Gilet Jaunes: Mobilising to Challenge the Political Order #Research (18min)

3rd Sep 201924th Sep 2020 ~ khalilavi

Across France people have been donning yellow vests (gilet jaunes) and taking to the streets to protest their government. To those outside France it may appear as just another year of French people protesting. However, the mobilizations have not been organised by labour unions nor established political groups. Instead, the signs are that many of … Continue reading Gilet Jaunes: Mobilising to Challenge the Political Order #Research (18min)

The Dirty Nature of Paternalistic Care

11th Aug 201924th Sep 2020 ~ khalilavi

The world is increasingly controlled through administration, but it is not a productive process as it often claims to be. It is the exploitation of ideas of harm in order to gain control of resources. Paternalistic 'democratic' and 'caring' processes are at the very heart of this exploitation.

How Hunters Make Sense

13th Apr 201724th Sep 2020 ~ khalilavi

It had been a long winter’s hunting season with only a few partridge shot. We had spent it strenuously combing the countryside in the day whilst sleeping restlessly with anticipation at night. Waking well before any cocks had crowed or signs of day had risen, we trudged for hours through bracken and bushes, and over … Continue reading How Hunters Make Sense