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    Evaluating the liberal arts model in the context of the Dutch University College
    Educational Philosophy and Theory 50 (11): 1060-1067. 2018.
    The Liberal Arts model of undergraduate education within small, internationally-focused University Colleges is becoming increasingly popular in Europe. This trend is most notable in the Netherlands, where the liberal arts model is acclaimed as filling a gap in Dutch undergraduate education at conventional research universities. This paper explores the status of the Dutch University College as simultaneously continuing the liberal arts tradition of the US, with its civic and pedagogic values, and…Read more
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    A confluence of new technology and the right to water: experience and potential from South Africa’s constitution and commons
    with Andrew Swan and David Townend
    Ethics and Information Technology 16 (2): 119-134. 2014.
    South Africa’s groundbreaking constitution explicitly confers a right of access to sufficient water. But the country is officially ‘water-stressed’ and around 10 % of the population still has no access to on-site or off-site piped or tap water. It is evident that a disconnect exists between this right and the reality for many; however the reasons for the continuation of such discrepancies are not always clear. While barriers to sufficient water are myriad, one significant factor contributing to …Read more