Ashley Johnson manages external affairs at the Royal Commonwealth Society. With civil 70 international branches across 41 different countries, the RCS is a charity dedicated to promoting international understanding and Commonwealth values of democracy, human rights and development. A former journalist, Ashley recently received her MA in International Studies and Diplomacy from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London. @soupinamug @DannyRCS
The events of the past two years – from Occupy movements to civil unrest and revolutions – have served to reinforce the knowledge that global governance has new paramount actors. The primacy of regular people has never been so clear, with globalisation and technology only serving to amplify the influence of the individual, and of