Advocating for anarchy or acting for a better society? In recent years, students have mobilised to demand action on climate change, raise awarness of excessively high tuition fees and to call out systematic racial discrimination. Student activism including protests of this kind is however not a new phenomenon. Rather, history
▶︎Winter holidays across the world: Eastern Europe and Russia
The Perspective Advent Calendar called “Winter holidays across the world” is a series which focuses on four selected regions in the world and gives some insight on how the holidays can be spent in these regions. Prepare yourself a nice hot beverage of choice and enjoy. Produced by: Elliott
Winter Holidays Across the World: Eastern Europe and Russia
The wide variety of customs and traditions practiced in Eastern Europe during the winter holidays reflects the region’s cultural diversity. Yet, a defining feature of this time of year is its close connection to religion. Research suggests that in most countries, the vast majority of the adult population identifies with
The quest for the white gold: Bolivia’s long road towards its ‘lithium dream’
The quest for the white gold: Bolivia’s long road towards its ‘lithium dream’ Due to the ongoing climate crisis, the world is currently forced to embark on the challenging mission of globally transiting from the extraction and burning of fossil fuels. Expanding renewable energy is crucial, but its underlying technologies
Zwarte Piet: A Dutch Tradition with a Racist Colour
This article is an opinion piece and its contents represent the standpoint of its author, not UPF Lund or The Perspective’s editorial board. Knocked to the ground, held in a headlock for thirty minutes and taken to the police station afterwards. The reason for this heavy-handed arrest in 2011? Wearing t-shirts with
▶︎ Live Show – Ep 2: Nobel prizes and Brexit deals!
In the second episode of the Perspective Radio’s Live show, we discuss the outcomes of Brexit and what that may mean for other EU member states who would want to follow in the same path, as well as the exciting news of who this year’s Nobel prize winners are! *This
COP26: “Is this how it is doomed to end?”
“Is this how our story is due to end?”, asked Sir David Attenborough during his speech at this year’s highly anticipated 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26). Despite the high hopes, the outcome of the climate summit was labeled as a “failure” and “disappointing” by many. Is any real progress
How Much is Enough? The International Community’s Feet are Dragging over the Conflict in Tigray, Ethiopia
This article is an opinion piece and its contents represent the standpoint of its author, not UPF Lund or The Perspective’s editorial board. November 4th marked exactly one year since armed violence broke out in Tigray in northern Ethiopia. The fight continues to rage between the Ethiopian and Eritrean government
▶︎ Live Show – Ep 1: Elections, AUKUS, and Chinese cartoons!
In the first episode of the Perspective Radio’s Live show, we discuss two major elections that took place in Germany and Norway, the AUKUS alliance, same-sex marriage being legal in Switzerland, exciting happenings at Capitol Hill, and some exciting stuff about cartoons in China! *This episode was recorded on the
▶︎ Voices of Development – Intro!
What do climate change, poverty or human rights have in common? They are development issues that every region of the world is now facing. “Voices of Development” will guide us to understand what many inspiring people all around the globe are doing to solve them. In today’s episode, we are