before, Hungarians had an altogether different view about their own origin. They held that they were the descendants of Hun-Scythian ancestors." Lasi
Viena politika, divas kultūras 13
Rietumeiropas vērtību sistēma neļauj kā normālu vērtēt situāciju, kad, parakstot līgumu par 500 miljonu taupību no nākama gada budžeta, nopietns politiķis var pēc brīža griezties pie otrās līgumslēdzēju puses un gaiši pavaicāt: “A varbūt tomēr 275?” Lasi
Konsolidējot pilsoniskās sabiedrības dienaskārtību 1
Pētījuma mērķis ir veicināt Latvijas NVO sadarbību pāri etnisko un valodas dalījumu robežām. Lasi