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Whether it’s global conflicts or communities in trouble, the solutions to peace and prosperity aren’t only found by government. Sports, too, can bring about much-needed change.
Neurotics are more disgruntled about the welfare state, yet they crave its reassurance.
Marriage and domestic relationships existed before the state, and should be returned to the people, not regulated by the government.
Is this a new and better way for modern couples to live? Here’s what the research says.
The 2020s promise to be a decade of mounting strain. But will these years be a story of spiralling decline or triumph over adversity?
The search for meaning in their work is inevitable for employees seeking job satisfaction. Defining that meaning, however, can mean different things for different people.
Single mothers I interviewed described feeling isolated, stigmatised and frustrated with negative stereotypes.
Vulturine guineafowl were found to live in large, sexually mixed groups. These seem to have social preferences for certain other groups.
The trait can bring mental strength and resilience.
A new film contends that meditation can transform us from individuals in chaos to calm beings - and in turn change the world.
We know less than we should, but we’re worried anyway. By the author of The Perils of Perception: Why We’re Wrong About Nearly Everything.
There are benefits to society of good housing for all – health, wellbeing, savings from costs of crime and health – that are not captured in its price.
The approach to housing in the UK hasn’t worked for years. What could we learn from how it’s done in other countries?
What adults with autism told us about their everyday experiences.
Men are feeling more and more pressure to get rid of their love handles and beer bellies – and heavy promotion of unrealistic appearance standards are to blame.
New research found persistent differences between generations of people in the UK when it comes to their attitudes to immigration.
A more egalitarian power structure is possible.
A new set of ‘Indicators of Integration’ have been launched by the UK government.
EU migrant households are actually a net benefit on the public purse in much of Europe.
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Emeritus Professor in Social Policy, University of Bradford
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Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Policy Institute, King's College London
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Senior Lecturer, Psychology, University of Ghana
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Leeds Beckett University
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Professor of Citizen Participation, University of Essex
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Associate Professor in Marketing, ESCP Business School
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Professor of Sociology, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, University of Connecticut
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Lecturer, Western Sydney University
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Director of the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS), University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, School of Criminology, University of Leicester
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Senior Lecturer, Sociology, La Trobe University
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Lecturer, National Centre for Australian Studies, Faculty of Arts, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer, Monash University
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Adjunct Fellow, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
