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Continue reading →: Inequality, Skills, and the Policy Crossroads: Rethinking Europe’s Social Contract
By Steven Dhondt and Ulrich Zierahn-Weilage At the dawn of 2026, the central challenges of inequality and skills remain at the forefront of social and economic discourse. Yet, contemporary policymaking appears increasingly detached from the foundational insights of economic and social sciences. Instead of pursuing evidence-based strategies for societal well-being,…
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Continue reading →: Elgar Handbook of Teaching Philosophy to Economists
By Giancarlo Ianulardo, John B. Davis and Ricardo F. Crespo We are excited to present the Handbook of Teaching Philosophy to Economists to the economics community. This work is unique in its field, being the first to argue for the importance of philosophy in economics education. While we are aware…
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Continue reading →: “Why Bother?” Reclaiming Global Governance in Troubled Times
In the opening chapter of this new Research Handbook on Global Governance, Aoife O’Donoghue asks, “why bother?” In an age when international cooperation and collaboration is on the decline, attempts to work together to cut worldwide carbon emissions or to bring about the end of prolonged conflict are pathetic at…
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Continue reading →: Global Inequality has Gone Local and Why this Matters
By Todd A. Knoop. The study of economic inequality is not all doom and gloom—there are some rays of sunshine to be found. While inequality between individuals across the globe is still massive, growth in emerging market economies—particularly within China and India because of their particularly fast growth and enormous…
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Continue reading →: Beyond One-Size-Fits-All: Advancing Health Equity Through Inclusive Research and Practice
By Raffy R. Luquis and Miguel A. Pérez In an era of rapid social, cultural, and technological transformations worldwide, addressing health disparities and ensuring equitable access to healthcare is paramount. Given the reality that health is deeply influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status, race, ethnicity, geographic location, and education,…
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Continue reading →: Navigating Climate Change and the Energy Transition: Launch of Sustainability Law in Mining and Energy
A seminar to launch the new book, Sustainability Law in Mining and Energy was held in the Law School at the University of Western Australia on 23 October, and pleasingly the two commentators endorsed the timing, objectives and quality of the book.
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Continue reading →: Making Sense of Gender and Multidisciplinarity
By Kath Woodward and Sophie Woodward In our new book, Gender Studies: A Multidisciplinary Approach we explore gender across a range of different disciplines, in a multidisciplinary approach. Gender Studies have always been seen as interdisciplinary, as, for example, have social policy, ecology, environmental science, criminality and sports studies, but we…
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Continue reading →: Rethinking Digital Literacy
By Guy Merchant. We live in a world in which Artificial Intelligence, digital IDs, drones and driverless cars seem set to shape our future. It is a time of unprecedented technological innovation in which digital communication infuses and inflects much of our day-to-day social activity and interaction. In this post-digital…
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Continue reading →: Pandemic Communication and Participation
By Donatella della Porta, Riccardo Emilio Chesta, Daniela Chironi, Stella Christou, Andrea Felicetti. The Covid-19 pandemic represents one of the most profound critical junctures of the 21st century—a moment of sudden rupture that disrupted institutions, economies, and everyday life across the globe. In Pandemic Communication and Participation, della Porta and…
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Continue reading →: Understanding Investment Risk and Return
By Greg Filbeck Hunter Holzhauer and I are very excited about our new title, Understanding Investment Risk and Return, which explores the tradeoff between risk and return and the value added by a careful analysis of their interaction. The book highlights appropriate frameworks for measuring risk and returns while recognizing…
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