By Intifar Chowdhury, Lecturer in Government, Jeff Bleich Centre for Democracy and Disruptive Technologies, Flinders University
In an era when political campaigns are a mix of strategy, spectacle and survival, Machiavelli’s The Prince is a straight-talking classic.
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By Marcus Librizzi, Professor of English, University of Maine
From phantom ships carrying enslaved people to an apparition in a Maine lake, ghost stories have revived memories of injustices that might otherwise have been forgotten.
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By Jamal Abarashi, Lecturer, Marketing and International Business Department, Auckland University of Technology
New research into Kiwi households suggests clutter can help with everyday routines, make shared spaces more useful and even support family relationships.
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By Amnesty International
Reacting to news that a prosecutor’s office in Moscow is about to initiate criminal proceedings on “extremism” charges against prisoners’ rights advocate Anna Karetnikova, from the Memorial Human Rights Centre, who is currently living in exile, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International’s Eastern Europe and Central Asia Director, said: “Amnesty International has long warned of the danger […] The post Russia: Exiled advocate faces “extremism” charges over human rights work for Nobel Peace Prize-winning NGO Memorial appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Amnesty International
France’s proposed bill to make demonstrators pay for damage caused to property by acts of violence in street protests, even if they did not directly cause it themselves, will have a chilling effect on freedom of peaceful assembly and must be rejected by lawmakers, Amnesty International said ahead of a two-day debate in the Senate. […] The post France: Lawmakers must reject regressive “Rioters Pay” bill appeared first on Amnesty International. ]]>
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By Laurence Wainwright, Departmental Lecturer and Course Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford
As the clocks go back and daylight dwindles, our sleep, mood and appetite can change. Here’s what science reveals about the winter slump.
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By Amin Al-Habaibeh, Professor of Intelligent Engineering Systems, Nottingham Trent University
When the clocks go back each October, we gain an hour of sleep and lose an hour of evening daylight. The practice of moving the clocks forward in spring was introduced partly to save energy, by making better use of daylight at the end of the day so there would be less need for artificial lighting.
But the lights in our homes have changed dramatically since the UK first adopted summer time in 1916 – and the change over the past decade or so has been especially rapid. A modern LED bulb can produce as much light as an old-fashioned 100-watt bulb while using a fraction of the electricity.…
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By Aleks Pluskowski, Professor of Medieval Archaeology, University of Reading
In 1590, a pamphlet was printed describing the life, trial and brutal execution of Peter Stumpp, a German man accused of being a werewolf.
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By Caitlin Mahy, Professor, Department of Psychology, Brock University
“Please go brush your teeth, get dressed and brush your hair.” These are familiar morning requests that parents make to preschool and school-aged children.
Also familiar are the reminders that often follow to get your child to complete these tasks: “Are you getting dressed? Did you brush your teeth yet?”
But fear not, parents. I have been studying the development of how young children think about the future for almost 20 years, and my research suggests that young children are forgetful and
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By Gavin Brent Sullivan, Professor of Social Psychology, International Psychoanalytic University Berlin
Tereza Capelos, Professor of Political Psychology, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Southampton
Serbia’s student-led political movement has secured a historic election victory. Preliminary results suggest the so-called Student List has won 141 of the 250 seats in parliament, with the ruling Serbian Progressive Party taking 104. The result brings the 12-year rule of Alexander Vučić to an end.
The Student List’s story is remarkable. It has no standalone leader and fielded candidates without political experience from across Serbian society. Stemming from student-led protests against the entrenched corruption…
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