By Valerie L. Myers, Organizational Psychologist and Lecturer in Management and Organizations, University of Michigan
Ask someone what a calling is, and they’ll probably say something like “doing work you love.” But as a management professor who has spent two decades researching the history and impact of calling, I’ve found it’s much more than personal fulfillment.
The concept of calling has deep roots.…
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By Jesse Rhodes, Associate Professor of Political Science, UMass Amherst
Adam Eichen, PhD Candidate, Political Science, UMass Amherst
Douglas Rice, Associate Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies, UMass Amherst
Gregory Wall, Ph.D. Candidate in Political Science, UMass Amherst
Tatishe Nteta, Provost Professor of Political Science and Director of the UMass Amherst Poll, UMass Amherst
Ten years after Donald Trump launched the Make America Great Again movement, a poll offers some insight into what the slogan means to Republicans and Democrats.
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By Stephen Collins, Professor of Government and International Affairs, Kennesaw State University
In the majority of cases, diplomacy has played a pivotal role in convincing nuclear-seeking nations to relinquish their pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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By Jean-Sol Goulet-Poulin, Doctorant en anthropologie, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
The agreement with the Innu comes at a time when Québec seeks to develop its battery industry. The resources required for this production are often located on Indigenous territories.
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By Julie M. Norman, Senior Associate Fellow on the Middle East at RUSI; Associate Professor in Politics & International Relations, UCL
The US president, Donald Trump, says that Israel has agreed to terms for a 60-day ceasefire in Gaza. If that sounds familiar, it is.
The idea of a two-month truce has been discussed since the collapse of the last shortlived ceasefire in March. A similar proposal was floated in May, but Hamas viewed it as an enabling mechanism for Israel to continue…
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By Jacqueline Boyd, Senior Lecturer in Animal Science, Nottingham Trent University
Summer often brings with it the unmistakable sniffles and sneezes of hay fever. As plants and trees release pollen into the air, many of us start to feel the effects – itchy eyes, runny noses and general discomfort. But hay fever doesn’t just affect people – our pets can suffer too.
Like us, dogs, cats, horses and even small animals like rabbits and guinea pigs can struggle during pollen season. So how can you spot the signs – and more importantly, how can you help?
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By Colin Alexander, Senior Lecturer in Political Communications, Nottingham Trent University
A remarkable documentary is providing insight into the propaganda found within Russian schools. Mr. Nobody Against Putin, directed by David Borenstein, premiered at the 2025 Sundance film festival in January, where it won the world cinema documentary special jury award.
The film was recorded over two years by Pavel “Pasha” Talankin, an events coordinator and videographer at a high school in Karabash, a heavily polluted town in central southern Russia. The documentary records the intensification of Kremlin-directed ultra-nationalist and pro-war propaganda within the Russian schooling…
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By Toby James, Professor of Politics and Public Policy, University of East Anglia
Holly Ann Garnett, Class of 1965 Professor of Leadership, Royal Military College of Canada
The UK has historically been held up as leading democracy with free and fair elections. However, our new report shows election quality in the UK is now ranked in the bottom half of countries in Europe.
The Global Electoral Integrity Report provides scores for election quality around the world. It defines electoral integrity as the…
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By John Stanton, Reader in Law, City St George's, University of London
Since his second inauguration in January, Donald Trump has issued more than 160 executive orders. These orders permit the US president to make directives concerning the workings of the federal government without the need to pass laws in Congress. All US presidents have used them, including George Washington, but Trump has issued his orders at an unprecedented rate.
A number of these have courted controversy. But one stands out in particular: executive…
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By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University
Each is the main political subject in their country, and one is the main political subject in the world. Each rode the populist wave in 2016, campaigning for the other. In 2024 the tandem surfers remounted on to an even greater breaker. Yet, though nothing has happened to suggest that bromance is dead, neither Donald Trump nor Nigel Farage publicly now speak of the other.
Trump – “Mr Brexit” – was a presiding spirit of Leave. His own presidential campaign shared personnel…
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