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Comment: Georgia - how this pivotal swing state flipped back to the Republicans

Researcher Katie Pruszynski writes for The Conversation

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Reflections from the Stateless Rohingya refugees in Malaysia

In the latest Open Access article of Dr Patrícia Nabuco Martuscelli, written with co-authors Dr Bayes Ahmed and Professor Peter Sammonds, she explores the resettlement preferences of refugees relocated from an asylum country to a third country.
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Research supports Caribbean leaders’ call for a ‘Marshall plan’ in the wake of Hurricane Beryl

Small island states are often the hardest hit by climate-related disasters yet face daunting levels of economic debt. New research has bolstered the calls of politicians and academics for greater support from the UK government.
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Now Boris Johnson must take the decision of his life

Professor Matthew Flinders discusses the challenges Boris Johnson faces in terms of lifting the lockdown for an article in The Yorkshire Post.

| The Yorkshire Post
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How is Nepal’s move to federalism impacting on the health system? New research project launches.

Dr Simon Rushton leads major new collaborative project examining the consequences for the health system of Nepal’s move to a federal government structure.
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What will Covid-19 mean for environmental policy and Brexit?

To mark Earth Day Professor Charlie Burns, professorial fellow here in the department, has written for UK in a Changing Europe's new blog on what Covid-19, along with Brexit, will mean for environmental policy in the UK.

| The UK in a Changing Europe Blog
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Sheffield Politics Society named the winner of PSA’s Politics Society of the Year prize

Pol Soc (the University of Sheffield Politics Society) has been awarded the prize for Politics Society of the year in today’s online prize giving ceremony by the Political Studies Association (PSA).

| PSA website
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“How do we live in a world where, in the short run, we’re all infected?”

Dr Liam Stanley reflects on Covid-19 self-isolation for the LRB blog.

| LRB blog