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...become ever more associated with Glasgow, giving rise to numerous struggles for better housing, fairer rents, and demands for the state to provide affordable rentable accommodation. Mass immigration was to stamp Glasgow with another unwanted long-lasting reputation, this time for religious and sectarian conflict. Throughout the nineteenth century, World War One and into...

...becoming Iceland’s cultural export. The image of genuine national unity around their team’s unexpected success in 2016 was emphasised by reports that nearly 10% of the country’s population went to the competition to support their team. Iceland’s then newly-elected president, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, stood shoulder-to-shoulder with common fans in the stands when...

...become a gateway to Europe. Fewer refugees are arriving there since the EU struck a deal with Turkey to stem the flow of refugees via the Aegean, but the slow implementation of the Relocation Scheme and the low number of departures to other EU member states has dragged waiting times out from an anticipated eight weeks to six months or more. As one Syrian refugee I met...

...become an important site which allows both citizens and police to operate more effectively. Watch the video below to listen to Zoe talking more about this topic. Transcript Links to research papers: Link 1 Are you talking to me? How identity is constructed on police-owned Facebook sites. Narrative Inquiry, 28(2) pp. 280–300 Walkington, Zoe; Pike, Graham; Strathie,...