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Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: What does Open Methodologies mean?

...Refugee Media Journeys project, the What could critical psychosocial (anti) self-help look like? project, and many more in CCIG’s Research Archive. An open methodological signature integrates technical expertise in methods with a critical conception of method. As such it sees method as a social accomplishment to be built, rather than an objective truth to be uncovered....
How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour
Science, Maths & Technology

How testosterone affects risk taking behaviour

...seekers’ by psychologists. It has also been found that such individuals are more prone to developing addiction. There are other types of dopamine receptor that have also been associated with testosterone levels and risk taking so there is more to the dopamine story than can be explained here but for now this gives some idea of how testosterone might affect risk taking...
What does President Macron mean for Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

What does President Macron mean for Brexit?

...asylum upon landing on British soil. That is a big advantage as the French authorities may otherwise have an incentive to allow people to transit to Britain, because then they become someone else’s responsibility. The Le Touquet Treaty is a bilateral agreement that has no relation to the EU or EU law. In principle, nothing stops this arrangement from continuing after...
The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone
Society, Politics & Law

The legal profession has a mental health problem – which is an issue for everyone

...asylum lawyering, practitioners spoke of working daily with traumatised persons – including victims of persecution, torture, sexual violence or those fleeing from conflict. They spoke of the difficulties of hearing daily traumatic narratives and described difficulties in forgetting specific cases, such as those relating to rape or female genital mutilation (FGM). Some...
Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer
Society, Politics & Law

Reactions and reflections to On a Wing and a Prayer

...refugees as risks and threats to the British population and the smooth running of the tunnel channel and its profits? How can we think about these tensions and in turn respond to them in a politics that develops solidarities within and despite these tensions? Seminar responses During the event, Alia Syed, Sara de Jong, Umut Erel and Olga Jurasz hosted a seminar which...
Literature and the Environment
Nature & Environment

Literature and the Environment

...refugee and climate crises. Within literary studies, scholars working in the domain of ecocriticism investigate how the environment is represented in literature. As ecological concerns have grown, there has been an increasing need to reconsider the ethics of how humans interact with the world and what we might do to avoid climate breakdown. Stories can help to do that....
Why is scientific research part of emergency response?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why is scientific research part of emergency response?

...refugees and migrants, medical data can demonstrate that government policies are causing harm to people.” What I heard did enough to overturn an initial impression that this vital frontline science might be lacking the visibility that would help both itself and others in the field. But humanitarianism remains a field with a weaker tradition of evidence than health and...
Review: Europe Reset
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Europe Reset

...refugees: ‘Britain’s exit […] is the most dramatic wake-up call to date that the prevailing model of integration has left many people feeling alienated from the EU’s complex and distant decision-making’. For the most part, however, Youngs focuses on the continuing involvement of all Europeans in democracy, rather than the parochial concerns obsessing Britain at...