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What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?
Society, Politics & Law

What does toilet paper teach us about poverty?

...works. Atif Kukaswadia explains...One of the greatest fictional stories isn’t a summer blockbuster and doesn’t star a big-budget Hollywood celebrity. It’s the story that individuals are poor due to their lack of will/drive/desire, and if they worked harder, they’d work themselves out of poverty. We like to call it the “American Dream.” Perhaps the most...
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Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'
Education & Development

Teaching the people of the Calais camp: Lessons in 'The Jungle'

...working together to write a book, Voices from the Jungle, due to be published by Pluto Press next year. Many students benefit from support and feedback in developing their story telling, but the stories are not for us. Rather, through teaching techniques and styles of telling, and engaging with the stories of others through our readings, we encourage students to own their...
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What might the Trump presidency be like?
Society, Politics & Law

What might the Trump presidency be like?

...working-class whites. With this uncanny skill, he has magnified a form of identity politics the Republicans have long been using to appease and mobilise their base. This experiment in political engineering began in earnest back in the early 1990s. It was until recently an insidious thing, usually advanced via dog-whistle tactics. Trump has picked it up and turned into a...
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Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Europe letting down Eritrean refugees?

...work to support their families and to find a greater degree of freedom than is possible at home. [The Conversation] In October 2016, a UN inquiry into human rights abuses in Eritrea reported that crimes against humanity have been committed in the country since 1991. Sheila Keetharuth, presenting the findings of the inquiry, appealed for UN member states to “grant...
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Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...workings, our underlying aim has been to reflect on how methods, when deployed, can shape the state of the world. CCIG’s research environment has made academics highly methodologically creative and deeply reflexive of our learning journeys of producing knowledge. There’s tremendous intellectual energy in the 33 blogs posted. The areas of concern focus on our current...
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What is the 2015 Autumn Statement all about?
Society, Politics & Law

What is the 2015 Autumn Statement all about?

...working households whose tax credits absorb less than 14%. The government has been painfully aware for some time that the ability of richer households (working and retired) and profitable businesses to garner additional state support is one reason the welfare bill keeps rising. But tougher means-testing risks squeezing many households that don’t consider themselves...
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No place like home: Prisons and homelessness
Society, Politics & Law

No place like home: Prisons and homelessness

...work, privacy, decent food, or shelter and are often without good health. For many homeless people, life in prison is likely to exacerbate already existing personal troubles and health problems and does very little to address the existential crises generated by being without a home in wider society. Home is a place of intimacy, familiarity and meaning. It is a place of...
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Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?
Money & Business

Why is the iPhone X a thousand-dollar gamble?

...work in important emerging economies. It is certainly consistent with Apple’s image as an exclusive handset and as “the real thing”, despite the availability of much cheaper imitations. The dilemma for Apple when it comes to marketing strategy is this: A high price, while aiding exclusivity and strengthening its premium strategy, may also constrain its growth in...
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