The literature increasingly recognises the importance of gender in defining the boundaries between national societies and migrants. But little is still known about the history and changes of mechanisms that shape the role of gender as category of difference. Based on a historical case study of Switzerland this paper examines how gender is implicated in the politics of migrant admission and inco...

In the Spring of 2003, there was a huge interest in the global news media following the emergence of a new infectious disease: severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). This study examines how this novel disease threat was depicted in the UK newspapers, using social representations theory and in particular existing work on social representations of HIV/AIDS and Ebola to analyse the meanings of ...

The 2011–2014 controversies between the Ethiopian Government and Muslim communities on the role of Islam in Ethiopia have highlighted the precarious nature of religious relations in Ethiopia. Statements by public figures and religious leaders recently have drawn attention to the nature and scope of the Ethiopian secular state order. This paper describes the recent Muslim protest movement and th...

The importance of recognising, valuing and respecting a child’s family, culture, language values is central to socially just education increasingly articulated in educational policy worldwide. Inclusive children’s literature can support human rights contribute equitable outcomes for all children. However, evidence suggests many settings provide monocultural book collections which are counterpro...

Der vorliegende Beitrag beschäftigt sich mit Virtuellem Schulgartenaustausch. In Virtuellen Schulgartenaustauschen tauschen Grundund Sekundarschüler/innen des Globalen Nordens und Südens über ihre Erfahrungen im Schulgarten mithilfe digitaler Medien aus. zeigt den Status Quo Forschungsfelds, gibt Einblicke in die Intentionen Beobachtungen, Pädagog/innen Schulgartenaustausch haben bzw. machen. Z...

Artykuł omawia genezę dyskursu zabójstw z motywów seksualnych, których sprawcy nazywani byli „zabójcami lubieżności”, a potocznie „wampirami”. Postaci te przedstawiane były – zgodnie formatem ukształtowanym przez kryminalistykę i prasę początku XX wieku jako emanacje silnie przekształconego antropogennie woundscape’u ( M. Seltzer ). Proces konstruowania postaci „wampira” poprzez othering wchodz...

This paper argues that anti-social behaviour, in the context of homelessness, ought to be seen as acts civil disobedience. Firstly, I identify public space a hostile for people experiencing homelessness. Secondly, detail how this reveals default interpretation them through their mere presence. Thirdly, explore de-politicises. go onto define and examine disobedience theory, counter narrative beh...

In this chapter, I offer a socio-ecological perspective on sense of belonging, which is designed to aid institutional actors in facilitating equitable opportunities for racially and ethnically minoritized students fulfill their belonging needs. Though important, individual, relational-level interventions alone run the risk pathologizing (REM), prioritizing student-level changes over structures ...