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Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: The social psychology of citizenship

...analysis of citizenship, in an effort to advance a more interdisciplinary approach to the study of today’s politics. To start with, citizenship is better understood as a practice or an act, rather than a status. Studying citizenship is about studying the processes ‘through which actors constitute themselves (and others) as subjects of rights’ (Isin, 2009:371). In...
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The devil is in the (complex) detail
Health, Sports & Psychology

The devil is in the (complex) detail

...analysis on the basis it was too ‘gloomy’. The high pace of the negotiation process - with less than 2 years of negotiation time to thrash out the issues - and with the polarisation of issues taking place via the group pressures operating within the UK government, are the ideal conditions for making decision-making biases more likely. The implications for the process...
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What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

What's next for British wages?

...analysis of why wages remain so persistently low. Conventional accounts of declining worker rights or crumbling welfare state do not fully address contemporary economic realities. This is particularly true in trying to understand why the effects of the “recovery” post-crisis. The current economy is one of increased zero-hour contracts and underemployment rather than...
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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...analysis of thirty-four cities and proposed solutions to urban problems. The conclusions were published as "The Athens Charter" (so-called because the Congress was held on board the SS Patris en route from Marseilles to Athens). This document remains one of the most controversial ever produced by CIAM. The charter effectively committed CIAM to rigid functional cities,...
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Wanted! Starlings
Nature & Environment

Wanted! Starlings

...analysis of invasive starling populations suggests that starlings were introduced several times in most countries. In parts of its native range, including the British Isles and Finland, the starling has suffered huge declines and is of conservation concern, however, in many of the places it has been introduced, populations of this species have increased rapidly and it is...
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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...observations such as counting the number and maturity of insects invading a decaying corpse. It is common for evidence from several types of forensic science to be used in one case. The application of science to collection, analysis and explanation of evidence, allows a forensic scientist to reconstruct historical events, identify victims and pinpoint the perpetrators....
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Mathemateg bob dydd 1
Science, Maths & Technology

Mathemateg bob dydd 1

...data. Bydd digonedd o enghreifftiau i’ch helpu i symud ymlaen, ynghyd â chyfleoedd i ymarfer eich dealltwriaeth...Ydych chi erioed wedi sylwi pa mor aml mae angen sgiliau mathemateg arnoch yn eich bywyd bob dydd? Mae’r cwrs hwn, sydd am ddim, yn gyflwyniad i Sgiliau Hanfodol Lefel 1 mewn mathemateg. Mae wedi ei ddylunio i’ch ysbrydoli chi i wella’ch sgiliau...
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Level 1: Introductory 48 hrs
The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction
Health, Sports & Psychology

The importance of dignity and tailored support for poverty reduction

...analysis in low- and middle-income countries’. PLOS Medicine, 18(9):e1003698. Roelen, K., Devereux, S., Abdulai, A-G., Martorano, B., Palermo, T. and Ragno, P.L. (2017) How to make ‘cash plus’ work: linking cash transfers to services and sectors. Office of Research Innocenti Working Paper WP-2017-10. Florence: UNICEF Office of Research. Roelen, K. and Devereux, S....
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