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Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary
Society, Politics & Law

Strangers on a train platform: Refugees feel the hostility of Hungary

...migration in Europe are trying to destroy European societies and Europe itself. This narrative is not only driving a wedge between the pro-EU and the EU-sceptical and EU-rejectionist camps in Hungary, but is also turning Orbán into an icon for sympathetic right-wing politicians across Europe inclined to pursue “illiberal” solutions to Europe’s problems. Then...
A letter that starts the renegotiation process – Cameron writing to Tusk
Society, Politics & Law

A letter that starts the renegotiation process – Cameron writing to Tusk

...migration, which is calculated reducing the number of people immigrating, by the number of people emigrating, stood at 318,000 last year, which entailed 178,000 coming from the EU. Overall, about 2.3 Million people in the UK are EU citizens (obviously excluding those having British citizenship). It remains a question how about 1.6 % of the UK's population claiming...
Reviewing science funding
Science, Maths & Technology

Reviewing science funding

...migration fell foul of EU free-movement legislation, Switzerland’s access to the research area was swiftly downgraded. This crisis since been partially patched up, but not before the Swiss government had to reach into its pocket to fund the gap. The UK is in a similar position, like Switzerland we receive more than we put in. Participation in EU research programmes,...
Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...migration over the last decade, I’ve spoken to numerous British people living in Spain who are entirely reliant on a British state pension as their only form of income. Many have now become elderly and are in need of additional care and support. They had been getting by with support from friends or voluntary organisations that operate in Spain. However, since the EU...
Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...migration research, citizenship engagements with change, Brexit, Trump, the growth of the far-right in Europe, devolution, referendum, social protest movements, political loyalties, state support for childcare, the roles of categories of naming, and the uses of language and discourse. Everyday matters feature, ranging from cycling, ‘folk’ understandings, digital...
Gender, IT and economic growth
Society, Politics & Law

Gender, IT and economic growth

...Circuit’, Journal of Intercultural Studies 29 (1): 7-20. Salvi del Pero, A. and Bytchkova, A. (2013) A Bird's Eye View of Gender Differences in Education in OECD Countries. OECD Social, Employment and Migration Working Papers No. 149, OECD Publishing. UNDP, (2013) Human Development Report, New York. World Bank, (2011) Global Development Horizons, Washington DC....
London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago
Society, Politics & Law

London housing protests echo Glasgow rent strikes of 100 years ago

...migration to the city. By the mid-1910s, the city was suffering from acute overcrowding problems. In early 1915 private landlords took advantage to announce that rents would increase by up to 25%. They had a virtual monopoly over working-class housing, which put them in a powerful position, and they would not have expected much opposition at a time when so many men were...
What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?
Nature & Environment

What’s corruption got to do with climate change, and why should we care?

...migration and the climate crisis will come to nothing. Defining corruption Transparency International8 gives a widely accepted and simple definition of corruption as ‘the abuse of entrusted power for private gain’ and offer the following examples: A dictator bleeding their nation dry to fund a life of luxury for themselves and their family while ordinary citizens...