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The unexpected, spontaneous and pleasantly disruptive nature of collective celebration is one of the great equalisers of social and political struggle.
When you hear the words…
William H. Saito argues nature may be a role model for efforts for those addressing cyber security challenges.
In the last few weeks, I’ve attended more than my usual number…
Michael McQuarrie explores the dangers for sociologists in today's turbulent times.
Sociology has a Trump problem. And a Brexit problem. And a Populism problem. And a white…
Can women interpret Islamic law? Scholars who think so recently gathered in Indonesia, where fatwas were also issued against child marriage and environmental degradation.
Can…
Since the late 1970s, the world's economy and dominant nations have been marching to the tune of (neoliberal) globalization, whose impact and effects on average people's…
Organized Violence after Civil War: The Geography of Recruitment in Latin America by Sarah Zukerman Daly. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2016. 315 pp, £64.99…
Stuart Thompson explores how we should safeguard seeds in the face of climate change.
There is a fearful irony to recent news of flooding at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in…
What China’s Soccer Spending Spree Teaches us about Globalization.
On 4 June 2002, the national football team of the People’s Republic of China took to the field for…
Duncan Green explores what activists can do in tough times.
The recent discussions with the International Budget Partnership also got me thinking about the options facing…
William King gives a historical overview of chemical warfare.
The assassination of Kim Jong-nam with VX on 13 February and the recurrent use of Sarin against civilians in the…
The burnt-out shell of Grenfell Tower is a visible reminder that public responsibilities should never be watered down.
Imagine you are a Nigerian man in his early 50s. You’…
Brad Keywell argues we must shape the Fourth Industrial Revolution so that it empowers people, not machines.
The world is changing. There’s no way around this fact.…
Duncan Green with an innovative idea for the academic / practitioner nexus.
Spent an interesting, if bleary (the morning after the UK election) day at Birmingham University…
The reality is that after this election any UK government will be a weak one: no matter whether the cabinet is led by Theresa May or Jeremy Corbyn. There are opportunities here.…
Nina Hall on the state of the world's oceans and what we can do about it.
Three billion people rely on seafood as their primary source of protein, according to the Marine…