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Book SynopsisAs our current systems of decision-making are increasingly unable to meet the global challenges of climate change, resource depletion, poverty, healthcare, economic instability and global violence, the contributors in this book make a radical proposal for an innovative form of governance that is based on core human values such as love, compassion, care, justice and dignity. Arising from a concern that the old paradigm of alienation, consumerism, selfishness and exploitation is damaging for humankind and the family of Earth, the book postulates that a new way of being must be in place so that intrinsic values of caring for others should underpin the intent of our decisions at personal, regional, national, international and global levels. With illustrative references and examples in fields of politics, economy, health and peace, the content of this book argues forcefully that Love, with a capital L, matters in governance, where values can serve as the basis to transform human consciousne
Table of ContentsContents: Foreword: Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu – Scilla Elworthy: The Leap in Consciousness – Dad i Janki: Nourishing the Soul of a Leader – Matthieu Ricard: The Need for Altruism – Stewart Wallis: A New Economic System Based on Core Human Values – Kul Chandra Gautam: Governance with a Human Face – Garrett Thomson: Compassionate Governance in Corporations – Jenneth Parker: Love, Compassion and Respect in Earth System Governance: The Contribution of Convergence – David G. Addiss: Globalisation of Compassion: The Example of Global Health – Mohammed H. Mohammed/Kurian Thomas: Communities and Freedom: Transforming Governance – Steve Killelea: Pillars of Peace – Polly Higgins: A New Form of Global Governance – Thabo Makgoba: Governance and Politics – Ervin Staub: Reconciliation: From Hostility and Violence to Valuing the Other, Compassion and Altruism Born of Suffering – Jean Watson: Caring Science – Heiða Kristín Helgad óttir/Derek Masselink: Finding the Others: The Re-Imaging of Politics for a Brighter Future in Iceland and Canada – Amalyal-Moallimi/Fatima M. Al-Bishri: The Efforts of King Abdulaziz Center for National Dialogue to Promote a Culture of Dialogue and Tolerance in the Saudi Society.
