Natasha Lindstaedt
Natasha Lindstaedt is Deputy Dean and a Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She has written widely on authoritarian regimes, democracy, corruption and failed states.
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Janice Morphet
Janice Morphet is a Visiting Professor at the Bartlett School of Planning. A Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute and of the Academy of Social Sciences, she has been chief executive of a local authority, head of University school of planning and landscape, a senior adviser on local government in central government and a consultant.
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Eben Kirksey
Eben Kirksey, author of The Mutant Project, is an American anthropologist and Associate Professor at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He is sought out as an expert on science in society by many media outlets and speaks widely at the world’s leading academic institutions, music festivals, art exhibits, and community events.
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Rebecca Willis
Rebecca Willis, one of the driving forces behind Climate Assembly UK and author of Too Hot to Handle?, is featured in the BBC Woman’s Hour Power List 2020, celebrating 30 inspiring women whose work is making a significant positive contribution to the environment and the sustainability of our planet.
Read about the power list<div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="person"><img class="image" src="/media/Eben-Kirksey.jpg" alt="Eben Kirksey" /> <div class="content"> <h2>Eben Kirksey</h2> <p>Eben Kirksey, author of <em>The Mutant Project</em>, is an American anthropologist and Associate Professor at Alfred Deakin Institute in Melbourne, Australia. He is sought out as an expert on science in society by many media outlets and speaks widely at the world’s leading academic institutions, music festivals, art exhibits, and community events.</p> <h2><a class="link-to-books" href="/eben-kirksey">See more</a></h2> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-lg-6 col-md-12 col-sm-12 col-xs-12"> <div class="person"><img class="image" src="/media/Rebecca-Willis.jpg" alt="Rebecca Willis" /> <div class="content"> <h2>Rebecca Willis</h2> <p>Rebecca Willis, one of the driving forces behind Climate Assembly UK and author of <em>Too Hot to Handle?</em>, is featured in the BBC Woman’s Hour Power List 2020, celebrating 30 inspiring women whose work is making a significant positive contribution to the environment and the sustainability of our planet.</p> <a class="link-to-books" href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5f6X3JsVjcGXfXstdbYxhkk/womans-hour-power-list-2020-the-list">Read about the power list</a></div> </div> </div> </div>
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Listen to editors Steve Woolgar and Else Vogel chat to @MeasureRadio about their forthcoming book, 'Imposter as Social Theory: Thinking with Gatecrashers, Cheats and Charlatans':
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<p>Listen to editors Steve Woolgar and Else Vogel chat to @MeasureRadio about their forthcoming book, 'Imposter as Social Theory: Thinking with Gatecrashers, Cheats and Charlatans': </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brisunipress/status/1390338110261796865">https://twitter.com/brisunipress/status/1390338110261796865</a></p>
By uniquely combining the critical approach of #sociology with techniques from other disciplines, 'Researching Happiness’ illuminates new approaches to the study of happiness and well-being.
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<p>By uniquely combining the critical approach of #sociology with techniques from other disciplines, 'Researching Happiness’ illuminates new approaches to the study of happiness and well-being. </p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/brisunipress/status/1390311662423527429">https://twitter.com/brisunipress/status/1390311662423527429</a></p>
The #BooskaPaper: a look at the funding crisis for BAME communities in the context of the denial by the government of the existence of institutional racism, disproportionate impacts of #covid19, and the new-found #BlackLivesMatter awareness.
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