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From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?
Society, Politics & Law

From Brexit to the break-up of Britain?

...economic and social geography of the UK, focusing on its uneven development in a country increasingly dominated by London and the South East of England. It then considers how the divisions within the UK (within England as well as between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) were reflected in the voting patterns of the 2016 referendum. Finally, the course...
The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland
Society, Politics & Law

The European Union and the impact on mixed nationality relationships in northern Finland

...economy of a Brexit. Journal of European Public Policy 23(9):1302-1310. Ottaviano, G., J. Pessoa, T. Sampson and J. Van Reenen (2014) ‘The Costs and Benefits of Leaving the EU’, Centre for Economic Performance Policy Analysis. Vertovec, S. (2011). Conceiving and researching transnationalism. Ethnic and Racial Studies 22 (2) 1999:447-467. Read more articles like this...
The Real Wonder Women
Society, Politics & Law

The Real Wonder Women

...economic status. Many were trailblazers for future women working in male-dominated fields; many had to fight for success and recognition which may have gone ignored. While this list is by no means exhaustive, we hope it inspires you to celebrate the importance of women's achievements and to learn from their stories. [Start our interactive to learn more] Special thanks to:...
Understanding Globalisation
Money & Business

Understanding Globalisation

...economic activities across boarders as a result how nations become interdependent on and other. This material forms part of the Open University course B835 The dynamics of strategy... Understanding Globalisation Susan Segal Horn explains why the word ‘Globalisation’ is misused Cultural Homogenisation Susan Segal Horn explains how national cultures are becoming less...
Who are Europeans?
Society, Politics & Law

Who are Europeans?

...Economic Community (EEC) the EU has hardly dented national identity, although in most countries an important number of people are happy to express a joint European/national identity (SubSection 1.2.1). An important question that we must tackle in any approach to the study of Europe is the very ambiguity of the concept. There are no clear-cut geographical, political,...
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Arendt
History & The Arts

Arendt

...economic or sectional interests. Her big idea was that politics, or the 'political public space', has its own values and principles, and that they need to be kept distinct both from economics and morality. Her position was in part a reaction to the twentieth century phenomenon of totalitarianism (a topic about which she published an influential book in 1951). But it was...
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The budget warns about danger ahead
Money & Business

The budget warns about danger ahead

...economic uncertainty which holds back investment (see Figure 1). UK businesses would prefer explicit government assurances – and indeed action – about a smooth divorce today rather than lower taxes in the future. [A graphic representation of the data described in the text] Note: The policy uncertainty index is constructed based on newspaper articles regarding policy...
Representations of hell in Christian art
History & The Arts

Representations of hell in Christian art

...economic circumstances) and their applications. Considering that the threat of sadistic punishments, as depicted in monumental Byzantine (i.e. Christian Orthodox) decoration, in eternity could have been used as a policing measure to ensure social order within a community, studying these representations could reveal a wealth of information about the society that...