There are a number of reasons why there’s such a significant gap between aggregate economic numbers and the perceptions of everyday people.
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‘Accentless’ spoken language is the language of the elite, of authority. It’s the version of the language that is used by the people who have traditionally held all the power.
The UK Labour Party used to radically advocate for common ownership. But as private wealth in Britain benefits from ever greater tax breaks, anti-inequality sentiment is waning.
Regional development isn’t just about measuring the difference between today’s haves and have-nots to determine whether that gap might narrow or widen. Our idea of what is fair changes over time.
Making the green energy transition a success requires governments to pay attention to environmental factors and socioeconomic imperatives.
Australia’s education system is not doing that well in correcting for the disadvantage students face in the classroom.
Common methods for identifying gifted students often miss students from lower-income families who should qualify for gifted programs.
A sociologist took a critical look at the cherished career advice to ‘follow your passion.’ What she found is that this advice often brings unintended consequences.
Linguicism sees people penalised for speaking in non-standard forms of English.
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Head: Wits School of Governance, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor Emeritus of Linguistics, University of Essex
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Professor of Economics and Director, Tax and Transfer Policy Institute, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Education Policy and Psychology and 21st Century Chair, University of Arkansas
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Director of the Centre for Independent Studies Intergenerational Program and PhD candidate at, Australian National University
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Lecturer in linguistics, University of Essex
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Lecturer in Department of Language and Linguistics, University of Essex
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Research Associate, The Dartmouth Institute, Dartmouth College
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Executive Director of the Office for Education Policy, University of Arkansas
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Associate Fellow, University of Oxford
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Visiting Fellow, School of Policy Studies, University of Bristol
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Professor of Sociolinguistics, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Associate Professor of Accounting and Future Fund Fellow, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary
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Assistant Professor, Trulaske College of Business, University of Missouri-Columbia
