2015
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China's cities need more babies, but one child policy still rules the provinces
- Stephanie Gordon, Graduate Teaching Assistant in the Department of Politics and International Relations, discusses how state control over births in China is being retooled and reworked rather than discontinued
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Yemen chaos shows drones can take out key targets, but they'll never defeat terrorism
- Dr Jon Moran from the Department of Politics and International Relations argues that increasingly sophisticated use of remote warfare has limited benefit in defeating terrorism
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Confessions of a torture investigator: 'a stabbing or mass murder is the same to me'
- Stuart Hamilton, a leading forensic pathologist, was on the team that investigated claims of systematic torture and the killing of 11,000 people by the Assad regime in Syria - he discusses his experience in this article for The Conversation
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Do as we say, not as we do: UK preaches clean politics despite cash-for-influence scandals
- Dr Jon Moran investigates corruption in modern politics for The Conversation
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"The Saatchi Bill is internally inconsistent and must be scrutinised in the Commons"
- Professor José Miola from the School of Law co-authors an opinion piece with David Hills where they discuss patients losing out under the Saatchi Bill
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Air disaster media frenzy is shameful
- Dr Simon Bennett examines the reporting of the crash of the Germanwings flight in the French Alps
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Tweeting for peace? Twitter, information flows and the Ardoyne parade dispute in July 2014
- Dr Paul Reilly discusses how social media can help keep the peace during contentious times
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Figure 1
- Figure 1: Tweets mentioning Ardoyne, 12th July 2014
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Figure 2
- Figure 2: Most frequently occurring words in Ardoyne sample (11-14 July 2014).
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Trident wars are more political posturing than dawn of a nuclear-free age
- Dr Andrew Futter discusses the decision the next UK government will have to face regarding the Trident nuclear weapons system and if it will need to be replaced
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Kosovo and Bosnia: the EU’s Iraq
- Dr Tara McCormack suggests that it's not just Iraq that has been destroyed by Western intervention
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Gibraltar is keeping a close eye on the British election – but it doesn’t get a vote
- Dr Chris Grocott discusses the precarious position of Gibraltar in the upcoming General Election on 7 May
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Britain’s battered unions have new battles round the corner
- Professor Melanie Simms discusses the decline of union influence in the work place
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What is needed now to recover from the impact of Nepal’s earthquake?
- Dr Nibedita S Ray-Bennett discusses how efforts must be made at a community, national and international level to facilitate recovery phases in Nepal
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Dementia, Fitness to Plead and the Janner Case
- Dr Tracey Elliott examines the legal process that applies when a defendant is deemed 'unfit to plead'
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Electoral success and internal tensions: UKIP in the aftermath of the 2015 general election
- Dr Richard Whitaker discusses the UK Independence Party's position post-election and the difficulties the party now faces
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The Conservatives: a victory for modernisation?
- Dr Philip Lynch discusses how Prime Minister David Cameron ranks as a Conservative leader - and what he may be remembered for in the future
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The Westminster Election in Northern Ireland 2015
- Stephen Hopkins discusses how the general election impacted Northern Ireland and how the 10 Unionists in Westminster have an important role to play
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Europe is Not a Museum
- The “memory boom” has left Europe littered with monuments, so much so that when we’re not actively protesting them, we look right past them, says Professor Steven Brown
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Palmyra: Islamic State layers grief upon grief for Syrians
- Professor Simon James discusses the atrocities committed by IS in destroying World Heritage sites, including Ancient Palmyra
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Vote on kicking out Israel drags FIFA into politics it would rather avoid
- John Williams discusses how Israel faces ejection from the football family of nations
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Surprise election loss for Polish president spells trouble for governing party
- Dr Simona Guerra discusses Andrzej Duda's surprise election as Poland's president
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The Spanish local and regional elections of 24 May 2015
- Professor Laura Morales and Dr Luis Ramiro discuss important signs of turbulence in the Spanish party system
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Blatter survives – for now
- John Williams discusses Sepp Blatter's re-election as FIFA president and what this means for the organisation
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Our elections and why they are so unfair
- Dr Simon Bennett from the Civil Safety and Security Unit reflects on the UK's political system in the wake of the General Election
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To solve Britain’s productivity puzzle, try asking the workers
- Professor Stephen Wood discusses Britain's current productivity problems
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Marine Le Pen has a new right-wing group in Europe – should we be worried?
- Laura MacKenzie from the Department of Politics and International Relations discusses far-right political group in Europe
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Child protection should remove danger but children in Gaza have to live with it
- Professor Panos Vostanis discusses his research into the impact of trauma on children's mental health in the Gaza Strip
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Explainer: how European states shift responsibility for asylum claims
- Professor Bernard Ryan discusses the rights of asylum seekers and issues migrants face
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Jeremy Corbyn is the only candidate with a distinct arts policy
- Jack Newsinger discusses Jeremy Corbyn's stance on the Arts
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First Person: 'China could do with a man like Jeremy Corbyn'
- Dr Simon Bennett suggests that China needs someone who could question the status quo
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Current migration levels: more than we can manage?
- Dr Kelly Staples explores recent data suggesting that UK net migration has hit a record high
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Personal stories let us know what it means to be a refugee
- Dr Maria Rovisco examines the changing tone of media coverage surrounding refugees
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First Person: 'This boycott should be scrapped now'
- In an article for the Leicester Mercury, Dr Alex Korb discusses issues with council boycotts
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Typhoon Grindr: love, liberation and post-disaster sex in the Philippines
- Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong discusses sexual relations between staff and beneficiaries in humanitarian agencies
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Thai police point the finger at Uighurs as bombing probe intensifies
- Stephanie Gordon discusses the Uighurs and why many in Thailand and China are wary of them
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'Marginalising people because of their faith, race or ethnicity has not significantly changed'
- Dr Saeeda Shah discusses controversy surrounding Nadiya Hussain's victory in the Great British Bake Off
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The Western media have lost the plot in Syria
- In an article for Spiked Dr Tara McCormack discusses western media coverage of Russian airstrikes in Syria
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First Person: 'Scolding China in public is unlikely to work. The key is what happens in private'
- Dr Jonna Nyman discusses Britain's complicated relationship with China
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How Poland’s political landscape was redrawn overnight
- Dr Simona Guerra discusses developments following Poland's parliamentary election
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As China ends the one-child policy, what is its legacy?
- Stephanie Gordon discusses changes in China to allow all couples to have two children
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Sinai plane crash: the five most common reasons for airliner disasters
- Dr Simon Bennett explores why planes crash
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Is the Iraqi army a lost cause?
- Dr Jon Moran discusses issues facing the Iraqi Army
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Anonymous hackers could be Islamic State’s online nemesis
- Dr Athina Karatzogianni discusses the 'hacktivist' group Anonymous
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The rush to remember: Sensitivity in the memorial response to the Paris attacks
- Dr Matthew Allen discusses post-conflict responses to attacks
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Cold dark matter: Don’t wait for Papua to explode
- Puguh Sadadi, a PhD candidate in the Department of Politics and International Relations, has written an article for the Jakarta Post
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How engagement on social media networks affects political communication
- Dr Athina Karatzogianni discusses how social media influences the political game
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'Time to shape a distinctively Labour economic policy project'
- David Coats discusses politics in an article in Progress
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2015: the year in elections
- Simona Guerra discusses Poland's politics in 2015