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...social and environmental value. A proposed solution is to create a more democratic sharing economy. In other words, a sharing economy where the corporate owners are held accountable by the wider public, and users and workers govern platforms together. But democratising the sharing economy is no mean feat. Research I’ve conducted with colleagues at the Open University...

...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...

...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...

...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...

...social, economic, political, and environmental issues of this time. It will highlight the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and outline key global development issues such as migration, socio-economic security, technological innovation and environmental sustainability. You’ll be introduced to a conceptual framework called PASH (power, agency, scale and...

...work, privacy, decent food, or shelter and are often without good health. For many homeless people, life in prison is likely to exacerbate already existing personal troubles and health problems and does very little to address the existential crises generated by being without a home in wider society. Home is a place of intimacy, familiarity and meaning. It is a place of...