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Confronting uncertainty: the changing face of risk analysis
Professor Julie Barnett, University of Bath Department of Psychology. The definition of ‘risk’ is deceptively complex. It is a contested term, but simultaneously one which has become a dominant, certainly ubiquitous, currency in 21st Century life: risk, as it is...
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Doing more with less: the challenges of public sector leadership
Marcial Boo, Chief Executive of The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority. Once upon a time, we were prepared to wait – and to make do. No longer. We all now expect immediate access to anything we want, and to same-day deliveries....
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#I’m with her, and for him?
An important factor in Hilary Clinton’s victory in the Democrats’ Presidential nomination race was the support she attracted from middle-aged and older women. As is well known, millennials broke for Bernie Sanders, but Clinton won the support of women in...
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Movements must be built from the bottom up
Before he became an Anglican priest in the late 18th century, and wrote the much-loved hymn Amazing Grace, John Newton was a slave trade sea captain. He bought and sold slaves, raping, torturing and killing them in the course of...
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Universal income or universal divide
Dr Luke Martinelli, Research Associate Interest in universal basic income has been intensifying lately, with a discernible proliferation of opinion pieces in the mainstream press. While the reasons for the increased awareness are up for debate, it has surely been...
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What are the social forces and economic interests that make up the bases of support for remaining in the EU or leaving it?
Today sees the publication of the IPR's referendum policy brief, a document that brings together contributions from a number of academics with the purpose of informing readers about the issues at stake in the EU referendum. Many of these issues are not new, but the...
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Britain in Europe: between self-interested cynicism and narrow-minded nationalism?
Dr Theodoros Papadopoulos, Lecturer, Department of Social & Policy Sciences As part of a module I used to teach called ‘Policy and Power’, I used video extracts from the well-known 1980s series Yes Minister to spark discussion in the class. One...
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Emily Rempel: 'The Problem of Public Engagement, Public Policy and Public Data'
Why does public engagement with new technology matter? More to the point, why does public engagement with data matter? The collection and use of data isn’t new: in England, the state has been collecting data since at least the Domesday...
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Dr Emma Carmel: 'Migration and EU membership'
Dr Emma Carmel, Senior Lecturer, Department of Social & Policy Sciences The political arguments around EU membership and migration have the qualities of children’s playdough: eye-catchingly bright, highly malleable, and good to keep us busy for a while. Unfortunately, also...
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Notes on age and the “Super Thursday” election results
In recent years, age has come to rival social class as a determinant of voting behavior. Broadly speaking, older votes have higher turnout rates than younger voters, and at key democratic moments, such as the referendum on independence in Scotland...
