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Concepts and theories in international relations
Society, Politics & Law

Concepts and theories in international relations

...economic hierarchy international relations are shaped and re-shaped by economic booms and busts. Two key contemporary IR scholars working in the Marxist tradition: Robert Cox, Justin Rosenberg Main criticisms of the Marxist tradition: Some argue it over-emphasises the negative aspects of capitalism compared with capitalism’s benefits; others believe it over-emphasises...
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Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary
OpenLearn Ireland

The Good Friday Agreement - 20 Year Anniversary

...economic progress for the Irish people. The defining moment of this period and a defining moment in Irish history was the successful negotiation by Bertie Ahern and Tony Blair of the Good Friday Agreement between the British and Irish Governments and the political parties in Northern Ireland in April 1998.He was re-elected Taoiseach (Prime Minister) in June 2002. These...
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Safer battery could spark investment in renewables
Nature & Environment

Safer battery could spark investment in renewables

...economics of renewable power generation. Paradoxically, another group of researchers from the same university have, in the same week, argued that the storage shortfall might be a non-problem. Hossein Safaei and David Keith, of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard, report in the Energy & Environmental Science journal that the supply of wind and solar...
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Marco Rubio wins by coming in third
Society, Politics & Law

Marco Rubio wins by coming in third

...economic stability, security in health care, and social progress. That’s been in marked contrast to the Trump-led sniping and alpha male posturing distinguishing the Republican contest so far, and it will serve the Democrats well heading into the general election campaign. Any Democrats worried about the risks of a progressive-moderate split would do well to calm their...
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What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?
Languages

What is the Golem Effect - and how does it harm bilingual students?

...economic background and student ethnicity has received considerable attention, this is not true of student bilingualism. A Belgian study recently published in the International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism (Pulinx et al. 2015) raises precisely this question: how are teacher attitudes towards linguistic diversity related to the expectations they hold of...
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What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?
Nature & Environment

What can parasites on Arctic shrews tell us about climate change?

...economically important or charismatic species like caribou or polar bears, small mammals, such as shrews, and their parasites can serve as indicators of environmental change. Andrew Hope, a biologist at Kansas State University, and his colleagues recently published a study of Arctic shrews in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s 2016 Arctic Report Card....
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Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...economic, cultural and political achievements of women”. With roots that reach back over a century, its focus is firmly on the future. This year, however, there is a palpable concern that the direction of travel may be reversing. Does this have to be the new normal? One of the sparks for the recent rise in mass protest was powerfully brought to life before the 2016 US...
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Why limited-time offers make shoppers say 'bye now', not 'buy now'
Money & Business

Why limited-time offers make shoppers say 'bye now', not 'buy now'

...psychological factors, particularly when consumers are not subject to high time pressure. This article was originally published by LSE Business Review, and is based on the authors’ paper ‘Take it or leave it: experimental evidence on the effect of time-limited offers on consumer behaviour’, presented in this year’s Annual Conference of the Royal Economic Society....
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