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Reminder: Paid Consulting Opportunity: Mapping the Global Fundraising...
The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) is seeking a consultant to develop a comprehensive overview of the global fundraising ecosystem as part of our strategy to ensure financial sustainability in 2025....
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Denver Basic Income Project Publishes Playbook
Note: The concept of basic income discussed here does not conform to BIEN’s definition. “Many Americans are struggling with poverty, unemployment, mental health issues, addiction, and other challenges...
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Is it time for basic income in Pakistan?
Photo by Hamid Roshaan on Unsplash Social assistance is everywhere conditional, and in Pakistan it is no different. Either it comes with behavioural strings attached — ‘do this and we’ll help you,...
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Interview of BIEN Chair, Sarath Davala
Today, we are here with Sarath Davala. He is an international intellectual, an Indian sociologist, and the Chair the of Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), a global organization fostering dialogue on...
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Jan 29th 3pm: Reflecting on the Swiss Basic Income Referendum
In this event, we will be joined by one of the architects of the Swiss Basic Income Referendum, Enno Schmidt. To date, Switzerland is the only country anywhere that has gone to the polls over whether...
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Steven Janssen on Basic Income in Impoverished Communities
Steven Janssens is a Belgian filmmaker and engineer known for his diverse career as a director, editor, and trainer. He gained recognition for documenting Crazy Money (2020), a film capturing the Eight...
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Sarath Davala on Indian Nuances of Basic Income
Today, we are here with Sarath Davala. He is an international intellectual, an Indian sociologist, and the Chair the of Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), a global organization fostering dialogue on...
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BIEN’s Asia-Pacific Hub publishes its first newsletter
In January, BIEN’s Asia-Pacific Hub published its first newsletter, 14 pages complete with many articles and photos. To view the newsletter, click here. BIEN’s Asia-Pacific Hub publishes its first...
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Karl Widerquist on Political Philosophy of Basic Income
Today, we are joined by Karl Widerquist, a political philosophy professor at Georgetown University-Qatar. He has an extensive research and publication record on universal basic income. He uses an...
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REMINDER: CALL FOR PAPERS FOR BIEN CONGRESS 2025 ENDS ON FEBRUARY 18
The 24th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) will take place from August 27 to 29, 2025, in the cities of Niterói and Maricá, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The call for papers is open until...
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Call for participation: Working Group for Clarification of Basic Income...
The Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN), at its general assembly in 2019, created the Working Group for Clarification of Basic Income Definition. Since then we have had online open forum, including at...
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Call for contributions – Organizing Sufficiency in the Global South: Justice...
The concept of sufficiency has gained traction in both public and scholarly debates in recent years as an organizing principle to direct the ecological transition. However, there are few evaluations of...
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UBI Taiwan’s single-parent basic income reaches a new ‘milestone’
UBI Taiwan hosted a press conference to spotlight the progress of its basic income pilot program for single-parent households. The event brought together policymakers, academics, and beneficiaries to...
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UBI Taiwan 單親家庭基本收入計畫邁向全新「里程碑」
2024年底，臺灣無條件基本收入協會（UBI Taiwan）特別舉辦了一場記者會，向外界公布單親家庭基本收入實驗計畫的進展。該活動邀請到現任立法委員、相關國內外學者與實驗參與人，共同慶祝這一里程碑，並倡導邁向更公平的未來。 記者會邀請到兩位臺灣立法委員參與，他們表達了對計畫的支持，並強調基本收入對臺灣的重要意義。他們表示，希望這項實驗能成為台灣邁向更公平、正義社會的起點。...
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Dieter Althaus’s Brief Comments on “Solidarity Citizen’s Income”
Dieter Althaus has been serving as the Vice President of Governmental Affairs at Magna Europe since 2011. In this role, he is responsible for managing relationships with governmental entities and...
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Top 10 Universal Basic Income Articles of 2024
As the editor of Basic Income Today and a moderator for the Basic Income subreddit, I read a lot of stuff every year about UBI, somewhere around 100 articles a month. Below, I’ve compiled a list of the...
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Paper proposal deadline for BIEN 2025 Congress extended
ATTENTION: FINAL DEADLINE FOR PAPER SUBMISSION EXTENDED! We announce that the deadline for paper submission for the 24th Congress of the Basic Income Earth Network (BIEN) has been extended to March...
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Prof. David Nettle on Basic Income’s Workability
Prof. David Nettle is a researcher in the Evolution and Social Cognition team at the Institut Jean Nicod, Paris, and a Professor at Northumbria University. His research spans the biological and social...
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Braga Meetings: Panel on UBI and Sustainability – Call for papers, Deadline...
As the world confronts profound socio-political and ecological challenges, there is a growing need to rethink foundational concepts in political philosophy and public policy. The transition to more...
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BIEN Asia-Pacific Hub publishes second edition of UBI Times
Dear readers, Greetings from the BIEN Asia-Pacific Hub, and welcome to the second edition of UBI Times. The response to our inaugural edition has been truly heartening. The messages of support, the...
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