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Taking the long view: better understanding the impact of welfare reform

Taking the long view: better understanding the impact of welfare reform

  • By discoversociety
  • July 05, 2017

Ruth Patrick With Brexit and Trump dominating headlines, the reach and consequences of ongoing welfare reform can sometimes slip down the [...]

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The first rule of museum security is: You do not talk about museum security

The first rule of museum security is: You do not talk about museum security

  • By discoversociety
  • July 05, 2017

Louise Grove and Suzie Thomas In 1990, two thieves disguised as police officers stole thirteen works of art from the Isabella [...]

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‘LOVIN’ YOUR WORK’: ENGAGEMENT, IMPACT AND THE PRAGUE FRINGE

‘LOVIN’ YOUR WORK’: ENGAGEMENT, IMPACT AND THE PRAGUE FRINGE

  • By discoversociety
  • July 05, 2017

Robert Hollands When I was asked to come up with a title for a Newcastle Sociology Seminar Series talk in October [...]

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Dispossession: The Great Housing Swindle

Dispossession: The Great Housing Swindle

  • By discoversociety
  • June 13, 2017

Lisa Mckenzie    Dispossession: The Great Social Housing Swindle premieres at 6.30pm, Thursday 15th June at Picture House Central, in London followed [...]

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Focus: Trans and the contradictions of gender

Focus: Trans and the contradictions of gender

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

Stevi Jackson and Sue Scott In this article we will consider issues for sociological understandings of gender in the context of [...]

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Viewpoint: Musical Chairs and the Social Mobility Industry

Viewpoint: Musical Chairs and the Social Mobility Industry

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

Geoff Payne Social mobility – the way people move or fail to move from one position in the social hierarchy to [...]

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Policy and Politics: How expertise trickles down in a multilevel system – smoking prevention policy in Swiss member states

Policy and Politics: How expertise trickles down in a multilevel system – smoking prevention policy in Swiss member states

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

Céline Mavrot and Fritz Sager Against the backdrop of the current US-American presidency, the Brexit referendum campaign and the decision of [...]

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On the Frontline: Residency Rights and Non-EU Parents of British Citizens

On the Frontline: Residency Rights and Non-EU Parents of British Citizens

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

Iyiola Solanke EU law is important not only for nationals from the EU living in the UK, but also for nationals [...]

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The Irish language in postcolonial perspective

The Irish language in postcolonial perspective

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

Rachel Seoighe “For isn’t it odd that the only language I have in which to speak of this crime is the [...]

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Learning the (Irish) language of reconciliation in Protestant East Belfast

Learning the (Irish) language of reconciliation in Protestant East Belfast

  • By discoversociety
  • June 06, 2017

David Mitchell When I was six, my family moved from Protestant, suburban Belfast to Sligo on the west coast of [...]

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