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“New Member States: Climate Protection and Economic Growth”
Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” works on a project “New Member States: Climate Protection and Economic Growth” in partnership with the Global Climate Forum. It is funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Security. Due to the project’s importance for the Bulgarian economy and environment in it actively […]
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Jonathan Trent: Energy from floating algae pods
Call it “fuel without fossils”: Jonathan Trent is working on a plan to grow new biofuel by farming micro-algae in floating offshore pods that eat wastewater from cities. Hear his team’s bold vision for Project OMEGA (Offshore Membrane Enclosures for Growing Algae) and how it might power the future.
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Promoting philanthropic culture in Bulgaria 2012-2014
The project “Promoting Philanthropic Culture in Bulgaria 2012-2014” is financed by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the USA, and is to be implemented from January 2013 to December 2014. Its aim is to strengthen the ability of the key actors to practice philanthropy as a long-term personal engagement and a way to change society, as […]
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Beth Noveck: Demand a more open-source government
What can governments learn from the open-data revolution? In this stirring talk, Beth Noveck, the former deputy CTO at the White House, shares a vision of practical openness — connecting bureaucracies to citizens, sharing data, creating a truly participatory democracy. Imagine the “writable society” …
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Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are
Body language affects how others see us, but it may also change how we see ourselves. Social psychologist Amy Cuddy shows how “power posing” — standing in a posture of confidence, even when we don’t feel confident — can affect testosterone and cortisol levels in the brain, and might even have an impact on […]
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Balkan Policies for “Green” Economic Growth
The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” organized a conference “Balkan Policies for “Green” Economic Growth”. Its aim was to foster a common understanding on energy-related policies between the governments, energy companies, energy experts, investors, analysts and NGOs from all the countries of the Western Balkans, Bulgaria and Romania and to outline strategy for clean […]
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Rory Stewart: Why democracy matters
The public is losing faith in democracy, says British MP Rory Stewart. Iraq and Afghanistan’s new democracies are deeply corrupt; meanwhile, 84 percent of people in Britain say politics is broken. In this important talk, Stewart sounds a call to action to rebuild democracy, starting with recognizing why democracy is important — not as […]
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The lecture of HE Moncef Marzouki, President of the Republic of Tunisia, will not take place
The lecture of the Tunisian President HE Moncef Marzouki, which was planned for tomorrow, at 18 o’clock, in the Central Military Club, will not take place due to the cancellation of the official visit of the President to Bulgaria. We thank to all who expressed their interest in the event.
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Energy Efficiency Investment Mechanisms
The Bulgarian School of Politics “Dimitry Panitza” and the German Embassy to Bulgaria organized a conference “Energy Efficiency Investment Mechanisms”. It defined the optimal policy mechanisms that could bring sufficient investments flow into energy efficiency projects in the building sector and the industry in Bulgaria. The conference was held on 14.11.2012 at the Embassy of […]
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Stefan Wolff: The path to ending ethnic conflicts
Civil wars and ethnic conflicts have brought the world incredible suffering, but Stefan Wolff’s figures show that, in the last 20 years, their number has steadily decreased. He extracts critical lessons from Northern Ireland, Liberia, Timor and more to show that leadership, diplomacy and institutional design are our three most effective weapons in waging […]