Education for global citizenship in Scotland: Reciprocal partnership or politics of benevolence?

The implications of historical and contemporary anti-Semitism in Glasgow and Scotland for Global Citizenship

One of the stated aims of the state-funded school system in Scotland is to help develop global citizens for the future. This paper argues that Global Citizenship must recognize the continued widespread adherence to religion, acknowledge religious diversity and the challenges faced by religious minorities to ensure a more comprehensive education in cultural identity, human rights, diversity and ...

The Politics of Researching Global Health Politics; Comment on “Knowledge, Moral Claims and the Exercise of Power in Global Health”

In this comment, I build on Shiffman’s call for the global health community to more deeply investigate structural and productive power. I highlight two challenges we must grapple with as social scientists carrying out the types of investigation that Shiffman proposes: the politics of  challenging the powerful; and the need to investigate types of expertise that have traditionally been thought o...

Chicken or Egg? The reciprocal influence of press and politics

Do the media cover the considerations and actions of Congress with respect to the financial crisis, or do politicians follow the lead of the media? This paper shows how relevant information about the functioning of press and politics can be acquired using keyword search, VAR analysis and granger causality. Media lead Congress, but no influence is found for problem diagnosis and solutions. We co...

Citizenship Education in Europe

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Citizenship Education in Egypt