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Love Brighton, hate racism: Different understandings of ‘diversity’

Love Brighton, hate racism: Different understandings of ‘diversity’

  • By discoversociety
  • May 06, 2020

Caterina Mazzilli Cities have what geographer Doreen Massey (1991) defines as “a character of their own”: a set of physical and [...]

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The virus is the police

The virus is the police

  • By discoversociety
  • May 05, 2020

James Trafford  As Britain prepared for lockdown amidst a discourse underpinned by militarised nationalism, we witnessed calls for hugely expanded police [...]

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Time to end the silence – racism in prisons during COVID-19

Time to end the silence – racism in prisons during COVID-19

  • By discoversociety
  • May 05, 2020

Raheel Mohammed In ‘normal times’, the state sanctioned racism that exists in prisons has meant black and brown people’s basic rights [...]

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Coronavirus and Class Struggle, Education and Beyond: A Call to Action

Coronavirus and Class Struggle, Education and Beyond: A Call to Action

  • By discoversociety
  • May 04, 2020

Carli Rowell Much has been written about the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic upon various facets of everyday social life [...]

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In the time of Covid – ‘April is the cruellest month’

In the time of Covid – ‘April is the cruellest month’

  • By discoversociety
  • May 04, 2020

David Clark TS Eliot’s chilling start to The Waste Land has deep resonance in the time of COVID-19. We seem to [...]

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The global city and its underside: COVID-19 in Moscow

The global city and its underside: COVID-19 in Moscow

  • By discoversociety
  • May 03, 2020

Anni Kangas and Zarnigor Omonillaeva About one thousand Central Asian citizens were stranded at Moscow’s international airports, in mid-March, as states [...]

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Who Cares? COVID-19 and young carers

Who Cares? COVID-19 and young carers

  • By discoversociety
  • May 03, 2020

Matt Woodhead ‘Don’t stay hidden, you don’t have to do it alone’ There are an estimated 700,000 young people in the UK [...]

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Was a mobilized society key to China’s coronavirus response?

Was a mobilized society key to China’s coronavirus response?

  • By discoversociety
  • May 02, 2020

Sophia Woodman International media coverage of China’s coronavirus lockdown has frequently characterized its effectiveness in combatting the spread of the disease [...]

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Debt and more debt: The cost of the response to Covid-19 in Argentina

Debt and more debt: The cost of the response to Covid-19 in Argentina

  • By discoversociety
  • May 01, 2020

Matt Barlow In Argentina, the economic and social lockdown as a response to the Covid-19 pandemic was implemented with speed and [...]

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‘Clap for Carers’: The Limits of Gratitude and Sustaining Emotional Support for Healthcare Workers

‘Clap for Carers’: The Limits of Gratitude and Sustaining Emotional Support for Healthcare Workers

  • By discoversociety
  • April 30, 2020

Stephanie Parsons Healthcare roles, especially nursing, have long been established as requiring extensive amounts of emotion work. This type of work [...]

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