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Muslims and Humour

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The Gendered Face of COVID-19 in the Global South

By Jean Grugel, Matt Barlow, Tallulah Lines, Maria Eugenia Giraudo and Jessica Omukuti

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Human Trafficking in the Era of Global Migration

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Political Ecologies of Landscape

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Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia

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The Rise of External Actors in Education

Edited by Christopher Lubienski, Miri Yemini and Claire Maxwell

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The South Asia to Gulf Migration Governance Complex

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Ivan Kalmar is a Professor in the Department of Anthropology and the Centre for European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, at the University of Toronto. He has written widely on race, religion, and politics, including in Central Europe. His book, White But Not Quite, publishes this month.

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Carl Rhodes, author of Woke Capitalism, is Professor of Organization Studies at the University of Technology Sydney. He researches the ethical and democratic dimensions of business and work. Carl regularly writes for the mainstream and independent press on issues related to ethics, politics and the economy.

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Luke Cooper is a consultant researcher based at LSE IDEAS, the foreign policy think tank at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He runs a podcast called the Another Europe is Possible Podcast, with Zoe Williams of The Guardian.

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Muslims and Humour

Public Service Motivation?

Women in Supramolecular Chemistry

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Care for Older Adults in India

COVID-19 Collaborations

Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization

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Human Trafficking in the Era of Global Migration

Political Ecologies of Landscape

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Post-Liberal Statebuilding in Central Asia

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