Month: June 2018
Constructions of the ‘migration crisis’ in Europe
Norman Ginsburg discusses the many different constructions put on the phenomenon of immigration in Europe. Contrasting welcoming perspectives…
Co-operative education, neoliberalism and historical perspectives: the dilemmas of building alternatives
Tom Woodin is a Reader in the Social History of Education at the UCL Institute of Education where he is the…
Co-operation, Leadership and Learning
In the early twentieth century, the consumer co-operative movement in Britain was a major social force with a…
Cultivating Conscience: How Good Laws Make Good People
Lynn Stout makes the compelling case that conscience is neither a rare nor quirky phenomenon, but a vital…
The Shareholder Value Myth
Lynn Stout discusses how the traditional managerial focus on the shareholder’s interest can be harmful for the corporation…
The Corporation as a Time Machine
Lynn Stout argues that the board-controlled corporation can be understood as a legal innovation that historically has functioned…
In-house or outsourced public services?
Nicola Pensiero analyses the relationship between government spending and the distribution of private income between capital and labour. Nicola Pensiero is…
Male Wives and Female Husbands: Reconfiguring Gender in the Tablighi Jamaʻat in the Gambia
Marloes Janson research is at the intersection of anthropology and religion. West Africa (the Gambia, Senegal and Nigeria)…
Towards a Framework for the Study of Christian-Muslim Encounters in Africa
In research on religion in Africa, the study of both Christianity and Islam is thriving. Marloes Janson research…
Education: an applied multidisciplinary field?
In the English-speaking world, university Schools of Education are usually heavily involved in the professional preparation of teachers.…
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