Analysis of mortality data spanning 450 regions in Europe is categorical: longevity across the continent is a two-tier affair.
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Can we move from algorithmic discrimination to inclusive finance?
Researchers found that when Black Christians mentioned their faith at work, they feared they would be discriminated against because of both their race and their religion.
The ecological transition can sometimes work to the detriment of marginalized communities. Any approach to climate action must take issues of equity and justice into account.
Chinese funded projects favour the francophone region of Cameroon.
A sociologist took a critical look at the cherished career advice to ‘follow your passion.’ What she found is that this advice often brings unintended consequences.
It’s been argued that pandemics are the great leveller, but with COVID the opposite is true – and we can’t afford to ignore it.
A law from 1969 is still having an impact on nursing pay in Denmark today.
Pupils who are victimised at school tend to perform poorly academically, are regularly absent from school, suffer psychological trauma and may eventually drop out of school.
COVID has challenged businesses but it’s also an opportunity to address inequalities that business leaders say is important to them.
The U.S. illustrates this week that changing a nation’s leader without rethinking the system he or she is upholding is no longer acceptable for citizens. We need an improved form of democracy.
The effects of climate change and mitigation are not just unequal between countries but also within countries.
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Professor of Globalisation and Development; Director of the Oxford Martin Programmes on Technological and Economic Change, The Future of Work and the Future of Development, University of Oxford
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Michigan
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Deputy Director of Public Policy, UCL
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Assistant Director, UCL Grand Challenges, UCL
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Professor of Global Politics and Director of UCL Global Governance Institute, UCL
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Professor Gender and Childhood Sexuality, University of KwaZulu-Natal
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Professeure/Professor (Université du Québec à Montréal) & Cotitulaire/Co-Chair, Chaire UNESCO en démocratie, citoyenneté mondiale et éducation transformatoire/UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education., Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Professeur/Professor (Université du Québec en Outaouais) & Titulaire/Chair, Chaire UNESCO en démocratie, citoyenneté mondiale et éducation transformatoire/ UNESCO Chair in Democracy, Global Citizenship and Transformative Education., Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO)
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Senior Lecturer, Department of Sociology, University of the Free State
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Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Director of Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in History, Aarhus University
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Démographe, Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Docteur, spécialiste des méthodes de prévision (mortalité, longévité, etc.), Ined (Institut national d'études démographiques)
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Economiste, Directeur de recherche au CNRS, Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS)
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Assistant Professor, International Studies, Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University