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November 2018

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Jair Bolsonaro: how business elites helped him to power in Brazil – and why they might regret it

Posted on 30 November 2018 by Heike Doering

Bolsonaro emerged from relative obscurity. Using similar tactics to Donald Trump, he made outrageous comments, amplified by social media, to stoke up fears about urban violence, the destruction of “traditional” moral values […]

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Dual Mission Impossible? Ethan Hunt’s a nobody compared to social entrepreneurs

Posted on 15 November 2018 by Anthony Samuel

Over 30 years on the South Wales Valleys still face considerable economic and social challenges Ahead of Social Enterprise Day 2018, Dr Anthony Samuel told us about some of the […]

Why having a conversation about mental health in the workplace might not be so simple

Why having a conversation about mental health in the workplace might not be so simple

Posted on 13 November 2018 by James Wallace

In our latest post, PhD candidate James Wallace considers what it means to be well at work and how this might require material change for employers. For many people experiencing […]

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Is the tide turning on regulating Facebook and Google?

Posted on 6 November 2018 by Leighton Andrews

If Brexit happens, the UK will not be immune from the regulatory tide. In our latest post, Professor Leighton Andrews argues that Facebook and Google are modern utilities – and […]