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Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...working opportunities were limited for them, many found the way to migrate on a more permanent basis. With the expansion of the European Union in 2004, eight Central and Eastern European countries joined the Union – the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Hungary, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Slovenia. This brought in the opportunity for free movement and the right to...
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The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management
Miscellaneous

The inaugural lecture of Professor Edoardo Ongaro, Professor of Public Management

...social sciences more broadly, rather than adopting more generic approaches. Date: Tuesday 6 February, 2018 Time: 6:00pm – 7:00pm Venue: The Open University, the Berrill Lecture Theatre, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA Live stream: Trailer video: Edoardo Ongaro is Professor of Public Management at the Faculty of Business and Law at The Open University (OU)....
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From Astrobiology to Parliament
Science, Maths & Technology

From Astrobiology to Parliament

...social justice and inclusive innovation. However, in spring 2022, she put her PhD on pause while she undertook a three-month-long fellowship with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). In this article, Devyani reflects on her experiences of working with POST, in conversation with Ann Grand, a fellow member of AstrobiologyOU. ...Find out more about The...
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The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after
Languages

The Great Fall: A personal perspective, before and after

...working class hegemony was derailed by the Stalinist model of socialism. Even though the systemic flaws and distortions had been serious, Walter grimly predicted huge losses in East Germany’s progressive social programmes now the Wall was down. As we walked around what was East Berlin Walter, then in his 83rd year, talked about the need for a radical rethink of...
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Care for the elderly
Money & Business

Care for the elderly

...social responsibility than caring for the elderly. Traditionally this was the jobs of families. However, in the 20th century, especially, this became a public obligation to invest in and ensure the welfare of older populations. However, in the current climate of austerity this once sacred duty seems increasingly hard to guarantee. Added to this are emerging concerns of...
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How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived
Health, Sports & Psychology

How race, gender, age and class affects the way people are perceived

...social class and achievement gaps at age 16: intersectionality and “getting it” for the white working class’, Research Papers in Education, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 131–71 [Online]. DOI: 10.1080/02671522.2013.767370. (Accessed 10 April 2017). 2 Certain groups are more likely to be stopped and searched by the police. National Statistics (2015) Police Powers and...
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Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition
Society, Politics & Law

Abolitionism must come from below: A critique of British Anti-Slavery Abolition

...social, political and economic order. In so doing they worked closely with the British State to achieve their aims. [Toussaint Louverture, who was one of the leaders of the slave rebellion in the Republic of Haiti (Saint Domingue)] Toussaint Louverture, who was one of the leaders of the slave rebellion in the Republic of Haiti (Saint Domingue) The intimate connections...
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‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS
Society, Politics & Law

‘A little bit of kindness’: migrant nurses in the Scottish NHS

...Social Sciences qualifications. Background From its inception in 1948 the National Health Service (NHS) has been dependent on migrant labour. Following an NHS recruitment drive in Malaysian secondary schools, Sofi Taylor left Malaysia for Scotland in 1973 to train as a nurse. In Malaysia Sofi came from a wealthy family. Her only sister was training to be an accountant...
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