Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of “environmental racism”, study says
Iran’s water policy is discriminatory and an example of environmental racism, with specific regions and ethnic groups deliberately impoverished, damaged...
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Efforts to boost social mobility must move away escapist “helicopter” policies, experts warn
Efforts to boost social mobility must move away from “helicopter” policies designed to encourage some chosen few children to “escape”...
Keir Starmer’s reputation as “Mr Rules” reflects the growing “juridifcation” of politics, study shows
Keir Starmer’s efforts to be “Mr Rules” and his focus on calling for probes and inquiries reflects the growing “juridification”...
Democratic nations should rely on international law to tackle growing ‘hybrid’ and ‘grey zone’ security threats, research shows
Democratic countries should rely on international law and improve their legal resilience to tackle the grave security threats caused by...
Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science using data science to understand our world
Experts at the University of Exeter’s new Centre for Computational Social Science are using statistics AI, big data and machine...
Major new website launched to monitor the use of lethal force by the police around the world
A major new research project and website to monitor the use of lethal force by police officers around the world...
Areas with more illegal market opportunities more likely to be targeted by organised crime, study shows
Communities with higher-than-average illegal market opportunities (proxied by drug-related activities) are more likely to be targeted by organised crime groups,...
Law fails victims of financial abuse from their partner, research warns
Victims of financial abuse from their partner in England and Wales are being failed by an “inadequate” legal response, new...
Number of male Oxbridge students from elite schools declined significantly in the middle of the twentieth century, study shows
The number of male students at the University of Oxford from elite schools declined significantly by the middle of the...