Regardless of its final outcome, one cannot write off the positive effects, on an international level: the reinforcement of productive capital against parasitic financial capital, the emergence of sustainable development on the top of international political priorities and the boost to develop new, environmentally friendly technologies. That is the main reason why political parties are torn by internal conflicts and maintain a fluid ideological identity, creating the impression of being a part of an era of ideological confusion. This article by George Papanikolaou appeared in a special issue of the Greek bi-lingual Re-Public magazine, Issue on P2P Energy, 2009

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It was an international conference on community engagement, in Sydney or Brisbane – I can’t quite remember the specifics. Regular readers will known that I’m involved in a national conference on evaluation of behaviour change called Show Me The Change . I’m excited about this conference for many reasons, but evaluation and behaviour change are not high up there.