Whispering Truth to Power: Everyday Resistance to Reconciliation in Postgenocide Rwanda. By Susan Thomson. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press, 2013. 256p. $27.95 paper.
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DOI: 10.1017/s1537592717002870
Abstract: lated with negative socioeconomic trends. What is missing, Liu believes, is an account of the language regimes—“the role of institutions” (p. 11)—in shaping this foregone conclusion. Thus, “to condemn a country with high levels of… read more here.
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Temple and Tutu: speaking truth to power
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DOI: 10.1177/0040571x221106456
Abstract: A comparison of attempts by Archbishops William Temple and Desmond Tutu to shape values within a pluralist society, with a particular focus on Temple’s Christianity and Social Order. read more here.
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Speaking truth to power: The academic as jester stimulating management learning
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DOI: 10.1177/13505076211038080
Abstract: The jester embodies an ancient social institution, which serves a paradoxical purpose: to mitigate the excesses of power, while serving and supporting the ruler through a license to jest. The metaphor of the jester, used… read more here.
Keywords: truth power; management learning; jester;