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Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...asylum seeking testifies. In a similar vein, but in a very different context, consider what historian Rashid Khalidi calls ‘the quintessential Palestinian experience’, which ‘illustrates some of the most basic issues raised by Palestinian identity’ … [and which] takes place at a border, an airport, a checkpoint: in short, at any one of those many modern barriers...
Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...Asylum Act 2002, all successful adult applicants for British citizenship have been required to attend a citizenship ceremony. While they are quite a recent innovation in the UK, citizenship ceremonies have a longer history in other countries, such as Australia. These ceremonies are an example of a performance carried out by individual citizens that contributes to...
Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
Understanding organisational value
Money & Business

Understanding organisational value

...refugees of the Syrian crisis. They showed me a 3D printed prosthetic hand that they'd made for a boy who lost his fingers in the conflict. They'd fully customised it to his body. And they'd even made it look like Ben 10 hand. So it was customised to his preferences. But the total cost was only $39 to make. SUBJECT Rachael did some research and found out for the reason...
Fire ecology
Science, Maths & Technology

Fire ecology

...refugee, an indigo snake. And it, on occasion, eats rattlesnakes. [MUSIC PLAYING] But the fire is passing. And the rattlesnake can return to the forest. Some insects don’t avoid fire. They actively seek it. Beetles find it difficult to lay their eggs in the pines, because the trees swamp them with resin. But a tree killed by fire, it can’t resist. And these beetles...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to social work law
Society, Politics & Law

An introduction to social work law

...asylum and immigration This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course K271 Social work law...An introduction to social work law: References - Legislation Human Rights Act 1998 International instruments European Convention on Human Rights 1950 Books, articles, reports and other sources Braye, S. and Preston-Shoot, M. (2016) Practising social...
Infection and immunity
Health, Sports & Psychology

Infection and immunity

...refugee camps and disaster zones in the modern world (Figure 5). In 2012, around 2.5 billion (or 2500 million) people had no access to sanitation and around 750 million had no access to safe drinking water. Figure 5 The Kibera shanty settlement near Nairobi, Kenya, is home to at least half a million people who have no sanitation and collect all their water from...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...refugee camp outside Diyarbakir, southeast Turkey. This section, however, will concentrate on the effects of armed conflict on children. These go far beyond injury and death to children and cause suffering to many children who are not directly involved. For example, during the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait in 1990, researchers found that children living in Kuwait suffered from...
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...refugee and migrant influx, or the former Mayor of London bringing in congestion charges (both actions have brought about substantial consequences for public services). Secondly, political leaders may bring about change through changing and developing policies, often acting as policy entrepreneurs. They are in some senses typical entrepreneurs who spot opportunities not...