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Why Our Governing Economic Model is at a Tipping Point
Macroeconomic policy in the UK and the USA has experienced two major periods of breakdown since the start of the twentieth century. But has a third period in the UK already begun?
- Trade
- USA
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Racism towards the Chinese Minority in Malaysia: Political Islam and Institutional Barriers
Looking at contemporary racism towards the Malaysian Chinese community, things will get worse in the future owing to the omnipresence of the Malay Islamic supremacy ideology.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Caste Out: Christian Dalits in Pakistan
Caste discrimination is an under-analysed form of global racism both inside and outside its Hindu roots. This article considers how ancestral connections to Dalits create social exclusion and ‘othering’ for many Christians in modern Pakistan.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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The 2022 World Cup and Migrants' Rights in Qatar: Racialised Labour Hierarchies and the Influence of Racial Capitalism
Human rights discourses surrounding World Cup 2022 continue to paint a simplistic picture of migrant labour in the Gulf, where racism is defined through the white gaze.
- Racism & Antisemitism
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Racisms and Antiracisms: Beyond Euro-Americancentricity
We need to extend beyond the US and Europe in how we think about and understand racism and antiracism.
- Equality
- Progressive Politics
- Racism & Antisemitism
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How Should a Progressive Parliament Advance Proportional Representation?
In support of a confirmatory referendum on proportional representation, and an exploration of how should a progressive Parliament could advance the cause of PR.
- Parliament
- Voting systems
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How Covid Changed Relations Between the UK Government and Private Providers
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, the government used emergency legislation to change its relationship with private providers. This risks a permanent change in government-provider relations, to the detriment of the UK's contracting out framework.
- Trade
- Covid-19
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Why Scientific Advice About Covid-19 Was Ignored in Switzerland
Why did Swiss politics have so much trouble using scientific advice during a major national crisis?
- Covid-19
- Health, Education & Welfare
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Business and Politics: A Relationship under Challenge. Introduction
The variety of ways in which business interacts with politics can only be understood if we recognise the heterogeneity of business. Indeed, capital vs capital conflicts are often now more important than those with traditional foes.
- Political Parties
- Trade
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Prawn Cocktails and Cold Shoulders: Labour, the Conservatives and the City of London since the 1990s
The surprising departures in how the two major British parties have cultivated and regulated financial services since the 1990s – Labour leaderships have consistently sought to accommodate the City, while the Conservatives have defied it at important junctures.
- Political Parties
- Trade
