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...communities – political units that are consciously demarcated and separated from others. As Guibernau comments, ‘In seeking to engender a sense of belonging among its citizens the nation-state demands their loyalty and fosters their national identity’ (Guibernau, 2005, Section 3, emphasis added). Political theorists have only paid systematic attention to the...

...Community without propinquity: the sociological ideas behind the design How do you build a city? How do you build a community? The socialist ideas championed by Lord Campbell Here comes Maggie Milton Keynes should be more like everywhere else The grid system of roads Where are all the people? A city in a forest Culture in Milton Keynes Arts in Milton Keynes Economics of...

...communication is increasingly focused around self-presentation and self-commodification. The latter characteristic in particular may generate a sense of anxiety and frustration around the need to create a successful profile. Self-presentation in the dating game Mobile dating apps were initially designed as a type of game to take the stress and emotional investment out of...