by Ceri Oeppen, Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Sussex Centre for Migration Research In today’s Queen’s Speech to Parliament, the UK Government lays out their agenda for the coming year. One of those agenda items is their ‘New Plan for…
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The UK Government’s ‘New Plan for Immigration’ Creates an Unethical Two-tier System of Protection for Asylum Seekers
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Stories for Justice: Redefining the Migrant ‘Crisis’
by International Relations and Development student Maozya Murray Whether fictional, biographical or mythical, stories wrap and encapsulate our entire lives. Constructing our waking identities and filling our dream space, stories build narratives, create meaning and justify decisions. Storytelling is primal…
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Marketizing the Environmental Crisis – A Step by Step Recipe
by International Relations student Sara Monteiro Basic recipe and main ingredients Turning any crisis into something profitable usually follows the same basic recipe, with the following main ingredients: Discourse Media Co-option Politics Mix these in a large bowl of International…
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How Sharing a Meal Can Satisfy our Appetite for Connection and Heal Wounds of Social Division
Written by Ella Green of Sussex International Development. Communal consumption cultivates connection Eating always has, and always will be, a human ritual. It is essential to our humanity: it is what makes us human. From pan to plate, the product…
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Doing cross-disciplinary research: a successful experiment
Written by Dr. Andreas Antoniades of Sussex International Relations. Summary: Working in multidisciplinary research teams is challenging but necessary if we’re to tackle some of today’s big challenges such as inequality, climate change and pandemics. Based on my recent experience…
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"A more accurate assessment of the role of ideology and religion in world politics thus requires a reconceptualization that accounts not just for their representative but also for their productive functions."
Terrific article by Beate Jahn @IRSussex !
https://doi.org/10.1177/0047117819834647
📢 New blog 📢
On the Language of Protest: What Makes a Powerful Protest? By @laskykim @sussexglobal
@Tom_F_Wright @drarlenehh @ahrcpress @AHRCPolicy @policy_sussex @sussexpolitics @sussexlaw @sussexunimah #sussexfestivalofideas https://speakingcitizens.org/blog/on-the-language-of-protest-what-makes-a-powerful-protest/
Delighted to be joining a panel with @farhanaclimate @drvandanashiva @DavidLammy and @MuyundaA for a discussion of equity and justice in climate action. Do join us!
@RapidTransition @SussexGlobal @IRSussex @fossiltreaty @chuks_okereke https://twitter.com/CH_Environment/status/1405859591129346048
If we think about climate change as ‘just as a problem for science to solve’, we ignore issues of equity, human rights and justice.
Join our 30 June #LCAW2021 event, chaired by
@farhanaclimate, on how to articulate the dimensions of #ClimateJustice
🗓️➡️https://chathamhouse.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_sw1noEuXTjaG8klHRmXdew
And we have three winners! 🎉 Congratulations to Dyuti Ailawadi @SussexGlobal, described as ‘one of the most incredible seminar teachers’, tackling difficult subjects by encouraging students to learn from each other, and being open about her own experiences. #SussexEdAwards2021
Congratulations to Giulia Grassilli @SussexGlobal, described as ‘endlessly kind’ for going out of her way to facilitate learning and collaboration in a difficult year. 👏#SussexEdAwards2021