How creative insecurity shapes Saudi Arabia's social transformation

For #ScienceLiteracyWeek, we want to hear about how the public’s understanding of science impacts your work. Dr. Sarah Viehbeck, PHAC’s Chief Science Officer: “When people understand how science works, they are better equipped to make informed decisions and appreciate its importance to society. Science literacy can help those living in Canada determine what sources are credible and reliable. It also empowers people to combat misinformation so they can make evidence-informed decisions about their health. Building science literacy is not just a role for scientists – everyone in society has a part to play.” How does the public's understanding of science impact your work? Share in the comments. 👇

MRU Visiting Lecturer prof. David Schultz on a Divided America David Schultz, Professor of Political Science at Hamline University (USA) and Visiting Lecturer at Mykolas Romeris University (MRU), shares his insights on the growing polarization in the United States. In his latest analysis, Prof. Schultz examines how the recent government shutdown, debates over healthcare, and rising political tensions reflect deeper cultural, economic, and social divides that have been building for decades. Read more: https://lnkd.in/e4cjKkYh

🔎 The team lead’s view | An interview with Prof. Dr. Kai Gehring Prof. Dr. Kai Gehring, Professor at the University of Bern and lead of our Political Economy and Sustainable Development Research Team, talks with us about his path and his team's work in Kenya and Peru. We discuss what draws him to real-world problems, and how careful evidence is turned into practical choices with stakeholders on the ground. He reflects on the discipline behind the work, and on the small moments that matter: listening first, designing with the ones most concerned, and staying open to what the evidence shows. ▶️ Watch the full interview to see how political economy and behavior together help connect analysis with grounded action: https://lnkd.in/ehv3rFyN 🖇️ Our Political Economy and Sustainable Development Team: https://lnkd.in/ezSYEwBx 👁️🗨️ Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eeujB_Rj #WyssAcademy #Portrait

Emeritus Professor Roger Zetter has authored a chapter on 'Refugee Crises: An Architype for Crisis Studies' in a newly published book - Critical Explorations of Crisis: Politics, Precariousness, and Potentialities. Bringing together a broad team of contributors, this book argues for a new interdisciplinary field of crisis studies. Covering a range of cases, the book critically explores the intersections of socio-economic, political, climate, and health factors to unravel the dynamic and transformative forces of crisis. In doing so, the book contributes novel insights into human precariousness and resilience in times of crisis shaped by global—local inequities, ‘post-fact’ discourses, and politics. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/diRuxpNK

Our new article is out in Scuola Democratica! 🎓✨ Together with Prof. O. Giancola and Dr. Iacopo Moreschini, we take a deep dive into how the structure of secondary education in Europe shapes effectiveness, equity, in terms of comprehensivity and selectivity. 🌍📊 🔹 What’s inside: A comparative analysis of 17 European countries, using Eurydice and PISA data Insights on how tracking and selectivity affect educational inequality An update of ten year old data (2014–2024) to examine how systems evolve over time Reflections on the balance between efficiency and fairness in education policy Read the full article here 👉 https://lnkd.in/dyEnYr6e #Education #Research #Inequality #ScuolaDemocratica #Europe #EducationalPolicy #ComparativeEducation

Throughout human history, times of multiple crises have often led to the 💥 collapse of entire societies. Yet, in some cases, despite enormous pressure, societies managed to turn the tide 💪 – but how? And what can we learn from them for today’s challenges? At a time when the world faces large and interconnected challenges, CSH researcher Peter Turchin notes: “Studying historical cases of societies averting collapse is not just intellectually fascinating; it also offers insights for contemporary policy.” In a new study, researchers at the Complexity Science Hub (CSH) analyzed four historical cases – the 🏛️ early Roman Republic, the 🇬🇧 Chartist movement in England, the 🇷🇺 reform period in Russia, and the 🗽 Progressive Era in the United States – and identified three key factors that helped these societies avoid collapse: 1️⃣ 𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐬  2️⃣ 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬  3️⃣ 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 “The irony here is that at the very point where reform is most needed, those with the greatest power to enact it are often least inclined to do so,” says co-author Jenny Reddish. 😕 Another key lesson: “Our work demonstrates that while the pressures leading to societal crises are often predictable, the outcomes are not predetermined,” Daniel Hoyer emphasizes. Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/dTMcWkJT Read the paper: https://lnkd.in/dT_BvwDH

Introducing RAPIDE Project EU Principal Investigator Enny Das, a professor of communication and persuasion and the director of the Centre for Language Studies at Radboud University. Enny researches communication and its effect on behaviour, and here, in our micro interview, tells us about her research interests and background. 🎤 "𝗘𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀, 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘆, 𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." Read the entire interview on our website: https://lnkd.in/exAfPjfQ

"From advancing cultural understanding through leadership in Holocaust education, to exploring how the climate crisis affects children and young people, these stories reflect IOE's deep commitment to research that matters" — UCL Grand Challenges Director Sam Balch. “These themes reflect how IOE’s vision becomes a reality through the inspirational work of our researchers and their robust and ethical engagement with practice and policy” — Prof Professor Lynn Ang, IOE Pro-Director and Vice-Dean (Research). ➡️ Read all #IOEImpactStories: https://lnkd.in/e3h7gpTt

Yesterday was a great moment to join the assembly of authors in for Reparative Futures: Special Issue Launch Exploring Justice, Education and World-Making PossibilitiesWith a great provocation by Professor Noah W. Sobe, Chief of Section for Higher Education at UNESCO we launched the Futures Special Issue Reparative Futures, exploring how ideas of redress, repair and justice shape the ways we imagine and create futures. Edited by Julia Paulson, Kevin Myers, David Nally and Arathi SriprakashThe issue brings together scholars and practitioners working across education, policy, and community practice to rethink how past-present relationships inform possibilities for transformation.Reparative futures engage with four interlinked domains:Racial justice: addressing legacies of enslavement, colonialism, and racial capitalismTransitional justice: reckoning with state violence, conflict, and truth-tellingSocio-ecological justice: responding to planetary crises and environmental repairPsychic justice: recognising embodied, affective, and intergenerational impacts of harmAcross these domains, education is central. Education shapes memory, can enable dialogue, and has the potential to open spaces for more just, inclusive, and sustainable futures.Find the special issue here: https://lnkd.in/esjQHcnW

"The panel will explore the potential trade-offs involved, including the risk of sidelining other research areas, and reflect on the balance between responding to external pressures and leading change. The conversation will consider the role of librarians, faculty, and funders in advocating for SDG-focused scholarship." #SDGs #Research #Publishing #Librarians #Academics #Scholarship