POLITICS

Everything is political. In this section, explore key insights into the politics of everyday life.

Corporate accountability for Human Rights and the environment 

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How does foreign corporate accountability impact human rights and environmental concerns across global supply chains? In this article, the author’s explore just that. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn more:  The politics of supply chain regulations: Towards foreign corporate accountability in the area of human rights […]

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Corporate Power in the Fashion & Apparel Sector: Bangladesh 

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When it comes to corporate power in global fashion and apparel supply chains, much attention is paid to the role corporate actors play in negotiating contracts. In particular, the role of brands in supporting key stakeholders to uphold labour rights and worker safety through corporate social responsibility (CSR).  In this article, the authors zoom in

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Gender-based bias in television journalism, Portugal

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When it comes to television journalism, how does gender-based bias impact representations of women? If you’re interested in this question, here’s an article you may enjoy.  In this study, the authors turn their attention to a specific context in Portugal to reveal how assumptions about gender, as well as language and workplace environment, play into

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Improving Decarbonization: Exploring Energy Service Models in Housing, UK

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How important is energy efficient housing when it comes to working towards net zero carbon targets? In this article, the authors examine different energy service models for improving decarbonisation of housing, and whether any hold potential to be scaled up to help accelerate the path to net zero. They turn to the context of the

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Doing Politics

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Doing Politics is an open-access book from Richard Freeman, designed to unpack the everyday actions–the doing–of politics. Politics is a verb, and this user-friendly, almost interactive, book is a helpful guide in trying to make sense of it all. Bookmark this online text, and tuck into the search bar to help you navigate key concepts

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Social Science Bites

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Social Science Bites is a podcast series worth bookmarking. Hosted by David Edmonds, the podcast series is a feast for the ears, and a nice break away from engaging with academic research through research articles alone. Here, you have academics sharing insights from their research, and in the process the research comes alive. There is

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Fashion Fictions

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Can we extend and suspend our understandings of the social worlds around us to imagine something different? How can fashion work as a tool to unlock new imaginaries–away from the current realities of social and environmental exploitation under the logic of global capitalism?  Enter Fashion Fictions. Fashion Fictions A project from Amy Twigger Holroyd, explores just

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Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power

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Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power, by Max Liboiron and Josh Lepawsky, examines relationships of people and power across social worlds, and it is available to access and read for free, thanks to Creative Commons licensing: click here to find Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power. Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power, by Max Liboiron

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