The book shows that the claim made by some analysts that it was the fall of communism that prompted moves towards negotiations to end apartheid is off the mark.
Academic rigor, journalistic flair
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Author shows how politicians intent on settling problems by physically eliminating opponents tap into a ready source of assassins from within the taxi industry.
Mandela left at the right time in 1999, when the country still seemed in a healthy state, after which he consolidated his international reputation.
In the villages of central Gujurat, humans and wildlife are forced to share the same spaces – with varying consequences.
La vida en la prisión es rutinaria: cada día como el anterior; cada semana como la anterior, de modo que los meses y años se confunden entre sí.
La vie en prison est une question de routine : chaque journée est identique à la précédente, chaque semaine également, de sorte que les mois et les années se fondent les uns dans les autres.
Prison life is about routine: each day like the one before; each week like the one before it, so that the months and years blend into each other.
Moe Shaik fancies himself as an analyst who can read people well. And yet, he has a rather large blind spot for his leaders – until they fall out with him.
Gentrification often leads to the eviction of poor and largely racialized populations. When a university campus drives the change, they can choose to do something about it.
The EU is loathe to let treaties fail, given the sunk costs of negotiating them, but it may walk away if Johnson doesn't change his tune.
Research on crocodile attacks can provide insights into when and where they attack, and who they attack.
Social isolation is particularly common among early career academics – new research shows 64% of PhD candidates report such feelings.
In early 20th-century Australia, a series of highly publicised murders of women saw newspapers widely discuss sadism.
Abusive bosses might be to blame for the growing epidemic of mental ill health among UK workers.
At a time when nationalism and religious ideologies are dividing humanity, it is important to find unifying perspectives on our 'origin story.'
Sex work using the internet is safer for sex workers and easier to police – why would MPs want to change that?
Home Office deportation targets reduce complex human stories to statistics.
The Good Friday Agreement was choreographed 20 years ago to maximise support for the deal.
Personal freedoms and self-expression have come under attack.
BBC Panorama has exposed violence and abuse of detainees at Brook House immigration removal centre.
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PhD Candidate, Film, Media, and Cultural Studies, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer in Middle East Politics, Birkbeck, University of London
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Reader in Psychology and Social Policy, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer in Organisational Psychology, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Higher Education Policy, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Political Economy, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer in Law, researcher in international law, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer, Culture and Media department, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Planetary Science and Astrobiology, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of History, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer in Journalism and Media, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lecturer in Criminology, Birkbeck, University of London
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Marketing Lecturer, Birkbeck, University of London
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Honorary Research Fellow, Birkbeck, University of London
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Lambert Lecturer in Environment (Applied Herpetology), Birkbeck, University of London
