The Day of the Girl Child

Victoria Cann explains the importance of the Day of the Girl Child Campaign and how it will be marked in Norwich. [caption id="attachment_1311" align="alignright" width="298"] Unicef flyer for the Day of the Girl Child[/caption] On October the 11th, 2012, the world marked the very first UN International Day of the…

England, we have a problem

Increasing English identification over Britishness poses a number of potential problems that need addressing, not least where it leaves England's ethnic minorities who tend to favour Britishness over Englishness, argues Dr. Michael Skey. The English, and Englishness, has become something of a hot topic in the febrile post-referendum environment. In…

Professor Richard Jackson: Terrorism, Taboo and Discursive Resistance

Professor Richard Jackson gave a guest lecture  at UEA in September 2014 on his new novel, Confessions of a Terrorist. he is introduced by Dr. Lee Jarvis.  Prior to the talk he gave an interview 0n the motivation behind writing this book, and its connection to his academic research on terrorism and conflict.     [audio mp3="http://www.ueapolitics.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Richard-Jackson-UEA-Sept-2014.mp3"][/audio]

Electoral management problems at the Scottish independence referendum: the dog that didn’t bark in the night

Dr. Toby James notes that few problems have been initially reported with the running of the Scottish independence referendum despite  the high turnout.  This stands in stark contrast to the  2010 general election. Scotland has voted no in the referendum. National soul searching, political repercussions and significant constitutional reform may (or may…
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