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Category "2020"
Is this what sociology is for?
Karen Kendrick I am at this moment coming up with a lesson plan to teach my students about how capitalism and [...]
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Pandemic as a ‘breaching experiment’ in social order
Graham Scambler At the time of writing, there is no real consensus emerging on how best to respond to what the [...]
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Covid-19 in comparison: Loo roll and losing loved ones in Israel and England
Ben Kasstan Shabbat is the 25 hour period of rest that sees most businesses and public transportation close in Israel, punctuating [...]
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FOCUS: The ethics of impact when researching ‘terrorism’
Tom Mills, Narzanin Massoumi and David Miller The attacks of 9/11 still casts a long shadow over foreign and domestic [...]
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VIEWPOINT: China, ‘the sick man of Asia’ 2.0 – the securitization of Coronavirus
Ferran Perez Mena At the end of the 19th century, the imperialist western powers, during their “civilizing” mission of plundering in [...]
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On the Frontline: Cultural injustice and invisibility in global peripheries
Matias Nestore “I will tell you something before you start asking questions, I think that the problem is that nobody comes [...]
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Policy and Politics: A new understanding of evidence-based policy
Philip Sayer This section of Discover Society is provided in collaboration with the journal, Policy and Politics. It is curated by Sarah [...]
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The Discourse on ‘Terrorism’
Remi Brulin A political discourse is a way of speaking that attempts to give meaning to events and experiences from a [...]
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The Politics of Research: The Consequences of Academic Compliance with the State
Mark Hayes In the UK there are some critical issues surrounding academic research in the social sciences, and the consequences (intended [...]
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