Talk by Prof Godfrey Baldacchino on Smallness: Some Critical Reflections

Smallness: Some Critical Reflections 

Prof. Godfrey Baldacchino spent the first 20 years of his adult life fascinated by meteors, the smallest particles in the solar system. He observed, plotted and analysed their features, and built knowledge on how they throw light on the origins and constitution of our solar system. He roped in many others in this adventure. He then spent the next 40 years of his adult life fascinated by small islands and small states, the smallest members of the community of nations. He visited, observed and analysed their features, and built knowledge on how they throw light on international relations, sustainable development and climate action, and indeed the future of our planet. 

Prof Baldacchino also spent 40 years working on and with workers and trade unions, looking at alternative forms of industrial relations that can survive in spite of an economic system dominated by large multinational corporations.

One sober…