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One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Rise of Anti-Feminist Movements in South Korea
One Step Forward, Two Steps Back: The Rise of Anti-Feminist Movements in South Korea
From taking up their jobs to emojis supposedly mocking their genitalia — why Korea’s men have had enough of ‘feminism’.
Zel Arif
Nov 3, 2021
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The Political Economy of Sex Trafficking
The Political Economy of Sex Trafficking
Efforts to tackle sex trafficking, an issue mostly underrepresented in the public discourse, fail because of a fundamental misunderstanding
Charliesaville
Jul 15, 2022
The Unfortunate Politics of LGBT Rights: Why Politicians Across Eastern Europe Abuse the Rights of…
The Unfortunate Politics of LGBT Rights: Why Politicians Across Eas...
While no Eastern European country is ranked in the top ten safest countries in Europe, they dominate the least safe places for LGBT people
Roland Kristo
Oct 15, 2021
Don’t Shoot: The implications of ‘Defund the Police’ in America
Don’t Shoot: The implications of ‘Defund the Police’ in America
Since the unlawful killing of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police department, the Black Lives Matter movement (BLM) has received…
Ollie Thring
Sep 9, 2021
The Future of Capitalism is Now: Surveillance Capitalism and Its Significance
The Future of Capitalism is Now: Surveillance Capitalism and Its Si...
It has happened to all of us: saying out loud “Oh, I want to go to Paris”, and moments later being smothered with adverts for plane tickets
Yana Stoykova
Jul 30, 2021
The Shadow Pandemic
The Shadow Pandemic
Intimate Partner Violence throughout Italy’s first Lockdown
Jana Konle
Jun 18, 2021
Heads or Tails? The Unpredictable Future of Bitcoin, Capitalism and Society
Heads or Tails? The Unpredictable Future of Bitcoin, Capitalism and...
On the 8th of February 2021, Elon Musk, billionaire CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, tweeted that he bought some “Dogecoin” for his son. Not long…
Roland Kristo
Apr 26, 2021
Are our health worries now replaced by economic worries?
Are our health worries now replaced by economic worries?
Economists often say inflation is as much a psychological phenomenon as it is an economic one, and with over 3 trillion dollars printed…
Eliot Miailhe
Apr 17, 2021
Society
A “Disaster for Feminism”: How COVID-19 has Increased Gender Inequality Across the World
A “Disaster for Feminism”: How COVID-19 has Increased Gender Inequality Across the World
Since the start of the global pandemic, the world has seen a paradigm shift in most aspects of life. Monday blues have been replaced by…
Nadia Dohadwala
Nov 29, 2020
Mad world: why our complex society demands a rethink of higher education
Mad world: why our complex society demands a rethink of higher education
Natural disasters and climate change, Covid-19, and Black Lives Matter. These are some of today’s “big issues.” On the face of it, they…
Claudia Quinn
Oct 31, 2020
Why we should review economic growth: the consequences of flying too high
Why we should review economic growth: the consequences of flying too high
Kate Raworth, economist and creator of ‘Doughnut economics,’ is not convinced. “ It is time to think again…” she says “because today we…
Lucia Pastrana
Aug 21, 2020
The pandemic has made suburbs look brighter — will it last?
The pandemic has made suburbs look brighter — will it last?
An exodus would require either change in the way suburbs work or in how city people live.
Leonardo Vizioli
Aug 8, 2020
Human Rights in Decline: A Warning for Democracy
Human Rights in Decline: A Warning for Democracy
“A Leaderless Struggle for Democracy”. This is how Freedom House, one of the biggest non-governmental organizations (NGOs) dealing with the…
Yana Stoykova
Jul 27, 2020
It’s basic economics: why gender equality should be a core economic goal.
It’s basic economics: why gender equality should be a core economic goal.
The most important battles for gender equality have apparently been won; there is little need for governments to do more. In fact, 72% of…
Claudia Quinn
Jul 20, 2020
Why Changing Attitudes to Criminality is Crucial to US Prison Reforms
Why Changing Attitudes to Criminality is Crucial to US Prison Reforms
The US has the world’s highest prison population, and perhaps a change in how we view criminality can help reform this broken system
Nour Attalla
Jun 21, 2020
How Polarization is the Largest Threat Facing Western Democracies
How Polarization is the Largest Threat Facing Western Democracies
In the past decade, negative emotional appeals have become more common in mainstream politics. What does this mean for Western Democracies?
Nour Attalla
Mar 10, 2020
Is Protesting as Powerful as Voting? A Look at Youth participation in Democracy
Is Protesting as Powerful as Voting? A Look at Youth participation in Democracy
Young people are often the most likely to protest, but they also are least likely to vote in elections. What does this mean for democracy?
Nour Attalla
Feb 24, 2020
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