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Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...management practices, often justifies official ‘development’ projects within traditional indigenous territories and a lax approach to policing human rights abuses and illegal encroachment on officially designated indigenous territories. More often than not, this results in an exodus of young men away from indigenous communities towards urban settlements, significantly...
Applying social work law to asylum and immigration
Society, Politics & Law

Applying social work law to asylum and immigration

...Introduction - In this free online course, Applying social work law to asylum and immigration, you will hear from social work practitioners, lawyers, advocates and advice workers about the ways in which social work practitioners can support people with insecure immigration status, people with refugee status and people seeking asylum more effectively. [Photograph of a...
What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the security risks of living in a Smart City?

...management problems that creates, are not unique to cities – in fact the New York State Chief Information Officer (CIO) recently gave testimony describing the same challenge at the state level in the Empire State. Other challenges, like the proliferation of sensors from transportation and energy infrastructure and the privacy challenges of data around that expansion,...
Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...managed a sort of roof top escape into a waiting carriage where they sped through the streets of Saint Petersburg. And in fact that night he dined with friends and family in the most expensive restaurant in Saint Petersburg because he thought it was the last place the police would look for him. He led a very very interesting life. AM: He certainly did by the sounds of it....
Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs
Society, Politics & Law

Fit for office - the dark triad and selection of MPs

...management when elected. The basis for competence-based trust Brexit and its painful unfolding over the last two years have many examples of politicians’ displays of an astounding lack of competence amongst top politicians. Since Tory party politicians lead the Brexit negotiations, the examples here sway towards conservative politicians: From David Davis not turning up...
Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The murders at Massereene

...managed to launch mortar bombs at Downing Street and still managed to smuggle in Libyan-supplied weapons. In that surveillance world you don't see and hear everything. The latest dissident attacks are not just about targeting the security forces. These are attacks on the peace process and on the Sinn Feinn strategy. The dissidents consider Gerry Adams and Martin...
Should we read John Locke today?
Society, Politics & Law

Should we read John Locke today?

...manage the boundaries where one person’s ‘freedom’ might harm another person?...Usually when wrestling with these tricky questions, we turn back to the great political thinkers associated with developing a robust idea of freedom. These are historical thinkers, often those associated with an era once known as the ‘Age of Enlightenment’, like Jean-Jacques...
Getting started with Jamovi
Health, Sports & Psychology

Getting started with Jamovi

...managing data, performing basic descriptive and inferential analyses, and interpreting results. It is ideal for beginners in data analysis or statistical software, including students, tutors, and researchers seeking accessible open-source tools. By the end, learners will gain confidence in applying statistical techniques to real-world data using Jamovi...Getting started...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs