Opinion: With humanities funding vanishing, stories and those who protect them remain our greatest hope

Negotiations over whether to honour 1.4 per cent increase ongoing at several other institutions amid financial crunch

UNESCO designates 26 new biosphere reserves across 21 countries – the highest number in 20 years. The World Network of Biosphere Reserves now includes 784 sites in 142 countries, with an additional

In the years following the First World War, memoirs of combatants and those who experienced war in other roles proliferated the print market with their autobiographies. People made sense of their war ...

Democratic politics in practice often lags far behind the democratic ideals that justify democracy in theory. Where democratic theory postulates the equality of citizens and the accountability of elected officials, democratic practice is often characterised by the absence of accountability and deep political inequality. This paper argues that, under these conditions, citizens have a moral right to engage in political strikes. Such a right can empower citizens to effectively hold officials accountable and prevent the worst excesses of elite capture. It is therefore justified as a means of self-defense to protect basic democratic rights. The article defends this claim against the objections that this is an overly contestatory approach to politics and that political strikes distribute the burdens of political contestation unfairly.

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Using financial incentives to influence student choice risk undermining Labour’s widening access goals, critics fear

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This paper explores how implicit, discriminatory messages bypass sanctions in the United Kingdom and beyond, despite their potential for significant societal harm. Drawing on linguistic and humour res...