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An article by Dr May Darwich, Morten Valbjørn, and André Bank of German Institute for Global and Area Studies explores the effects of the war in Gaza, "a critical juncture whose ramifications for both regional and domestic politics...will reverberate for years to come." Read for free! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/me…
'Corruption holds small businesses back: Ghana study reveals two strategies to avoid the traps' Read Dr Samuel Adomako's latest piece in The Conversation ⬇️ theconversation.com/corruption-hol…
Project 2025: what is it and why does Trump say he knows nothing about it? Read Prof. David Dunn's latest piece in The Conversation ⬇️ theconversation.com/project-2025-w…
Drawing on the experiences of central Europe, Prof. Tim Haughton will explore: 1⃣ Why party politics is so volatile 2⃣ Why democracies are under pressure 3⃣ Why there are some signs of resilience and sources of optimism in these turbulent times Register: birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…
Has Christmas come too early? Prof. Sarah Montano spoke to BBC Berkshire about the arrival of festive products in stores. Listen from 1:40 ⤵️ bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0…
What is going on with democracy in central and eastern Europe? Listen to the latest episode of the #PeoplePowerPolitics podcast with Milada Vachudova & Tim Haughton, hosted by CEDAR's Licia Cianetti ⬇️ newbooksnetwork.com/what-is-going-…
One-word Ofsted grades have been scrapped in England's schools. Professor of Educational Leadership & former Ofsted inspector Colin Diamond (Prof Colin Diamond CBE 🇺🇦🌹🇪🇺🇮🇪) spoke to BBC Radio 5 Live about the news. Listen from 53:20: bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…
Scrapping single-word judgements is a good first step but Ofsted needs more reform, says Prof. Colin Diamond (Prof Colin Diamond CBE 🇺🇦🌹🇪🇺🇮🇪). birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/scra…
🆕 A double whammy of winter fuel payment cuts and scrapping a planned cap on social care costs is set to hit older people. New in The Conversation by Professor Martin Powell College of Social Sciences Uni of Birmingham. theconversation.com/a-double-whamm…
Thanks Wendy Chamberlain for highlighting our research in tonight's UK House of Commons debate on the need for a Carers Strategy. With more than 40% of #ParentCarers (& many other #UnpaidCarers) contemplating suicide, a Strategy cannot come soon enough. birmingham.ac.uk/news/2024/more…
Call for proposals 📣 FCDO Research’s Research Commissioning Centre managed by 3ie & Uni of Birmingham are inviting proposals to explore the use of #behaviouralscience in Innovate FCDO’s portfolio. 🗓️ Deadline: 2 October Learn more and apply ➡️ 3ieimpact.org/about/research…
‘No status – no census!’ The causes and consequences of the 1971 and 1981 Northern Ireland census boycotts Read @BhamPOLSIS Dr Laurence Cooley's article in Contemporary British History ⬇️ tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…
Prof. David Dunn from POLSIS Birmingham Government Bham was interviewed about Donald Trump pledging to bring back the federal death penalty on day one of his presidency ⬇️
Join Prof Tim Haughton for his inaugural lecture on "How Small Countries in Central Europe Help Answer Big Questions of Politics". 📅 Thursday 26 September 🕔 17:00-18:00 📍 Alan Walters Lecture Theatre 2 (G11) Read more and register ⬇️ birmingham.ac.uk/schools/govern…
Placing language at the centre of migrant education 🗨️ Dr Kamran Khan from Education Research at Birmingham was interviewed by EU Research Results about his work on the securitisation of migrant language policy in the UK and Denmark ⬇️ cordis.europa.eu/article/id/451…
