Cambridge Core BlogMeet the New Owners of Corporate America
A seismic shift is going on in finance still largely unnoticed by the public. People and institutions are increasingly investing their money into index tracker funds instead of actively managed mutual funds.…
Social Studies
Iran and the nuclear deal: the politics of procrastination
Over a decade ago I attended a meeting in London with senior Iranian foreign ministry officials discussing prospects for a resolution of the burgeoning crisis over Iran’s nuclear programme.…
The Feminist Origins of the Midlife Crisis
This article tells the history of the midlife crisis, for the first time. The term “midlife crisis” conjures up the image of an affluent, middle-aged man speeding off in a red sports car with a woman half his age.…
Whither EU and UK Social Policy Post-Brexit?
In an article initially drafted a year ago and now published in a themed section of Social Policy and Society, we attempt to assess the past and future development of EU and UK social policy in the context of Brexit.…
“I may be getting my hair done but I don’t care too much how it looks”: Treading the path between displays of over- and under-investment in appearance.
Dr Rachel Heinrichsmeier from King’s College London reports on a practice used by older women in her research in a hair-salon.…
EU Social and Gender Policy beyond Brexit
In the United Kingdom and across the European Union, Brexit continues to be the key social, political and economic issue of the day.…
Does sanctioning of benefit claimants drive them to need help from food banks?
In 2013, the proportion of benefit claimants being sanctioned reached record levels. Over 6% of jobseekers were having their out-of-work benefit payments stopped each month for a minimum of four weeks, and many more were going without payment while their decisions were under appeal.…
How the Social Determinants of Indigenous Health became policy reality for Australia’s National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Plan
Significant health inequities persist between Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and non-Indigenous Australians, resulting from the past and continuing impacts of colonisation and contemporary social, economic and cultural inequalities.…
The Evolution of Human Trafficking Policy and Its Effect on Human Trafficking Attitudes
Despite a near unanimous agreement that human trafficking is a morally reprehensible practice, there is confusion around what qualifies as human trafficking in the United States.…
Changes to employment network providers’ contracts significantly changes how these services engage with single mothers subject to welfare to work policies
Since the early 2000s successive Australian governments have required single parents with school age children who are in receipt of income support payments to at a minimum engage in some form of planning to return to paid work or part-time paid work or education/training.…
Replication: Practical Advice for Authors and Journals
This post by R. Michael Alvarez originally appeared on PS:Now on April 10, 2018. Research transparency and replication are important issues today in the quantitative social sciences.…
Race and Political News Coverage
My book, Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics, is wake-up call for those who think that race does not matter in Canada.…