Search

...social and moral crisis that challenges its stability. Its economy is in severe decline. The governing coalition has splintered. A large number of government officials, politicians and prominent businessmen are being investigated, are under indictment or are in prison for corruption. Protests in the streets take place regularly. And, of course, President Dilma Rousseff,...

...social welfare. He represented the Democratic Party’s progressive wing, which wished President Obama had gone further with his healthcare reforms, or had not been so eager to authorise invasive drone assassinations. Positioning himself as an anti-establishment candidate who didn’t take donations from billionaires or use a “Super PAC” (a highly controversial type...

...social challenges. But Zimbabweans stayed resilient and found a way forward. So, what is this resilience and how did they manage? According to the American Psychological Association (2014) resilience is “the process of adapting well in the face of adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats or even significant sources of stress”. However, several scholars including Southwick...

...socially acceptable. In the latest review of the UK by the UN Human Rights Council, many concerns were raised about the effects of migration control. Policies are putting human rights out of reach for some in the UK. For example, some visas make employees dependent upon employers and unable to complain about abuse. Healthcare providers are being asked to police access....

...social and economic renaissance. This could come from fully embracing globalisation and free markets (the preference of those on the Right), or from a return to social, industrial and economic policies lost to past liberalisation (preferred by those on the Left). These are opposing and incompatible approaches, but they coalesced to swing the referendum in 2016. For those...