Angus McVittie This article considers the themes of Young’s book The Rise of the Meritocracy alongside an analysis of UK [...]
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Beyond Meritocracy: Equality, Classlessness and Citizenship
Hugo Radice The concept of ‘meritocracy’ is today generally understood as a positive one, meaning equality of opportunity for all individuals [...]
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‘Resilience’ must not be used to plug gaping holes in Palestinian Aid
Emma Keelan and Brendan Ciarán Browne Whilst optimists may claim the United States retains its credibility as a worthy mediator [...]
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After the Swedish election?
Sara Edenheim In Sweden, the wave of solidarity for refugees that spread across Europe in the autumn of 2015 was perceived [...]
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India Decriminalises Homosexuality
Utsa Mukherjee 6th September 2018 will go down the annals of history as a watershed moment for India and for the [...]
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FOCUS: Colonial Debts, Imperial Insolvencies, Extractive Nostalgias
Clea Bourne, Paul Gilbert, Max Haiven and Johnna Montgomerie This special section of Discover Society emerges from a two-day gathering of [...]
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VIEWPOINT: Is Russian Money in London Silencing Us?
Elisabeth Schimpfössl Thanks to notoriously strict libel laws in the UK and powerful image campaigns, the superrich not only silence researchers [...]
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On The Frontline: The rise of hate speech and racism on social media
Luiz Valério P. Trindade Whilst social media platforms have become an increasingly ubiquitous presence in people’s lives across the globe within [...]
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Policy and Politics: Do candidates from non-profit organisations who adopt party political values improve their chances of electoral success?
Oto Potluka and Marybel Perez This section of Discover Society is provided in collaboration with the journal, Policy and Politics. It is [...]
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When monetary coloniality meets 21st century finance: Development in the franc zone
Vincent Guermond and Ndongo Samba Sylla In monetary and financial matters, colonial relationships continue to be alive in some parts of [...]
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