Author Archives: eduardomissoni

The political economy of epidemics

The book edited by Bernardino Fantini, professor emeritus of the University of Geneva,“Epidémies et sociétes, passé, présent et futur” (with contributions in French and English) was published at the beginning of the year. The book also contains my contribution (in … Continue reading

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Best wishes!

Christmas 2015 – New Year 2016 Dear friends, my family has old maritime traditions. This year my father, last “sea captain” of his ancestry, set sail toward the infinite. He taught me “set your course toward far horizons and firmly … Continue reading

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The donation potential of value-driven youth and non-formal education organizations: the case of the Scout Movement

Paper presented by Eduardo Missoni at the ESTM residential course “Learning the best ways for caring fro blood donors”, European School of Transfusion Medicine, Milano, Italy, 3-5-12-2015.   Introduction “NAPLES, Italy – One azure morning in December, Laura Cozzolino arrived … Continue reading

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Scout con “S” (mayúscula) – en español

Foro Nacional de Jóvenes – Argentina 10 Octubre 2015

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Medical education for health

” A medical doctor who is able to integrate usefully in an urban or rural community, to take care of it, to understand its illnesses and defend its right to health. There is no graduate course nor specialization forming such … Continue reading

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Degrowth and health: local action should be linked to global policies and governance for health

Volume and increase of spending in the health sector contribute to economic growth, but do not consistently relate with better health. Instead, unsatisfactory health trends, health systems’ inefficiencies, and high costs are linked to the globalization of a growth society … Continue reading

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Panel on “Italian Foreign Aid and Development” at London School of Economics

The Italian Society’s 2015 inaugural Italian Forum on “Rethinking Italy at a Global Level” was held on  2-3 March 2015 in the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE) Saw Swee Hock Theatre.  In that context I partcipated to … Continue reading

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Best Wishes! Felicidades!

(Texto en español más abajo) Christmas 2014 – New Year 2015 Best wishes! Dear friends, according to the beautiful image proposed by Edgar Morin we all form the crew of the spaceship Earth, sharing a common planetary destiny. However, we … Continue reading

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Youth, the challenge of transition to adulthood. Interview with the President of Indaba Network, Rhodes Forum 2014

Indaba Network,  “not just a social network, but THE network for social” want to join? Visit www.indaba-netwok.net

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There is no future without memory. An appeal for democracy in the World Organization of the Scout Movement

Anexo .pdf también en español. Annexe .pdf aussi en français In these days in Ljubljana, Slovenia, representative of National Scout Organizations are attending the 40th World Scout Conference. The Conference is the representative body of the World Organization of the … Continue reading

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