Laurence Cox These are terrifying times to live in. Scientists and extreme weather alike underline how little time we have left [...]
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Viewpoint: Kashmir—A Violent Postcoloniality
Amrita Ghosh The Kashmir conflict derives from the catastrophic partition of India in 1947 that also marked the ending of British [...]
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On The Frontline: Loneliness and the Politics of Austerity
Alison Stenning and Sarah Marie Hall On October 15th 2018, Theresa May and her minister for loneliness, Tracey Crouch, launched [...]
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Policy and Politics: Meeting the Challenge of Populism – The Future of Governance and Public Management
Gerry Stoker This section of Discover Society is provided in collaboration with the journal, Policy and Politics. It is curated by Sarah [...]
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Educating College Students about Sexual Violence
Chris Linder As we ramp up to begin another academic year, college and university administrators and educators are also ramping up [...]
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Wearing far too many hats: BAME and female in the Academy
Yaz Iyabo Osho The topic of race and ethnicity in higher education has never been so prevalent, with a range of [...]
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No Woman’s Land? Female Masculinity in the Borderlands
Finn MacKay “Borders between gender categories, then, are zones of overlap, not lines” (Hale, 1998:323). The borders Jacob Hale was referring to [...]
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Are we missing men’s emotions? Re-imagining banter as a form of emotional expression for men
Kitty Nichols Men and the expression of masculinity has become a contentious topic. The rapid development and wide-reaching interest in campaigns [...]
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The strange experiences of estranged students
Yvette Taylor “Estrangement feels very taboo…it’s almost like having to out yourself a lot of the time to people…” (interviewee) Widening participation [...]
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Being a carer: a sizeable problem physically and mentally
Rebecca Lacey Millions of people combine work with caring responsibilities – looking after an older relative, a disabled child or a [...]
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