Remember when people wrote songs about the Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer? These days, the lazy has disappeared. Crazy? You be the judge.
For your summer weekend pleasure, some of my favourite reads from across The Conversation network -- Trump's chaotic European trip, the finale of the World Cup and other interesting stories you won't find anywhere else.
Have a great weekend and we'll be back in your Inbox on Monday.
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Summer Weekend Reads
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John Colarusso, McMaster University
As Donald Trump prepares to meet with Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, here's a detailed explanation of how one goes about subverting democracy via a stooge.
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Martin Farr, Newcastle University
Efforts to keep Trump's itinerary as tight and cloistered as possible failed to avoid a classic diplomatic calamity.
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Joseph Downing, Aix-Marseille Université
When France won the world cup in 1998, the team was celebrated for its multiculturalism. What has happened since?
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Farah Naz, University of Sargodha; Deiter Bögenhold, Alpen-Adria University Klagenfurt
The Pakistani women who make the majority of the world's high-quality soccer balls belong to one of the most vulnerable groups in the global economy.
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Judith Taylor, University of Toronto
While the #MeToo movement has been revolutionary, some workplaces will be slow to change. Here are seven things we can all do to help stop toxic work environments.
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Andrew Edward Tchie, University of Essex
As pockets of conflict continue to destablise South Sudan, much hope has been placed on the most recent peace deal.
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Johanna Zmud, Texas A&M University
Autonomous cars need to learn how to drive just like people do: with real-world practice on public roads. It's key to safety, and to public confidence in the new technologies.
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Olivia Remes, University of Cambridge
It's less about making more friends and more about changing the way we see the world.
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