Human society is challenged by overpopulation, unbalanced development, the depletion of resources and environmental degradation, even as the creation of unprecedented material wealth, begun in the Industrial Revolution, continues.
The environment takes center stage at a landmark meeting in Nairobi, home of the United Nations Environment Programme, for five days from June 23.
Fifteen years ago, social scientists began trying to decipher the burst of energy in China-Africa relations, and since then there has been no sign of a let up in interest in the subject. In fact, China-Africa relations now continue to attract so much interest that they probably hog much more intellectual firepower than, say, Africa-US, Africa-Japan or Africa-India studies.
China-Africa think tanks and centers, in and out of educational institutions, have grown fast in the past decade, spawning not just an expansive body of knowledge on China-Africa relations but also experts across a diversity of disciplines.
One of the research organizations helping to deliver new directions in China-Africa social sciences is the Social Science Research Council in New York.
When the first conference of the Chinese in Africa/Africans in China Research Network was held in South Africa five years ago it was a revelation for me.
The arrival in Guangzhou of Africans from dozens of African countries increases the cultural diversity of the city, making it a living museum.
Do international management consultancy firms still have the right answers for China?
Lyu Shujie says Chinese managements consultants are ready to take on the big international firms.
Edward Tse wants to change the face of global management consultancy forever.
Having served in international consulting businesses for more than 20 years, Edward Tse, the former chairman of Booz & Company Greater China, made the decision to establish his own company, Gao Feng Advisory, in April.
Over the past 20 years the rapid growth of the Chinese economy has provided an excellent opportunity for international consulting firms to expand their businesses in China.
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