Now that summer is upon us, and many people are travelling abroad for holidays, there is much discussion about the role tourism plays in developing – or degrading – destinations. Advocates for the tourism industry claim it boosts local economies, while critics say it produces poor quality, precarious employment.
A recent Europe-wide study sheds light on whether mass tourism is to blame for low quality jobs, and its results seem to indicate that we need to pay less attention to the industry itself, and more to each country and its labour laws.
Last week, British and French citizens went to the polls to vote for their new parliaments. While left-wing parties won in both countries, the contexts and reasons for their victories are completely different, as are the short-term challenges each nation faces. The UK Labour party’s resounding victory has already allowed the country’s new prime minister, Keir Starmer, to move into Downing Street, appoint his cabinet, and attend international events. In France, however, forming a government and making agreements in the National Assembly will require a little more time.
And in a special episode of The Conversation Weekly podcast, reflecting on both the French and UK elections, we bring together an expert from each country to help analyse the results and consider what they tell us about the right in French and British politics.
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Santiago Melián González, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Jacques Bulchand Gidumal, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Tourism is often blamed for precarious work, but governments play a huge part in ensuring job quality.
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Julien Robin, Université de Montréal
After the legislative dissolution decided by French president Emmanual Macron, the second round of the legislative elections reveals a political landscape turned upside down.
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Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham
The SCO has a bigger land area and population than Nato.
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Eva-Maria Geigl, Université Paris Cité; Oğuzhan Parasayan, Institut Pasteur; Thierry Grange, Université Paris Cité
A new study reveals the final stage in the formation of the European genome, which is still present in many people today.
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Ruth Gutiérrez Delgado, Universidad de Navarra; Alberto Fijo Cortés, Universidad Villanueva; Gema Pérez Herrera, Universidad de Valladolid
Modern directors are reimagining and paying homage to this classic, era-defining genre.
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Ines Bramao, Lund University; Marius Boeltzig, University of Münster; Mikael Johansson, Lund University
This phenomenon can help us understand polarisation in society.
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Nick Whittaker, University of Sussex
Migration and trade are two areas where Britain could have a leadership role in Europe.
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Alberto Nájera López, Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Our 25 years of scientific review shows that communications technology isn’t harmful to our health.
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