Dr Neville Buch
Professional Historian and History Consultancy Services Brisbane
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Management Institute for Contributory Economy
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End of an Era: Sir Lloyd Geering Passes at 108
From RNZ Digital reporters: 5 November 2026 New Zealand’s oldest man, Sir Lloyd Geering, has died at 108. His family said he died on Thursday morning at Bob Scott Retirement Village in Lower Hutt. Sir Lloyd, a theologian, was a member of the prestigious Order of New Zealand, and was knighted in 2009. He famously…
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The Limits of Gratitude and the Revival of Virtue
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This essay examines the epistemological, ethical, and organizational implications of Nakato Hirakubo and Hershey H. Friedman’s study, The Gratitude Advantage: How Appreciation Drives Engagement and Performance. Grounded in neuroscience, organizational psychology, personalist care ethics, and Dr. Neville Buch’s framework of Spiral Historiography, this paper evaluates how systematic appreciation combats…
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MICE Methodological Projects
Abstract The Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE) Methodological Projects, established and directed by Dr. Neville Buch, represent a pioneering framework in applied historiography, digital humanism, and personalist social science[1]. Grounded in the foundational axiom that “understanding history is philosophy in practice,” MICE projects deploy specialized analytical tools—most notably the Dynamic of Cognition (DoC) framework,…
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We Have Been Here Before: Modern Intellectual History Message
Dr Neville Buch and MICE[1] Abstract This essay develops the core thesis of “We Have Been Here Before: Modern Intellectual History Message,” which asserts that political systems grow fragile, inadequate, or slide toward authoritarianism when independent scholarship in the Humanities and Social Sciences (HASS) is devalued or repressed[1]. Examining Australian politics and culture, the paper…
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The 2026 Democratic Electoral Surge and the Architecture of Contributory Governance
Featured Image: I have been working on the cultural-history wars for the last decade when Trump first came to power.
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Unfair Competition Strategies: Deconstructing Technocratic Gatekeeping
Featured Image: Dr Neville Buch, founder with Dr Neil Peach and Dr Michael Macklin of the Management Institute for Contributory Economy (MICE)