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The dark side of American populism in the Trump era
Society, Politics & Law

The dark side of American populism in the Trump era

...social and political. The Civil War has been seen as the true American revolution; it pitted a social and political order based on rugged individualistic capitalism against one of plantation economics and strong social hierarchy, including the system of slavery. The southern model was defeated, the slaves emancipated, and Confederate leaders and sympathisers left to mourn...
The sharing economy
Society, Politics & Law

The sharing economy

...social inequality and climate change. This mounting critique of the sharing economy is partly borne out of the frustration that activists, academics and many other citizens feel when they look back at the early 2000s’ euphoria about the capacity of the sharing economy as the ‘third perspective on capitalism and consumerism’ (Heinrichs 2013) to minimise resource use,...
Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public
Health, Sports & Psychology

Creating bridges: The importance of sharing research findings with the public

...work has on the wider public. This is especially important for peer reviewed publications in the wider areas of health and social care, where the findings of some research studies may directly facilitate a behaviour change that might be beneficial to the individual and the public. For example, very early in the course of the pandemic we recognised that the risk of dying...
Oxfam: Challenges for a complex charity
Money & Business

Oxfam: Challenges for a complex charity

...working in the field. How then do you balance the needs of these different groups? For many charities like Oxfam one important way of raising funds is through commercial activities such as charity shops. But as anyone knows who walks down high street this is an increasingly competitive market place. In order to be successful charity shops have to be run on increasingly on...
Home education collection
Education & Development

Home education collection

...working within and across mainstream and/or alternative provision settings including teachers and transition support workers Local government professionals and related staff including education welfare officers, social workers and/or attendance officers Policymakers A short disclaimer As an educational practice and field of study, home education invites diverse ideas and...
Standards for better cotton
Money & Business

Standards for better cotton

...working on this solution for 5 years already. The Better Cotton Initiative (BCI) is a not-for-profit organisation stewarding the global standards for Better Cotton, and bringing together cotton’s complex supply chain, from the farmers to the retailers. BCI exists to make global cotton production better for the people who produce it, better for the environment it grows...
PodMag April 2016
Society, Politics & Law

PodMag April 2016

...Social Sciences at The Open University...The April 2016 edition of the PodMag focuses on book launches. Karen Foley interviews Professor Paul Anand about ‘Happiness Explained’, Dr Meg-John Barker on ‘Secrets of Enduring Love, how to make relationships last’, Dr Edward Wastnidge on ‘Diplomacy and Reform in Iran’, and Dr Gerry Mooney on ‘Poverty in Scotland...
Seeing the bigger picture: exploring the stories of children from migrant backgrounds
Education & Development

Seeing the bigger picture: exploring the stories of children from migrant backgrounds

...worked closely with the children’s teacher, practitioners and parents to listen to children’s photo conversations and the making of their personalised photo storybooks. Stories are conveyed through the layered images within, and connections between, individual photographs. In the photograph below, four-year-old Sasha communicates visually and emotionally the close...