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Doctrinal reflections, case studies and editorial series from the Institute.

Featured · Five-part series

The Torn Fabric

35 findings, a doctrine of repair

Thirty-five documented situations — from loneliness recognised as a public health issue to the plundering of mineral resources — and, for each one, the response offered by We-ism. Five parts, one for each of the Institute's fields of work.

  1. The Bond That Comes Undone Part 1 · Social cohesion · 14 findings
  2. When Belonging Becomes a Border Part 2 · Peace and mediation · 4 findings
  3. The Confiscated Commons Part 3 · Governance · 4 findings
  4. Bodies Exposed Part 4 · Human security · 10 findings
  5. No One Saves Themselves Alone Part 5 · Regional relations · 3 findings
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Articles

Reflections and case studies

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Doctrinal reflection

We-ism: a third way between the I and the All

By Tuza Shema

The twentieth century sacralised the I; the twenty-first is only beginning to question the All. Between the two, a void: that of the living, demandable, repairable bond. Three founding contributions, and a formula of transition.

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Case study

The Knot of Destinies at Lake Kivu

DRC · Rwanda · Burundi

A lake that traps sixty cubic kilometres of methane, two million people living around it, three states. The safety of Goma is dependent on that of Gisenyi — and this physical constraint becomes an architecture of cooperation.

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Doctrinal reflection

The Anchoring of We

Applied doctrine

In I-ism, one holds on: one begs, controls, induces guilt. In We-ism, one anchors. Three concrete disciplines, applied to the couple, the organisation and the diaspora.

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