Tackling Sectarianism in Scotland

The Evolutionary Foundations of Sectarianism

The tendency of humans to cooperate for reasons other than self-interest has long intrigued social scientists, leading to the development of a substantial body of literature. However, this question has a complement that has received little to no attention in this literature: What is the motivation for individuals to resist cooperation even in cases that are beneficial at the individual and grou...

TACKLING HEALTH INEQUALITIES – AN NHS RESPONSE 1. The problem of health inequalities in Scotland

Scotland’s health, when compared to other Western European countries is relatively poor. As judged by life expectancy at birth, only Portugal has a lower life expectancy for males and there are no Western European countries whose females have a lower life expectancy. Figure 1 shows the trend in male life expectancy during the 20 century in Scotland and in 16 other Western European countries. It...

Issues of participation, ownership and empowerment in a community development programme: tackling smoking in a low-income area in Scotland.

Founded on community development principles and practice, the 'Breathing Space' initiative aimed to produce a significant shift in community norms towards non-toleration and non-practice of smoking in a low-income area in Edinburgh, Scotland. The effectiveness of Breathing Space was evaluated using a quasi-experimental design, which incorporated a process evaluation in order to provide a descri...

Sectarianism and the Ambiguities of Welfare in Lebanon

TACKLING INEQUALITIES IN THE EARLY YEARS: Key messages from 10 years of the Growing Up in Scotland study

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