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Why has English taken over academia?
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Why has English taken over academia?

...social sciences and humanities slightly lower. Today, the proportion of academic articles in the Nordic countries which are published in English is between 70% and 95%, and for doctoral dissertations it’s 80% to 90%. Pros and cons of using English One frequently cited advantage of publishing in English is that academics can reach a wider audience and also engage in work...
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Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus
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Solon upsets the wealthy Croesus

...works as a poet and lawmaker are based on tiny fragments of evidence, but he is considered by some to have laid the foundations for Athenian democracy. Certainly later Athenians (of the time of Herodotus’ ‘The Histories’) looked back to Solon as the founding figure of their radical experiment with people power. Herodotus records that Solon made a ten-year journey,...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...work content is there to support your development, and because it's created by The Open University (sometimes in partnership with other employers), you can include it on your CV with confidence. OpenLearn digital badges Digital badges which you have earned for successful completion of Badged Open Courses on OpenLearn are listed in your OpenLearn profile, and also on your...
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Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology
History & The Arts

Afterword to Representing Religions: Race, Rationality, Colonialism and Anthropology

...work of Andrew Lattas – that the radio masts could be understood as evidence not of irrationality but of bricolage and creativity, whereby local ritual technologies for communicating with the dead were blended together with Western communication technologies. Once posed in this way, the question about action became one of agency and power rather than one of rationality....
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Population ageing: a global health crisis?
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Population ageing: a global health crisis?

...working people for every elderly person. Today: 9. 2050: 4. More money out, less money in. Economic impact: Growth, Savings, Debt, Investment, Consumption, Labor markets, Pensions, Taxation Social impact: Family composition, Living arrangements, Housing demand, Migration trends, Health care Political impact: Voting patterns, Political representation The elderly bring:...
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The Long Table
Society, Politics & Law

The Long Table

...interests. It was initiated by artists and cultural organisations and encourages people to participate through special events. The Long Table is local, national, transnational and global in orientation and concerned with anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, education, research, knowledge production and information access. It began in 2013 and is ongoing....
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Geography Matters: A Collection
Society, Politics & Law

Geography Matters: A Collection

...with the OU, looking for some extra reading between modules, or just wanting to learn more about Geography, the Geography Matters collection is the place to be. If you are an existing OU student, there are more resources on the pages supporting Environmental Studies or Social Science. If you want to learn more about Geography at the Open University, visit our website....
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How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?
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How might a hard or soft Brexit affect the UK?

...Stihler MEP, Alex Neil MSP and Mark Diffley, social researcher, analyse the importance of the type of deal the United Kingdom receives after Brexit, following the decision to leave the European Union in 2016. Understanding Brexit Copyright information: Image: 'Shipping Grid' by Reid Beels under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 Image: 'UK Border Force' by Max Speed under CC BY-ND 2.0...
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