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Why are many African governments wary of social media?
Society, Politics & Law

Why are many African governments wary of social media?

...divisions have in the past been manipulated by political candidates. There’s therefore a need to consider how to ensure social media isn’t used to incite violence or spread dangerous rumours. The question remains as to how governments can be prevented from seizing the opportunity to restrict citizens’ rights. This article was originally published on The...
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Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Why is the Conservative manifesto the mark of a brave Prime Minister?

...divisions among leading Tories over the Brexit negotiations – which the manifesto’s commitment to leaving the single market (what some would consider a “hard” Brexit) will not have healed. Her refusal to commit to a “May-ism” label when prompted by the press and the manifesto’s own discussion framing her policies as those just of “Conservatism” may...
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Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties
History & The Arts

Methods in Motion: Clashing loyalties

...a commitment to equality did not end a gendered division of labour in the communist home. The range of papers and their rich contributions on the nature of communist loyalties suggest further interdisciplinary research will be productive. Geoff Andrews' book The Shadow Man: At the Heart of the Cambridge Spy Circle was published by I B Tauris in 2015 More on MiM...
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Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast
History & The Arts

Music as a Source of Unity: When Rory Gallagher Came to Belfast

...divisive outside of the Ulster Hall, within, a different type of Irishness was encouraged. An Irishness that was not bound with politics or religion, but was fluid and heavily anchored in music and collective memories, enabling all other connotations to be temporarily suspended. The importance of Gallagher’s music to Belfast is best captured in the documentary Irish...
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Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Epilogue – the slow death of heroism?

...had once been core values of British imperialism. MacDonald Fraser, after all, had fought in wartime Burma with the 17th Indian Division. He could believe the British Empire had been a warts and all good thing – he reportedly said ‘the greatest thing that ever happened to an undeserving world’ – while recognising its wars for the messy, nasty things they were....
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Future of Empowerment
Society, Politics & Law

Future of Empowerment

...divisions and the growing inequality caused by present-day globalisation. Nevertheless, they also have the potential to foster entirely new and exciting forms of empowerment. It could create "smarter" societies that substantially increase human capabilities. Continued advances in virtual reality could catalyze personal creativity in fresh and interesting ways. Moreover,...
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Mosquitoes & Malaria
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquitoes & Malaria

...division and synchronous release of infective cells must be two days in P. vivax but three days in P. malariae. D Eventually the infective cells differentiate into male and female gamonts (cells capable of producing gametes) which remain dormant within erythrocytes until sucked up by a mosquito, the secondary host. E Once the gamonts have entered a mosquito stomach, the...
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Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement
Nature & Environment

Reducing digital carbon footprint through responsible procurement

...divisions, business lines or even simply product categories, such as laptops. The availability and trustworthiness of carbon footprint data is sparse, yet advancing at pace, and as such, any baseline should be considered a best effort estimate at a given time. Organisations should look to improve and evolve baselines on a continuous basis, and the procurement function can...
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