Societies can be split into three key sectors: governmental, business, and civil. Specifically, civil society is typically composed of nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), grassroots organizations, unions, churches, universities and more. Scholars such as Ernest Gellner and Alexis de Tocqueville have highlighted … Continue reading
Olivia Thomsen
Olivia is in her fourth year at McGill University. Since transferring from the B.Ed. kindergarten and elementary program she is currently majoring in International Development studies with a minor in Education. As a staff writer she publishes articles on issues relating to international development, with a particular interest in human rights, climate change, and health care.
The Importance of Primary Healthcare: A Case Study of Costa Rica and Brazil
Healthcare is one of the most important social services that a country provides for its citizens. Healthcare systems in middle-income countries can be planned in ways that allow for successful improvements to be made, including an increase in the quality … Continue reading
The Right to Education for Rohingya Refugee Children
The Rohingya crisis reached its height in August of 2017, with hundreds of thousands of Rohingya muslims facing serious danger in their home region of Rakhine State of Burma (also known as Myanmar). The Rohingya are a muslim ethnic minority … Continue reading
Who Is Responsible for the Cost of Climate Change?
Climate change is perhaps the biggest issue we will face in the 21st century. Every country will encounter the effects of rising global temperatures, increased severity of extreme weather events, and rising sea levels. Unfortunately, the impact of these events … Continue reading
Migrant Labourer Abuse and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar
As thrilling as the lure of the World Cup might be, it has now been disturbingly tainted by thousands of reports of labour abuses against migrant workers.