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The Future of Scholarly Publishing
All very current and up for grabs. On sociologicalimagination: What does the future hold for scholarly publishing? Most would agree that the present system is unsustainable yet there remains little...
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Of Method and Freedom: How to re-shape the restrictive dynamic between...
The ever more clinical ways of extracting and analysing ‘data’ from human research ‘subjects’ are cause for concern, not only for ethical reasons, but also because the process itself limits insight....
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Research: experiencing very long term imprisonment from young adulthood:...
Haven’t had a chance to read all of this page yet (it’s bookmarked for later) but wanted to flag it now. We still don’t know a great deal about experiences of long-term imprisonment (and its effects)...
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Why women leave academia and why universities should be worried
A recent report finds that only 12% of third year female PhD students want a career in academia (the report applies to the sciences). The characteristics of academic (e.g. constant pressure to get...
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The worst breastfeeding initiative I’ve ever come across
Heard this yesterday morning. Nearly fell off chair. As cynical and manipulative initiatives go, this ticks several boxes. “It adds insult to injury that the scheme is being tried out among...
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“Blogging is quite simply, one of the most important things that an academic...
On blogs.lse: LSE’s Public Policy Group already run two academic blogs and you are preparing to launch two more in the coming months. Yet many academics are still sceptical about the value of blogging....
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Victims of sexual coercion are often blind to the crime
From commentisfree: We have known for some time that the number of convictions for rape and sexual assault are only the tip of the iceberg. Now, thanks to a survey of more than 15,000 women and men...
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Children learn sexism at school – so that’s where we should begin to fight it
On theguardian: High-profile cases in Rochdale and recent reports into gangs suggest that the sort of girls who are harrassed and abused are weak and friendless, girls whose chaotic homes lives leave...
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New study shows surprising trends on how people are lured into sex trafficking
From alternet: Human trafficking is a serious problem in the United States that is complex and frequently misunderstood. The sensationalist trafficking narrative commonly depicted in the media and by...
View ArticleTeachers’ concerns at child sexualisation (research)
An indisputable trend now, I would say: New research has revealed that many teachers are becoming increasingly concerned about the sexualisation of children, with a growing number of their pupils...
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