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Does it matter where we live? From ¾ to 6.4 billion!
We now live in a world where more than half of us live in urban areas, and yet little more than half a century ago, less than a third of us did so. The future looks no less urbanised – on the...
The concept of civil repair
What does the Catholic paedophilia scandal; the 2008 financial crisis and the UK phone hacking scandal have in common? A great deal, according to US Cultural Sociologist Jeffrey Alexander. All...
Reflections on the market and care- what the future may hold
The Green Templeton College ‘Conversation on Care and the Market’ seminar (3rd June 2015) provided plenty of food for thought on the topic of residential care provision (with some musin...
Population Panic and Media Hype
Journalists like sensationalism and, when they find the opportunity, they seem to relish the prospect of warning us that Armageddon is approaching. Demography seems to be a topic particularly ripe ...