{"id":1420,"date":"2025-10-02T04:07:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:07:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/aboud-georgina-2\/"},"modified":"2025-10-02T04:07:51","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T04:07:51","slug":"aboud-georgina-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/","title":{"rendered":"Aboud Georgina"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"content column wide left author content view\" id=\"content\">\n<article class=\"fader\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"body contents\">\n<div class=\"share\">\n\t\t\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n    var addthis_config = {\n        ui_language = 'en'\n    }\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis sharing\">\n\t<!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\" addthis:title=\"Aboud Georgina\">\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_twitter\" tw:via=\"thebrokeronline\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_facebook\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_pinterest_share\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n\t<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = data_track_addressbar;<\/script><br \/>\n\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/js\/300\/addthis_widget.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<!-- AddThis Button END -->\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"addthis article_options\">\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"children\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: The unravelling\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: The unravelling<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t30 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWe live with uncomfortable truths and we live in uncertain times, \u2018towards knowledge democracy\u2019 asked us to examine different knowledge processes, pathways of governance and visions for the future. It wanted us to consider how many different acto&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Just do it\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Just do it<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\t&quot;Diplomacy is about surviving to the next century. Politics is about surviving until Friday afternoon.&quot; Whilst this is a quote from a 1980s British sitcom called Yes Minister, it might have been taken from the session I attended on the f&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Power always drives out puzzling \u2013 part two\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Power always drives out puzzling \u2013 part two<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t27 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWe know the world is built on uncomfortable truths, and the seminar \u2018Inconvenient knowledge and Policy-making\u2019 shone a torchlight on a truth which we all know but wish was different. From within the discussions about approaches, disciplines and in&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Power always drives out puzzling\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Power always drives out puzzling<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tIt\u2019s only 11.15am as I walk into the \u2018Mainstreaming Citizen Participation\u2019 workshop, but I still eyed up the bottle of wine in the corner and rather hoped it might be lubrication for greater group participation. Alas, it was just a prop for what h&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Transdisciplinary approach: a brave new world?\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Transdisciplinary approach: a brave new world?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWhat I love about attending international conferences is the exposure to new concepts, and one that has been buzzing about at this conference is \u2018transdisciplinary approach\u2019. Roland Scholz, the Chair of Environmental Sciences: Natural and Social S&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Take it as gospel\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Take it as gospel<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t25 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWhen I walked into the crowded grand hall, with its cedar benches and exquisite stain glass, and heard I was going to listen to Julie Klein Thompson and the testimonials, I wondered whether I had stumbled into a church with a gospel choir rather t&#8230;\n\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a class=\"more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">&#x25b6;<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"children related\">\n<div class=\"article\">\n<div class=\"wleft\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/files\/extension\/broker\/design\/broker\/images\/no-image.png\" alt=\"Georgina Aboud: Join forces. Contribute. Take ownership.\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"wright\">\n<header>\n<h3 class=\"blog_post\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\">Georgina Aboud: Join forces. Contribute. Take ownership.<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrokeronline.eu\/experts-and-authors\/aboud-georgina\/\">Georgina Aboud<\/a>\t\t\t\t\t|<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t22 August 2025<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/header>\n<p class=\"yunu3cvqabft7vifv\">\n\t\t\tWelcome, everyone, to the \u2018Towards Knowledge Democracy\u2019 conference and blog. I am Georgina and I will be blogging at this conference from 25th to 27th August 2009. 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