Introduction: presentation sequence / structure Preamble: meta-themes ("about" responding to the challenge) Part A: -Contemporary "myths" governing the relationships of governance and civil society? (Fig. 1) -Civilizing governance vs Governance of civilization? -Potential response conventionally presented : "Thinking" and "Doing" (Fig. 2) Part B: -Challenge of governance: metaphorical impoveris...

Child malnutrition, which is an increasing problem in Western Kenya, is addressed primarily through efforts to reach the individual mother with information about proper feeding of her children. A study carried out in Siaya, Kisumu and Busia Districts showed that mothers perceived nutrition problems differently, emphasizing their embeddedness in gender and family relations. In situations of ma...

«Who is a person?» question with moral, theological and even legal consequences, but it seems now apparently entangled in intractable puzzles; therefore, has become frequent to suggest that we should entirely dispense the idea of «personhood». This essay argues notions «person», rational «nature» which are essential exploration, cannot be easily discarded from philosophical vocabulary either. T...

Young children with disabilities are significantly more likely to live in poverty than their peers without disabilities. Exposure to poverty creates additional risk of adverse outcomes for these vulnerable children. In this article, the following key circumstances contributing to this increased risk of impoverishment are analyzed: elevated costs of raising children with disabilities, low levels...