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Why it matters that Boris Johnson thinks ‘there is such a thing as society’

Why it matters that Boris Johnson thinks ‘there is such a thing as society’

by Talking Humanities | Mar 31, 2020 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Politics & Law, Republished

A remark by Boris Johnson, that “there is such a thing as society” in a recent press conference reflects the all-encompassing social impact of the coronavirus pandemic, says Dr Ben Williams, a lecturer in politics and political theory at the University of Salford. But...
The politics of international development

The politics of international development

by Talking Humanities | May 8, 2019 | History & Classics, Interviews, Politics & Law, Researcher Series

Dr Majed Akhter, a lecturer in environment and society at King’s College London, talks about his work examining the contentious history of dams built in the 20th century, from the Colorado River, to Ghana, to the Indus, and the politics of international development....

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