Category: Academic Analysis

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Diogo Veríssimo, Research Fellow in Conservation Marketing, University of Oxford Environmental crime is big business, often listed among the world’s top five criminal activities, just behind counterfeiting and drug crime. So it would be reasonable to think it is a big priority for global law enforcement.…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Chau Le, Senior Lecturer in Banking and Finance, University of Lincoln Melnikov Dmitriy/Shutterstock Sustainable or responsible investing has experienced huge growth over the past decade. This investment approach is anchored in environmental, social and governance principles and is known as ESG. This set of standards is…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Holly Crudgington, Postdoctoral Researcher in Adolescent Mental Health, University of Oxford PeopleImages/Shutterstock Most of us know what it’s like to be a teenager at school – and how it feels to fit into (or fall outside of) a school’s social hierarchy. This typically includes some version…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jane Lavery, Associate Professor in Latin American Studies, University of Southampton Known in Spanish as Día de Muertos, the Day of the Dead is celebrated every year on November 1 and 2. Blending Mesoamerican, Roman Catholic and pagan roots, this celebration sees families gather in many…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester William Perugini/Shutterstock More than five years into the homeworking revolution, a narrative seems to have emerged – of employees being hauled back to the office against their will. This contrasts with what COVID taught us: that people can…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Gulnaz Anjum, Assistant Professor of Climate Psychology, Centre for Social Issues Research, Department of Psychology, University of Limerick When a hurricane strikes, the first images we see are of roofs ripped off, trees uprooted and streets turned into rivers. But the psychological toll is just as…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jess Davies, Chair Professor in Sustainability, Lancaster University ungvar/Shutterstock UK government proposals to increase the cost of sending soil to landfill have received strong pushback from the construction industry. But there is a strong environmental case for protecting healthy soils in this way. The Treasury plans…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Matt Jacobsen, Senior Lecturer in Film History in the School of Society and Environment, Queen Mary University of London Greek director Yorgos Lanthimos’s fourth film with actress Emma Stone finds the pair once again galvanising one another to extraordinary work. The partnership has produced two of…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Jack McNamara, Senior Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology, University of East London Oestrogen levels may partly help explain these differences. PeopleImages/ Shutterstock Exercise is like medicine for the heart, and just like with medication, you need the right “dose” for it to be effective. But a…