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Understanding Identity
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Identity

...Public mistrust of government experts and the importance of transparency in building trust. Experts need an understanding of natural and social factors. Risk and accountability There is a need for 'experts' with specialist knowledge to make decisions but democracy means demanding accountability. An inter-disciplinary approach is considered essential to study of risk....
Do people really behave in a rational way?
Money & Business

Do people really behave in a rational way?

...public good where many people would benefit. Emotions may have a different effect on our choices over public goods than private goods. Or it could be because our participants were making choices about intentions. There’s a well-developed body of theory that questions the link between what we intend and what we do. In short, more work is required to understand how our...
Park Hill Estate
History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...public at large dislike about Modernist architecture: for years, Trellick Tower held this dubious honour. Not far behind was the Park Hill estate in Sheffield. Completed in 1961, Park Hill was intended to provide local authority housing for thousands of people. A largely working-class industrial city, whose best days were behind it, the city fathers of Sheffield hoped...
The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: How to Manage a Boardroom

...public concern over executive pay as well as corporate influence. So how can a corporation “manage the boardroom”? There have always been debates about what is the best way to manage a boardroom. Executives and shareholders are constantly trying to improve how they operate and relate so as to improve decision-making and profits. Crucial to such improvement is devising...
Fake news in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

Fake news in Wales

...public life are encapsulated in the crisis over ‘fake news’ – a term that first broke into public consciousness around 2016. The idea of politicians and other public figures playing fast and loose with the truth isn’t new, of course. What’s new is the media environment we now live in, and particularly, the influence of the internet and other digital...
Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?

...public dissent, many considered Brazil to be the “country of the future.” Charles de Gaulle reportedly added the phrase, “and will always be so.” The optimism was founded on the country’s huge stockpile of mineral resources, rich agricultural land and human capital in its well-developed southern and central regions. De Gaulle’s ironic addition referred to the...
Two kings, two very different coronations
History & The Arts

Two kings, two very different coronations

...public, who were aware of George’s own infidelities with several women. As the coronation drew closer, public opinion remained firmly on Caroline’s side. Unable to secure a legal divorce, the king had made sure that his wife would not set foot in Westminster Abbey, let alone be crowned Queen, and her name was removed from the coronation ceremony. Despite not receiving...
“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...public sector nursery nurses in Scotland...Find out more about The Open University's Social Sciences courses Setting the scene When we think about things like militancy, trade unionism, struggle and fightback, we draw on familiar imagery of braziers at shipyard gates and pitheads. We think of charged mass meetings, packed full of angry and determined … well, men. It is...