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Does living in an EU member state give citizens a more positive view of the EU? Rosalind Shorrocks and Roosmarijn de Geus show how extended exposure to European Union membership…
The dominance of scholars from the global North is widespread, and this extends to the student curriculum. Data on reading lists shows large authorial imbalances, which has…
Kieron O'Hara and Wendy Hall ask what kind of governance arrangements are needed for a world with four internets.
On the fringe of the 2019 World Economic Forum gathering at Davos…
Jason Hickel argues that we have to rethink our obsession with growth to avert coming disasters.
Warnings about ecological breakdown have become ubiquitous. Over the past…
Such a party would contribute to the formation of a global demos – a pluralist, evolving political community of world citizens exercising political rights in a globalized public…
Alexander Piel, Fiona Stewart and Lydia Luncz argue that we are risking losing a unique chance to discover the full extent of cultural diversity in our closest living relatives.…
Mishal Khan, Fatim Lakha and Helena Legido-Quigley report on a mixed methods analysis of gender and ethnicity-related differences in career progression at top-ranked academic…
Gabriele Furia argues that the war on drugs is being used to reintroduce militarism into democracies and a new approach is needed.
A 40 year-long prohibitionist strategy did not…
For International Women’s Day, Krista Kartson introduces us to Seyi Akiwowo, Newham’s youngest Councillor and the founder of Glitch, a non-profit startup aimed at ending cyber…
Anjana Agarwal, a Senior Associate at the Mission Investors Exchange and a GGF 2030 Fellow, explores the growing impact of tech services on cities and the future of “private…
For the International Development Department’s Cutting Edge Issues in Development lecture series last Friday, Kevin Watkins of Save the Children gave a compelling talk…
Marie Curie, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Brenda Milner, Martha Salcudean, Julie Payette, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson. What do these names bring to mind?
They are women whose pioneering…
Ask a group of scientists “What is Earth?” and you may be in for a surprise.
“Earth is a sinusoidal signal in velocity with a period of a year, and an amplitude of 10 cm/s," an…
The embrace of "remote warfare" to manage conflict seeds disaster.
A week containing escalation of India-Pakistan crisis over Kashmir and the hollow spectacle of a second Donald…
Ambre Eyoum, a Multilateral and Corporate Affairs manager at Total and a Global Governance Futures 2030 fellow, explores the ways oil and gas industry can adjust to face some of…