Tag Archives: refugees
Mapping political arguments about the refugee crisis
I have spent time this summer helping refugees in Budapest and also got engaged in discussions with people about “what to do about the refugee problem”. In the press and on Facebook I came across many claims intended to support … Continue reading
Posted in Refugees and migration
Tagged migration, modelling politics, political arguments, refugees
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How many refugees should each country take
How do you work out how many refugees each country should take? I thought of four main things which are relevant: – Ability to afford – the richer a country is, the less pain caused by admitting refugees – Population … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, society, politics and economics
Tagged Middle East, refugees, Syria, telford protocol
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How bad government can mean a better society
By huge irony, bad government can be good for society. Which actually means that bad government is good government. How can that be? The Hungarian government has handled the refugee crisis in a quixotic manner. This year it has taken … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, society, politics and economics
Tagged community, migrants, migration, refugees, society, Syria, volunteering
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Refugees and illusions
Some reflections on the refugee crisis. I will write a few posts on this. Standing in 38 degrees heat at the Deli station in Budapest surrounded by 20 Pakistani migrants can get you thinking about stuff. You put two and … Continue reading
The dangers behind averages.
2 degrees has become a familiar figure. We need to stop the climate getting warmer than an average of 2 degrees to avoid catastrophic climate change. In fact, as top climate scientist James Hansen says, even 2 degrees is too … Continue reading
Posted in Climate change policy
Tagged 2 degrees, averages, drought, Middle East, refugees, Syria
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