Anupama Ranawana It is time, as Priyamvada Gopal says, to become “difficult dissidents” and “uncooperative naysayers”. It is time to take [...]
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The counter-extremism shift in ESOL policy and the double-securitisation of Muslims
Kamran Khan In 2019, the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan and the Conservative MP, Sajid Javid both endorsed separate approaches to [...]
Read moreOn data rentiership in ‘Big Tech’: Why Silicon Valley might not be the innovation model we’re looking for
Kean D Birch It’s interesting living in Toronto right now. It feels like we’re at the epicentre of global debate about [...]
Read moreBad capitalism drives out free markets
Vedat Akgiray Free societies need finance for economic welfare, and progress is almost impossible without a well-functioning financial system. After the [...]
Read moreDegrees of Freedom – Prison education at The Open University
Rod Earle The 50th anniversary of the foundation of The Open University (OU) is a landmark worth remembering and celebrating, even [...]
Read moreWhat does the UK 2019 election result mean for working and learning conditions within Higher Education?
Donatella Alessandrini, Emily Grabham, Suhraiya Jivraj and Rose Parfitt As results from the 2019 General Election sink in, many of us [...]
Read moreEnding our romance with leadership
Helena Liu We are living in an inhospitable world. On 13th December 2019, the Conservatives heralded an election victory on the [...]
Read moreThe Social construction of people with disabilities through Social Welfare Policies in Canada
Karen Lok Yi Wong Many social welfare policies related to people with disabilities have an aim to address poverty. However, the [...]
Read moreReflections on the Election: Epistemic Violence and the Value of Empathy
Max Weedon Reflecting on the recent UK general election and the reasons for a Conservative majority, I am drawn to the [...]
Read moreDo egalitarian Nordic family policies equalize earnings among men and women with different family lives?
Marika Jalovaara and Anette Fasang Nordic countries are well known for introducing a range of policies to support work - family [...]
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