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Local asylum seekers or national debate: What shapes opposition to immigration?
Public debate often assumes that communities become more hostile to immigration when asylum seekers are housed nearby. Max Strangleman-Sykes, a Politics and International Relations finalist at the University of Bath, explains why local increases in asylum accommodation do not appear...
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The UK and Canada: Leading a middle-power coalition
As competition between the world’s major powers intensifies, middle powers are coordinating their responses to help stabilise international affairs. Avital Zuk Avina, a researcher and lecturer specialising in political communication and international relations, examines how the UK and Canada are...
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Who will care for Latin America’s elderly? A looming crisis
Latin America's social protection systems have long relied on families to care for older relatives, but demographic change is steadily eroding this source of support. Brandon D. Hernández Jaramillo, Lecturer at Universidad del Norte and an independent researcher specialising in...
