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    Never a Dull Moment: How an intense decade of religious politics divided Americans and Biden’s Catholicism can bring unity

Never a Dull Moment: How an intense decade of religious politics divided Americans and Biden’s Catholicism can bring unity

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In the inaugural post in our joint series on Religion and the Biden Administration, Judd Birdsall outlines how religion and politics have evolved over the past two decades in the United States. Highlighting a series of moments, Birdsall discusses the moments Islam, Mormonism, secularism, Evangelicalism, and – now – Catholicism have had in American politics.

On 15 June, LSE […]

April 23rd, 2021|Democracy and culture, Judd Birdsall, Religion and the Biden Administration|1 Comment|
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    What Happened?: In his Cabinet appointments and actions, Joe Biden has elevated the voices of women and marginalised gender communities.

What Happened?: In his Cabinet appointments and actions, Joe Biden has elevated the voices of women and marginalised gender communities.

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President Joe Biden’s administration is one of the most gender inclusive in history, with five women, including two women of color, in his Cabinet. Amy Tatum writes that through his appointments and other measures like Executive Orders and Proclamations, Biden is giving voice to women and marginalised gender communities. 

Following the 2020 US General Election, our mini-series, ‘What Happened?’, explores […]

April 19th, 2021|Amy Tatum, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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    Giving undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses has transportation benefits for everyone.

Giving undocumented immigrants access to driver’s licenses has transportation benefits for everyone.

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Despite the need for access to a car in most US towns and cities, only sixteen states effectively allow undocumented immigrants to obtain a driver’s license. In new research, Jesus M. Barajas finds that when undocumented immigrants have access to driver’s licenses, there is no change in the number of miles they drive or trips they drive alone, but […]

April 19th, 2021|Democracy and culture, Jesus M. Barajas|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: A Philosopher’s Economist: Hume and the Rise of Capitalism by Margaret Schabas and Carl Wennerlind

Book Review: A Philosopher’s Economist: Hume and the Rise of Capitalism by Margaret Schabas and Carl Wennerlind

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In A Philosopher’s Economist: Hume and the Rise of Capitalism, Margaret Schabas and Carl Wennerlind offer a new study that fills a gap in scholarship on David Hume, connecting his economic thought to his philosophy and showing the central place of Hume’s economics in his life and work. This is a well-researched and artfully written volume, finds Mark G. Spencer, that […]

April 18th, 2021|Book Reviews, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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    Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges: sign of a maturing market or oxymoron?

Regulated cryptocurrency exchanges: sign of a maturing market or oxymoron?

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Many cryptocurrency exchanges are now making proud claims about their regulated status, but does “regulated” really mean what investors think? Martin C.W. Walker and Winnie Mosioma review 16 leading exchanges to find out.

Cryptocurrency exchanges have long been subject to controversy, mostly in relation to the numerous incidents of hacking and issues related to anti-money laundering controls. Regulatory focus, however, […]

April 17th, 2021|Democracy and culture, Martin C.W. Walker, Winnie Mosioma|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: The Technology Takers: Leading Change in the Digital Era by Jens P. Flanding, Genevieve M. Grabman and Sheila Q. Cox

Book Review: The Technology Takers: Leading Change in the Digital Era by Jens P. Flanding, Genevieve M. Grabman and Sheila Q. Cox

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In The Technology Takers: Leading Change in the Digital Era, Jens P. Flanding, Genevieve M. Grabman and Sheila Q. Cox explore how organisations and managers can lead change and pursue strategic opportunities at a time when contemporary digital technologies place most firms in the position of being ‘technology takers’ that must use services on offer from the big technology companies. While […]

April 11th, 2021|Book Reviews, Democracy and culture, Martin C. W. Walker|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Delivering Impact with Digital Resources: Planning Strategy in the Attention Economy by Simon Tanner

Book Review: Delivering Impact with Digital Resources: Planning Strategy in the Attention Economy by Simon Tanner

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In Delivering Impact with Digital Resources: Planning Strategy in the Attention Economy, Simon Tanner offers a new guide to delivering and sustaining the impact of digital content, focusing particularly on the galleries, libraries, archives and museums (GLAM) sector. While the book could further interrogate the value of impact and delve deeper into the complexities of the attention economy, this book charts […]

April 11th, 2021|Book Reviews, Democracy and culture, Ignas Kalpokas|0 Comments|
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    Building Back Better: The first step to reducing political polarisation may be for opposing groups to recognise their differences.

Building Back Better: The first step to reducing political polarisation may be for opposing groups to recognise their differences.

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Donald Trump’s four years in power further polarised the American electorate with little common ground now apparent between Republicans and Democrats. As part of our new Building Back Better series, Paul Dolan looks at how those on opposing sides of the political spectrum can start to come together – beginning with the recognition of the other side’s views and creating […]

March 29th, 2021|Building Back Better, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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    Book Review: Redeeming Leadership: An Anti-Racist Feminist Intervention by Helena Liu

Book Review: Redeeming Leadership: An Anti-Racist Feminist Intervention by Helena Liu

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In Redeeming Leadership: An Anti-Racist Feminist Intervention, Helena Liu critiques and seeks to dismantle celebrated leadership narratives that draw from and protect systems of oppression rooted in imperialism, white supremacy, neoliberal capitalism and patriarchy in order to consider more substantive actions for institutional and societal change. This is a timely, thought-provoking and hopeful read recommended to all those who wish to […]

March 28th, 2021|Book Reviews, Democracy and culture|0 Comments|
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Does the partisan divide extend to online reviews?

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Liberals and conservatives differ starkly in their political convictions, and their assessment of social and economic issues. Surprisingly, they also write very different online reviews when they evaluate online purchases. Researchers analysed the web browsing behaviour of a sample of US consumers and found that liberal customers write online reviews that are longer and contain more arguments. Lorenz Graf-Vlachy explains the findings […]

March 27th, 2021|Democracy and culture, Lorenz Graf-Vlachy|0 Comments|
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