Category: Academic Reportage

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA – By LaShawn Harris, Associate Professor of History, Michigan State University New York City has a long history of police using violence to control people experiencing mental health crises. Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images When people with mental health problems are in crisis, police often are the first…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Tony Silva, Associate Professor of Sociology, University of British Columbia What would you say if you were told that paranormal activity exists? Well, nearly half of Canadians would agree. What is the paranormal, exactly? It refers to phenomena that science cannot explain and are not part…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Jason Reed, Associate Teaching Professor of Finance, University of Notre Dame The shutdown has closed off some of the Fed’s key economic data taps. picture alliance/Getty Images When it comes to setting monetary policy for the world’s largest economy, what data drives decision-making? In ordinary…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Pritish Behuria, Reader in Politics, Governance and Development, Global Development Institute, University of Manchester Mauritius led the luxury tourism trend in Africa with all-inclusive resorts. Heritage Awali/yourgolftravel.com, CC BY-NC-ND How successful is luxury tourism in Africa? What happens if it fails to produce higher tourism revenues:…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Solaja Mayowa Oludele, Lecturing, Olabisi Onabanjo University Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Every year humanity produces nearly 300 million tonnes of plastic. Only a fraction ever gets recycled. Most ends up in rivers, oceans and soil, slowly breaking down into tiny, invisible microplastics that get into what…

Source: ForeignAffairs4 Source: The Conversation – USA (2) – By Timothy E Shanahan, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Literacy, University of Illinois Chicago Children and an adult read books at the Altadena Main Library in Altadena, Calif., in March 2025. Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images After decades of stagnating reading performance, American…