Sue Scott Four of the papers in this issue of Discover Society arose out of a day conference that I organised, [...]
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VIEWPOINT: Am I an Asian Woman or a Woman Who is Asian?
Shan-Jan Sarah Liu In 2007, Julia S. Jordan-Zachery, published an article, “Am I a Black Woman or a Woman Who is [...]
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ON THE FRONTLINE: Women in social science: the personal and the statistical
Jil Matheson In celebrating women’s contribution to social science (and I include statistics) over the last 50 years we should acknowledge [...]
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POLICY AND POLITICS: How citizens adapt their political demands to austerity
Pau Alarcón, Carol Galais, Joan Font and Graham Smith This section of Discover Society is provided in collaboration with the journal, Policy [...]
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Making Waves or Drowned Out? The impact of women in/on political science.
Fiona Mackay While there has been a steady and long-term increase in numbers, political science in the UK remains a [...]
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On the need for collective action and sustained attention
Katherine Twamley I have benefited enormously from the work of women in social science who have come before me. Feminist social [...]
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Resisting Racism in the Academy
Katy Sian My recent research on racism in British universities documents the everyday and structural patterns of discrimination experienced by racially [...]
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“We’re not asking for the moon on a stick”: Kindness and Generosity in the Academy
Sarah Burton and Vikki Turbine It’s February 2019 and the London sun is beating down on us as we sit [...]
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On decolonising our departments and disciplines, respectability and belonging
Yasmeen Narayan This article is based on a short introductory talk that I gave ‘on decolonising psychosocial studies, teaching postcolonial studies’ [...]
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Why the harassed don’t complain
Romit Chowdury The ‘me too’ moment in academia has provoked a wide range of responses from those involved in university life. [...]
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