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Covid19, new motherhood and the digital pivot

Covid19, new motherhood and the digital pivot

  • By discoversociety
  • March 25, 2020

Ranjana Das Over the last couple of years, I have researched the role of communication technologies in the context of mental [...]

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Diary of a cough: meaning matters

Diary of a cough: meaning matters

  • By discoversociety
  • March 25, 2020

Hannah Bradby I’ve had a cough for all of the year 2020. It started on January 1st,  after sharing Christmas meals [...]

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UK Universities and Covid-19: Time for Cooperation, not Competition

UK Universities and Covid-19: Time for Cooperation, not Competition

  • By discoversociety
  • March 24, 2020

John Holmwood The Government’s policy for higher education in England (and to a lesser extent in the other devolved jurisdictions in [...]

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Covid-19, “European Science” and the Plague

Covid-19, “European Science” and the Plague

  • By discoversociety
  • March 24, 2020

I am writing this post from my room in South London, where I am currently in self-isolation. I have to [...]

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‘Herd immunity and let the old people die’ – Boris Johnson’s callous policy and the idea of genocide

‘Herd immunity and let the old people die’ – Boris Johnson’s callous policy and the idea of genocide

  • By discoversociety
  • March 23, 2020

Martin Shaw On 17 March, when the extent of the British government's failure to protect the population from the coronavirus had [...]

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Discovering Society in a Global Age

Discovering Society in a Global Age

  • By discoversociety
  • March 23, 2020

Sam Whimster As different countries take measures to combat the Covid-19 pandemic, much is being revealed about the nature of different [...]

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Nudges, solidaristic protectionism, and the re-appropriation of libertarianism

Nudges, solidaristic protectionism, and the re-appropriation of libertarianism

  • By discoversociety
  • March 22, 2020

Linsey McGoey Jana Bacevic’s compelling commentary for Discover Society on the politics of nudging identifies a number of key shifts in [...]

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Human rights and the need for a new mode of critical engagement with China

Human rights and the need for a new mode of critical engagement with China

  • By discoversociety
  • March 21, 2020

Anonymous Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in January, the Chinese one-party state has faced sustained criticism in international media [...]

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Othering the Virus

Othering the Virus

  • By discoversociety
  • March 21, 2020

Marius Meinhof Europe seems to be shaken by the Covid-19 pandemic. Germany does not contain centres of the outbreak, but has [...]

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Radical uncertainty, sociology and the social impacts of pandemic preparedness on citizens

Radical uncertainty, sociology and the social impacts of pandemic preparedness on citizens

  • By discoversociety
  • March 21, 2020

Elisa Pieri The current outbreak of COVID-19 is a stark reminder of our permanent exposure to risk of pandemic outbreaks. To [...]

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