Foreword by Ruud Lubbers:
‘Revealing! This book is extremely worthwhile. I know that, because I have read it’

Cosmopolitanism is hot. There is growing awareness that a cosmopolitan mindset is an essential component of globalization, and that a growing number of people can now claim to be ‘world citizens’.
As we emerge from the dark years which followed the terrorist attacks of September 2001, thinking in terms of ‘us’ and ‘them’ is once again being questioned. Should we really attach so much importance to a person’s culture or religion? Is it not preferable to regard everyone as an individual with a unique identity? Are we right to fear Islam? Isn’t it time to enjoy an open world once more, with its rich diversity of religions, literature, music, habits, ideas and cuisine? And what can we do to help those who are less fortunate than ourselves?

Forty years ago, in 1968, it was students who led the demonstrations against various injustices in the world. Today, it is once again students who do so, albeit without banners and protest marches. Today, they travel extensively, learn languages, study in an international setting and are down to earth. They avoid judging others too rashly, they are optimistic about the future, and prepared to provide practical help wherever necessary.

In Cosmopolitans international students from Rwanda, Germany, Lithuania, the Philippines and Indonesia describe their ideals and their life as a ‘world citizen’. They talk about their longings, their occasional loneliness and their empathy for those in less privileged circumstances.

They are interviewed by Ralf Bodelier. He sets their accounts against the latest insights of cosmopolitan thinkers such as Kwame Anthony Appiah, Ian Buruma, Ulrich Beck, Martha Nussbaum and Amartya Sen.

Cosmopolitans is far more than a book about students and cosmopolitanism. It heralds the dawn of a new era.

ISBN: 978-90-812696-2-9, 130 bladzijden, 15,00 euro

Bestellen | Over Ralf Bodelier

Voorbij de borrelpraat is leesvoer voor in de trein, achter het bureau of aan de keukentafel. Je leest het voor je plezier, om er wijzer van te worden of om je mening over ontwikkelingshulp aan te scherpen. Organisaties kunnen hem cadeau doen aan hun achterban, meegeven in het kerstpakket of uitdelen tijdens workshops en bijeenkomsten.

Uiteraard is Voorbij de borrelpraat ook bedoeld voor aan de borreltafel. Want vooral dáár moet de discussie over ontwikkelingshulp op een hoger plan.

ISBN 978-90-812696-4-3, 30 pagina’s

De prijs is afhankelijk van het aantal bestelde exemplaren. Zie ‘bestellen’.

Bestellen | Bronnen | Over Mirjam Vossen

Eerste hulp bij ontwikkelingswerk is het eerste handboek voor iedereen met projecten in het Zuiden. Auteur Mirjam Vossen analyseert problemen waar amateur-ontwikkelingswerkers op stuiten en draagt mogelijke oplossingen aan. Daarmee haakt het boek aan bij de actuele discussie over de kwaliteit van ontwikkelingsprojecten van particulieren.

ISBN 978-90-812696-1-2, 120 bladzijden, 14,50 euro

Bestellen | In de pers | Over Mirjam Vossen