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Tiberiu Harko | 29 Nov 2018

The European Court of Human Rights and Russia: Quo Vadis?

There is an ongoing crisis in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) regarding the relations between Russia and Strasbourg. In 2015, The Russian Constitutional Court decided that the implementation...

Lauri Mälksoo | 22 Nov 2018

Imagining Africa

The most common response I get when I tell a distant cousin or new acquaintance that I teach African politics remains the pithy one-liner, “Oh, I didn’t realise Africa had any politics!” Several...

Clive Gabay | 19 Nov 2018

Flipping the switch: How technology can help to prevent and address bullying

Bullying during childhood and adolescence has captured the attention of policymakers, practitioners, researchers, and citizens around the globe, bringing increased attention to this important issue. As...

Tracy Waasdorp, Elise Pas, Catherine Bradshaw | 14 Nov 2018

Instead of focusing on how to cope with bullying, we need to think about how to end it

People around the world face discrimination based on their gender, race, sexuality, weight or age, among other characteristics. Being a victim of discrimination is associated with a range of negative outcomes....

Jemima Kang, Fiona Kate Barlow, Chris G. Sibley | 13 Nov 2018

Bullying, Social Exclusion, and Intimate Partner Violence

Editors of the Cambridge Handbook of Personal Relationships, Anita L. Vangelisti and Daniel Perlman, discuss the effects of bullying in intimate relationships for Anti-Bullying week.

Daniel Perlman, Anita L. Vangelisti | 11 Nov 2018

Bullying: When does it Stop?

Bullying, or the ongoing and frequent misuse of power in a peer relationship, often in school, occurs throughout the world. Population base-rates are estimated to vary, averaging about 1/3 of pupils worldwide....

Daniel J. Flannery, Jane Timmons-Mitchell | 10 Nov 2018

School Bullying: A Topic of International Importance

In 1988, during a family holiday in Norway, I met with Dan Olweus, a professor of psychology considered the founding father of school bullying research. He told me about the recent Norwegian National Campaign...

Peter K. Smith | 9 Nov 2018

Gambling on War: Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War

Gambling on War: Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War is available now. This episode is also available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify. Read More ?

Roger L. Ransom | 8 Nov 2018

Dr. Who and Nero

John F. Drinkwater looks back at his lifelong fascination in Roman History and the personal conclusions about Nero he has drawn.

John F. Drinkwater | 7 Nov 2018

Poetry and the Centenary of the First World War

When we first began to write about the poetry of the First World War, this current centenary lay some years ahead, and was only vaguely in our minds as a publishing end point. At the same time, the approach...

Sally Minogue, Andrew Palmer | 6 Nov 2018

This Is Where Antisemitism Leads

In wake of the horrifying and unimaginable tragedy in Pittsburgh, the editor of My Opposition (and the grandson of the diarist) reflects on the bravery and strength of his grandmother and what we can learn from her.

Robert Scott Kellner | 5 Nov 2018