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Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: As borders flex, how does citizenship change?

...social services? The right to free movement for social, cultural, political and economic reasons? Questions of access to citizenship, the regional and international dimensions of citizenship, and the rights and duties of citizens are increasingly on the agendas of national governments and international organizations. These are arguably of increasing urgency. On the 8th of...
After Manchester: Pause, and carry on
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Pause, and carry on

...Social Scene gig, Manchester Albert Halls, 23-05-17] The evening after the attack, Manchester's musical life resumed defiantly - Broken Social Scene kicked off their set with a guest appearance by city legend Johnny Marr. But resuming normal life doesn't mean ducking hard questions. After the horror of the Manchester Arena attack, the 2017 general election campaign has...
Making sense of sudden mass deaths
Health, Sports & Psychology

Making sense of sudden mass deaths

...Social scientists would caution against generalisations which, at least, are unhelpful and, at worst, harmful. Evidence on social behaviour following other mass death events suggests that some people need the support of others while, in contrast, for some the experience of such loss can be isolating. In her work on traumatic death, mass death and disaster, the sociologist...
Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?
Society, Politics & Law

Integrated education in Northern Ireland - or divide and sectarianism?

...social divisions and work against integration in Northern Ireland hurt deeply. But as the DUP and most parties in the Assembly have embraced the language of a shared future, and see the economic benefits of reduced duplication involved with parallel education sectors, as the largest provider the Catholic hierarchy can be seen as vulnerable to the old accusations that by...
Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exploring health: is your lifestyle really to blame?

...Social Security (1980) Inequalities in Health: Report of a Working Group chaired by Sir Douglas Black, Department of Health and Social Security, London. Eknoyan, G. (2008) ‘Adolphe Quetelet (1796–1874) – the average man and indices of obesity’, Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 47–51. Elliott, E. and Williams, G. (2008) ‘Developing...
First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship
Money & Business

First steps in innovation and entrepreneurship

...social enterprise working primarily in arts and culture and performance-based work and participatory community arts. We train new and emerging artists and we provide opportunities for real-time experience in the creative industries working alongside professionals both in the corporate realm and the public realm as well as devising our own projects. JULIA CHARLES: We...
Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?
Society, Politics & Law

Why did poorer people vote to leave the European Union?

...Social Attitudes Survey shows the true extent of concerns about immigration. Clear majorities thought migrants were having a net negative effect on British schools and the NHS. This was an area where there was substantial agreement between people with different levels of education. Another area in which the public was even more of one mind was in their awareness that the...
How afraid of death are we?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How afraid of death are we?

...social psychologists have, for almost 30 years now, examined the social and psychological effects of being confronted with our own mortality. In well over 200 experiments, individuals have been instructed to imagine themselves dying. The first study of this kind was conducted on US municipal court judges, who were asked to set bond for an alleged prostitute in a...