I am a heavy coffee drinker. I can write anywhere, and even write while listening to the radio or watching tv. All that I need is to feel comfortable, have a beautiful notebook (I collect them) and, if possible, a colored pen. Or several. However, so as to ease my writing at-home sessions (essential when you …
Three simple steps for Personal Branding
One of the most recurring questions when I am giving training on International affairs is how to build a career. Trying to answer it, as far as in 2007, I even published a guide (in Spanish and Galician) with other colleagues. However, I do not have a magical formula and I will not be able to …
The tree gossip commandments
For my birthday I asked my friends to share their favorite posts of my Spanish blog. I did the same for my nameday, which matches two weeks later. The truth is that people joined the initiative willingly, and I learned a lot, both for myself, and what I write, and on my friends. Well this …
Developing economies and integration processes
The economic differences between North and South countries reflect for the last in a dual economy, given the internal divergences, many times inherited of the colonial past. This dual economy is characterised by the coexistence of more developed sectors with quite fragile others. Besides, most part of developing countries confronts high rates of persistent unemployment. …
Back to rural, back to plural
When analyzing the degree of development of a country or its economic potential, the agricultural sector and therefore rural sector usually fall on the negative side of the scale, when they are not in the queue of criteria and priorities. Rural is seen as backward or even without value in the scale of production when …
Nightfall in Rennes
Compagnie Jojo : Rennes 06/07/2013 par f535060456 The Festival of the Tombées de la Nuit (Nightfall) was created in 1980 at the initiative of the city of Rennes. It aims to meet in early July to festivities’ expectations of Rennes citizens not going on holiday and summer visitors to the capital of Brittany, and in …
Choosing a city network : How to
Originally posted at Atlantic Cities’ blog (September 2013) From CAAC coaching activities on the international strategies of our members, a question keeps coming round: Which is the best network of cities (apart from us, of course!)? Where should I join to get the best return? Since the XX century, many city networks have been created, …
Cities and cohesion policy: networking as a tool
Originally posted in Atlantic Cities blog (May 2013) Since the early 80’s, in a context of globalization and rapid socio-economic and environmental shift, the progress of urban networks has been steady. Thus, urban networks have become key actors tackling the sustainability challenges of the 21st century. From a general point of view, an urban network …
Food and short delivery systems
Originally posted in Atlantic Cities blog (February 2013) as “Economy of Proximity” When speaking of the Economy of Proximity, one refers to an activity which relies on the proximity between producers and consumers. But what specifically characterizes this proximity? The concept of proximity is usually associated with geographical distance and physical space. However, proximity is …