Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies, Institute of Retail Studies, University of Stirling The origins of this post lie in early March when we were delighted, in what now seems another era, to host Helen Dickenson, the Chief Executive of the British Retail Consortium, at our Retail Futures event. She spoke on the topic
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Gianmarco Daniele, Assistant Professor, University of Milan Amedeo Piolatto, Ramon y Cajal Fellow, Autonomous University of Barcelona Willem Sas, Assistant Professor, Stirling Management School, University of Stirling Polarisation, populism, and extremism are on the rise on both sides of the Atlantic. This column focuses on the role of policies in multi-level federations (such as the
Dr Ian Cawood, Associate Professor in History, Faculty of Arts and Humanities Dr Ian Cawood explores the findings of a conference funded by the British Academy which looked at why the quality of governance in the UK seemed to improve dramatically between 1800 and 1900. Historians working on the campaigns against civic corruption in modern
Dr Tessa Parkes,Research Director, Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, University of Stirling Dr Hannah Carver, Lecturer in Substance Use, Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, University of Stirling Tania Browne, Research Assistant, Salvation Army Centre for Addiction Services and Research, University of Stirling People who are homeless are being particularly
Dr Kim McKee, Head of Housing, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Stirling Dr Sharon Leahy, School of Geography & Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews Anna Pearce, MRes student, University of St Andrews Emerging evidence highlights that the social and economic impacts of coronavirus do not fall equally. Black, Asian, minority ethnic and refugee
Dr Kim Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling Dr Olga Jurasz, Senior Lecturer in Law, The Open University Law Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill On 23 April 2020, the Scottish Government introduced the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. The Bill comes after the Bracadale Review into hate crime legislation in
Professor Leigh Sparks, Professor of Retail Studies, Institute for Retail Studies, Stirling Management School “If they look beyond heroic individualism and accept that individuals exist in a network of social bonds and obligations, we might just see a real realignment” (James Kirkup, Why did Boris Johnson survive? Unherd, 15th April 2020) Ok, the quote above
Professor Iain Docherty, Dean of the Institute for Advanced Studies, University of Stirling Dr Tom Forth, Head of Data, Open Data Institute Leeds “In all affairs it’s a healthy thing now and then to hang a question mark on the things you have long taken for granted.”― Bertrand Russell We have become used to astounding numbers
Dr David Comerford, Senior Lecturer in Economics, Stirling Management School Dr Simon McCabe, Lecturer in Management, Work and Organisation, Stirling Management School People are currently being bombarded with reports of the daily death toll from coronavirus. Practically every news website and channel displays the number prominently at all times. These figures provide important data to
Kim Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Stirling Olga Jurasz, Senior Lecturer in Law, The Open University Wolf-whistling, catcalling and groping make up just some of the intimidating behaviour that women experience every day from men. But there is an attempt underway in the UK parliament that seeks to protect women from this kind of