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What the EU's new Commissioner for the Mediterranean means for the region
No full textThe new European Commission includes a dedicated Commissioner for the Mediterranean. Emanuele Errichiello examines what this change could mean for relations between the EU and states in the Mediterranean region
How we make history together – exhibiting the local aftermath of Grenfell
No full textHaving documented the community response after the Grenfell Tower fire, Flora Cornish and Cathy Long recently hosted an interactive exhibition in the local area. They suggest how the collaborative creation of archives can support local sense-making post-disaster and aid preparation for future crises
Does loving your job really make work feel effortless?
No full textThe popular saying, “Do what you love, and you’ll never work a day in your life,” suggests that pursuing work based on your passion eliminates the potential drudgery of labour. This idea may have inspired many to pursue meaningful work, but empirical evidence on its validity has been scarce—until now. Our study, published in the Journal of Management Scientific Reports with our collaborator Professor Jennifer Tosti-Kharas, set out to test some of the fundamental assumptions inherent in advice as well as theory about experiencing a “calling” toward your work
Labour's high tax plan may not mean economic growth
No full textOn 30 October 2024, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, presented the 2024 Autumn Budget to Parliament, introducing a series of tax changes projected to generate an additional £36.2 billion. This may represent the Labour Party adopting a flawed approach to national economic growth that ultimately harms the economy. While an increase in tax revenue can result from raising tax rates, it does not equate to economic growth
Totalitarian tech? Billionaires, hate and the undermining of social media integrity
No full textFollowing Meta’s decision to ‘get rid of fact-checkers’ and the US administration’s decision to ban TikTok unless it is sold to a US buyer, LSE’s Professor Shakuntala Banaji looks at what the changing social media landscape means for the proliferation of online hate and disinformation
Trump's tariffs will put post-Brexit trade policy to the test
No full textWith Donald Trump’s inauguration imminent, there are questions over the potential consequences of one of his signature policies: tariffs. While during the first Trump administration the UK wasn’t too affected by the imposition of US import tariffs, a potential geopolitical escalation of a tariff war could have serious consequences for a British economy forced to choose between the EU and the US, writes Adam Butlin
Alternative worlds: reasonable worlds? plausible worlds?
No full textWhile philosophers think in terms of 'possible worlds', it remains unclear what criteria would be good to distinguish such worlds from 'impossible worlds'. In contrast, scientists need to make these judgements as a regular part of their ongoing work, yet such judgements are rarely straightforward. Scientists habitually develop accounts of their worlds in ways which enable them to explore and understand their phenomena by constructing and using models of those phenomena, by developing counterfactual alternatives to them, and even by designing and engineering versions of them. Each of these different modes of work develops alternative accounts of the world, and uses them to explore the implications of those accounts. By analysing a set of modelling and counterfactual cases from economic science, it becomes clear that these 'alternative world' constructions can be judged as plausible or well-reasoned according to the scientists' knowledge (both empirical and theoretical) about the phenomena of their world. There are no simple rules of rejection or acceptance of the alternative world account, but the analysis here suggests ways to expand the domains of judgement on possible world accounts
Navigating health systems in times of inequality and uncertainty… and how we go from here
No full textTheorising the “humanisation” of refugees: a decolonial approach
No full textWhile there is growing literature on the dehumanisation of refugees, there is comparatively little theorisation of humanisation. Humanisation is often assumed to be a progressive move of recognising the common humanity of refugees. Naming this the “humanisation as inclusion” thesis, I use decolonial theory to challenge the dichotomy between dehumanisation/exclusion and humanisation/inclusion. Based on thematic analysis of scholarship on the humanisation of refugees during the “European refugee crisis”, I identify four main elements that comprise the concept of humanisation: individualisation, common humanity, empathy, and voice. I use those elements to illustrate how a decolonial approach to humanisation sheds light on the modern/colonial hierarchies that continue to organise who is considered human, and problematises which humanity refugees are excluded from/included into. This broadens the scope of scholarship on humanisation and refugees: from whether refugees are included into humanity, to revealing and reimagining who is defining the human, and for what purpose
Punitive disentitlement within private law?
No full textDoes private law punish? Should it? I question whether private law punishes in a form other than through a court order of punitive damages, by exploring a less obvious form of punishment to which less attention has been paid—‘punitive disentitlement’—wherein a person is disentitled from a legal right, defence, or other legal advantage they would and should otherwise be entitled to, because of their misconduct. Potential instances are identified and analysed in a broad survey of private law doctrine, including the laws of property, contract, unjust enrichment and torts. The strongest reason for punitive disentitlement is its immunity to a powerful normative objection to punitive damages. Punitive disentitlement is not free from difficulties, however. It inherits some of the difficulties associated with punitive damages; it also runs into a separate set of objections. We should therefore be more alert to, and cautious about, its continued use