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Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?
Society, Politics & Law

Jury Decision-Making: What’s the Story?

...et al., 2001; Zamir, et al., 2014; Levett, & Devine, 2017). I'm now going to explain this theory and highlight a few queries about it. The Story Model The story model is most closely associated with Nancy Pennington and Reid Hastie, though a number of other theorists have also suggested similar theories (Hastie, et al., 1983; Pennington, & Hastie, 1992; Anderson, et al.,...
People make terrible eyewitnesses – but it turns out there’s an exception
Society, Politics & Law

People make terrible eyewitnesses – but it turns out there’s an exception

...article, like “did a car hit the pedestrian?”, they were less certain than for questions with a definite article, like “did the car hit the pedestrian?”. The problem is that these latter lines of questioning led them to be less accurate in what they remembered. This highlights how easily eyewitness testimony, or any memory for that matter, can be manipulated by...
One refugee's story: A long, risky journey
Society, Politics & Law

One refugee's story: A long, risky journey

...relax,” he says. “I want to forget everything in Egypt, every problem in Syria, every problem in the boat.” For Orfahli, now, it's all about building a new life in the place he now calls home. This article was originally published by Global Voices Online under a CC-BY licence. You can hear a longer version of this story at the Public Radio International website....
What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?
Society, Politics & Law

What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?

...closing their borders and passing the responsibility for asylum seekers off to neighbouring countries. The deplorable situation in Calais as well as Lesbos, Lampedusa or Ceuta and Melilla are the result of this cynical approach by British and European governments. [The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
Can science make you a better leader?
Money & Business

Can science make you a better leader?

...of instability and change the country faces as it moves towards Brexit, it is likely that the pressures will only increase. This will pose further challenges to the ability of leaders in all sectors to act “with purpose”, yet the requirement to do so has never been more pressing. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
Scotland Colleges

The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness

...articles in this collection . Where is the West of Ireland? Locational distinctiveness The question of what, or where, the West of Ireland is, illustrates the problems of defining the distinctiveness and uniqueness of place. You may already have your own sense of what the West of Ireland is like in terms of its scenery and culture and this may differ according to whether...
Culture and regional distinctiveness
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and regional distinctiveness

...articles in this collection . Culture is one of the factors contributing to the distinctiveness and social coherence of a region. It consists of a whole bundle of material and non-material traits which have built up over time, including tools and implements of economic and domestic activity as well as customs, language and beliefs. Language is often held to be a key...
The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland

...articles in this collection . [Rundale Clachan style village cluster] Rundale clachan patterns of settlement still visible in County Mayo Agriculture itself represents a synthesis of the social, the environmental and the spatial. A combination of factors within society and environment such as soils and climate, cultural forms, local social organisation and the wider...