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Campaigning for refugee and migrant women
Society, Politics & Law

Campaigning for refugee and migrant women

...Public Funds) problems with other forms of violence, including sexual violence, forced marriage, female genital mutilation and so-called ‘honour’ based violence. She explains how social workers can prevent destitution when leaving an abusive relationship, and they should house women and children together – rather than simply place children into care. Although there...
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The Tulsa Race Massacre
Society, Politics & Law

The Tulsa Race Massacre

...public inquiry (which reported in 2001) was launched, corroborating the claim of state complicity with white supremacism. More recently the portrayal of the massacre in two HBO series – Watchmen, broadcast in late 2019, and Lovecraft Country, broadcast in 2020 – resulted in renewed national and international attention. There have been numerous interventions...
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Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity
Nature & Environment

Amazonian challenges: The loss of indigenous culture and identity

...public services, and fewer opportunities to exercise self-determination or participate in the regional and national political process. On top of these injustices, indigenous culture is usually portrayed, at best, as a touristic curiosity, and at worst, an impediment to economic progress within a globalised society. The devaluation of the indigenous way of life, including...
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student
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Using OpenLearn as an OU Student

...or all of the information in your OpenLearn profile visible to others (public), or keep it private. The default setting is private. Choosing to make information visible to others enables you to use your OpenLearn profile as an online showcase of your achievements. You can link to your OpenLearn profile from other platforms such as LinkedIn, or include a link on your CV....
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Understanding organisational value
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Understanding organisational value

...health and wellbeing of the organisation and its various stakeholders in the short and long term. That is to not assume that organisational value is amoral or devoid of any normative foundations. Instead, what an organisation values is commonly associated with what is perceived to enhance its value. An organisation, in this regard, does not believe necessarily in the...
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What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?
Society, Politics & Law

What did it mean to be found guilty by joint enterprise?

...public knowledge that such a law existed. “If you googled ‘joint enterprise’ when Ken went away you would get nothing,” she says, “no one knew anything about this doctrine or this area of law. But cases like Alexander’s are far from rare. According to research from the Bureau of Investigative Journalism 17% of murder prosecutions in England and Wales use the...
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A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list
Society, Politics & Law

A post-convention Presidential Campaign reading list

...public, private, and regulatory stakeholders devolved into a public exchange of insults between Trump and then-New York Mayor Ed Koch. Trump was ultimately forced to sell to a group of Chinese financiers in a deal the New York Times described as “perhaps the closest that Mr. Trump has come to international diplomacy.” But the negotiation left Trump so angry at his...
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The People on the Notes: Adam Smith
History & The Arts

The People on the Notes: Adam Smith

...publication in 1776. Shortly after, he was appointed a commissioner of customs in Edinburgh, where he lived with his mother until his death in 1790. Smith’s Intellectual Project [Engraving depicting a pin factory in the 1760s. ] Engraving depicting a pin factory in the 1760s. From Smith’s life story, it is not immediately obvious why he became such an iconic figure of...
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