Author profile: Alexandra Matei

Shared Identity: New Threats for Old Solutions

Alexandra Matei • Oct 21 2011 • Essays

Indigenous identity is problematic because it is grounded on the politics of difference, especially on the existence of a prior identity. This essay argues that indigenous security implies the identification and security of the vulnerable shared identity from the dominant one, which then results in the creation of indigenous peoples as a threat.

Making It Happen: A Global Civil Society

Alexandra Matei • Oct 1 2011 • Essays

A global civil society is not a plan in itself, nor is it a new or futuristic idea. Yet, is part of a greater restructuring of the international system and of our world order. Consequently, as philosophers before our times rightfully attested, the global civil society was founded not merely to preserve the lives of its members; but so that they might live well.

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