Johanna L.H. Birkland Gwen, born in 1946, is a grandmother with a large family who is deeply involved in her community. [...]
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Category "2019"
Re-thinking the History of Biopower
Maurizio Meloni Michel Foucault has left us a number of memorable sentences, many of which are known literally by heart [...]
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Shamima Begum has lost UK citizenship – the fact that she was a sexually exploited child has been ignored
Aoife Daly Shamima Begum has lost her citizenship on dubious legal and moral grounds with the argument being made that she [...]
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FOCUS: Brexit and rethinking the British in Europe
Michaela Benson From the referendum to the negotiations to leave, Freedom of Movement has featured prominently in Brexit. Popular framings of [...]
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VIEWPOINT: ‘Mummy, are you sure I’m a girl?’- What to do if your child thinks they’re transgender
Annabel Watson Using a combination of biology and social constructionist epistemology the current literature and practice in the treatment of children [...]
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ON THE FRONTLINE: The contemporary Naxalite movement – A female perspective
Zeena Oberoi It was getting dark as I hurried to the front door of a small corner apartment, hoping I was [...]
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Policy and Politics: One of Us? How Welfare States Help Shape Immigrant Integration
Anthony Kevins and Kees van Kersbergen This section of Discover Society is provided in collaboration with the journal, Policy and Politics. It [...]
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The UN/NATO, Academia and Gender Policies in Peace Operations
Velomahanina Tahinjanahary Razakamaharavo Gender mainstreaming has become a flagship policy within UN and NATO peace operations. Feminist movements and the Security [...]
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The costs of treating urban violence as a ‘public health’ problem
Malte Riemann Public-health-based approaches to violent crime prevention are increasingly endorsed by governmental agencies in the UK, in an attempt [...]
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Complex Causes: The Dog-Whistle Politics of Austerity
Alan Connolly Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, James Brokenshire, recently denied that UK government policies are linked [...]
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