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Monthly Archives: September 2012
Sep 30 2012
Book Review: Segregation: A Global History of Divided Cities
Leave a commentTweet When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow – two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But … Continue reading
Posted by: September 30, 2012
Tagged with: apartheid, Charles Booth, cities, civil rights, civil rights movement, Europe, gender equality, history, inequality, Ireland, London, population, poverty, race, segregation, USA
Sep 30 2012
Book Review: Writing History in International Criminal Trials
Leave a commentTweet In this engaging and accessible book, Richard Ashby Wilson addresses key questions related to the legal relevance of history in international criminal trials. Should history play a role in trials, what form should it take, and why does it … Continue reading
Posted by: September 30, 2012
Tagged with: Bosnia, crime, criminal law, genocide, international law, law, Nazi Germany, Rwanda
Sep 30 2012
Book Review: Muslims in Britain: Making Social and Political Space
Leave a commentTweet With contributions from world renowned scholars on British Muslims and from policy makers writing on issues of concern to Muslims and others alike, this book explores how British Muslims are changing social and religious spaces to develop new perspectives on … Continue reading
Posted by: September 30, 2012
Tagged with: integration, Islamophobia, muslims
Sep 29 2012
Ireland faces a choice between following the EU into deeper integration or drifting back towards closer relations with the UK
Leave a commentTweet The past six months have seen Ireland vote yes in a referendum on the fiscal compact and a return to the long term bond markets for the country for the first time in two years. Paul Gillespie writes that … Continue reading
Posted by: September 29, 2012
Sep 29 2012
How can universities support local disadvantaged communities?
Leave a commentTweet Public engagement remains one of the most tangible ways universities can demonstrate their impact. Fred Robinson finds that in a time of stretched resources, universities can play a much greater role in engaging with local disadvantaged communities, producing a wide-range … Continue reading
Posted by: September 29, 2012
Sep 28 2012
Fact-free politics, Mitchell the Patrician, and looking at the merits of predistribution: Top 5 blogs you might have missed this week
Leave a commentTweet Chris Dillow at the Stumbling and Mumbling blog laments the state of public discourse and how Nick Clegg easily got away with errant nonsense in his conference speech. Daniel Davies of the Crooked Timber blog explains his scepticism regarding Ed Miliband’s ‘predistribution’ vision. George … Continue reading
Posted by: September 28, 2012
Sep 28 2012
UK austerity and growth: Winter is coming
Leave a commentTweet Danny Quah was one of the 20 prominent economists who backed the government’s austerity programme in 2010. This year, he called for a shift of strategy explaining that knowledge of the economy’s current state carries great uncertainty, especially in extraordinary economic circumstances. Danny argues it is … Continue reading
Posted by: September 28, 2012
Tagged with: austerity, financial crisis, stimulus
Sep 27 2012
Blunt Axe, Blind Axeman: the failure of Osborne’s deficit reduction plan
1 CommentTweet Brian Reading outlines here why the coalition government’s fiscal consolidation plan is in trouble. He goes on to note the shortcomings of the government’s promises around the deficit reductions and the harsh truths he feels underlie these promises. In … Continue reading
Posted by: September 27, 2012
Tagged with: budget, deficit reduction, deficit reduction plan, george osbourne
