Category: Academic Analysis
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How climate change can make people more likely to get into violent conflict
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Edward White, PhD Candidate in Psychology, Kingston University Scharfsinn / Shutterstock Climate change is reshaping weather patterns around the world, with monsoons, droughts, hurricanes and heatwaves all occurring with greater frequency and intensity. Aside from disturbing ecosystems, these environmental shifts risk triggering psychological reactions in people…
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Canada isn’t deeply polarized — yet. What new research reveals about partisan animosity
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Emily Huddart, Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia If you spend time on social media or follow political commentary, you may have heard warnings that Canada is on track to becoming as politically polarized as the United States. But how divided are we, really? Our…
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Mistaken release of migrant sex offender was hardly surprising – prison officers are dangerously overstretched
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Kaigan Carrie, PhD Candidate in Criminology, University of Westminster The mistaken release of a sex offender who was set to be deported exposes the staffing pressures at the heart of Britain’s prisons crisis. A senior prison employee told the BBC that Hadush Kebatu’s accidental release was…
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Japan’s new leader revives Abe’s economic vision – with a twist
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Fumihito Gotoh, Lecturer in East Asian Studies, University of Sheffield Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative with nationalist views, was elected as Japan’s first ever female prime minister on October 21. Known as a protege of the assassinated former Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, she is assertive…
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Souleymane’s Story: the quietly devastating tale of an immigrant worker’s struggles in Paris
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Laura O’Flanagan, PhD Candidate, School of English, Dublin City University Set in Paris, director Boris Lojkine’s latest film follows Souleymane (an astonishing turn from Abou Sangaré), seeking asylum in France as an immigrant from Guinea. Through Souleymane’s eyes, Paris becomes a gritty, unforgiving landscape of danger,…
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How walking football is helping older adults stay fit, connected and competitive
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Ian Varley, Associate professor, Nottingham Trent University Walking football is an adaptation of regular football, played primarily by middle-aged and older adults with rule changes to enhance accessibility A_Lesik/Shutterstock For many older adults, staying active often means doing it alone. Walking, jogging or heading to the…
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The ‘demonstration effect’ can inspire girls to play — but only if communities are ready
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Georgia Teare, Assistant Professor, Management and Leadership in Kinesiology, Western University By age 14, girls drop out of sport at twice the rate of boys in Canada. Sport can boost young people’s physical health, mental well-being and social skills, and fewer girls participating means more of…
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Climate change is making cities hotter. Here’s how planting trees can help
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Lingshan Li, PhD candidate, Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, Concordia University Canada’s climate is warming twice as fast as the global average, and many cities will experience at least four times as many extreme heat events (days above 30 C) per year in the coming…
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Why we used to sleep in two segments – and how the modern shift changed our sense of time
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – UK – By Darren Rhodes, Lecturer in Cognitive Psychology and Environmental Temporal Cognition Lab Director, Keele University, Keele University Albert Joseph Moore/Shutterstock Continuous sleep is a modern habit, not an evolutionary constant, which helps explain why many of us still wake at 3am and wonder if something’s wrong. It…
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Nigeria’s government is using digital technology to repress citizens. A researcher explains how
Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa (2) – By Chibuzo Achinivu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science, Vassar College Digital authoritarianism is a new way governments are trying to control citizens using digital and information technology. It is a growing concern for advocacy groups and those interested in freedom and democracy. It is especially…