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In certain states in northern India, an excess of eligible men and a lack of local women has led to a practice of purchasing brides from other states. Sreya Banerjea interviewed dozens of such women for her research, keen to find out more about the lives, dreams and desires of the women so often simply labelled victims.
In our latest long-form Insights article, she tells three of these women’s stories. Together, they shed a light on the heartbreaking and complex situations and dynamics that lead to bride trafficking. Their stories show that the experience of such marriages is much more tempered by widespread cultural norms than is often admitted.
The issue of state aid is proving to be a big stumbling block in negotiations between the UK and the EU. Both sides feel as if they are on the right side of the argument – so what are the facts and is there room for compromise? Meanwhile, new research shows that walking in step with a person in a minority group – or even imagining doing so – can help both sides empathise with each other.
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Josephine Lethbridge
Interdisciplinary Editor
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Sreya Banerjea, SOAS, University of London
In north India, there is a particular history of purchasing brides from other states. We tell just some of their stories here.
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The number one deadlock.
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Steve Peers, University of Essex
In the row between the UK and EU over how to handle state subsidies after Brexit, both sides insist their proposals are consistent with the political declaration.
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Liam Cross, Edge Hill University
How walking side by side can help to resolve conflict and improve people's sense of connection with others.
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Politics + Society
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Sophie Parkes-Nield, Sheffield Hallam University
Folklore isn't a whimsical fancy - it's happening all around us all the time.
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Sophie King-Hill, University of Birmingham
The 'all in this together' atmosphere of early 2020 is a distant memory.
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Colins Imoh, University of Bradford
Without Black Lives Matter the promise of true multiculturalism will continue to remain something of a pipe-dream.
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Patricia Justino, United Nations University; Bruno Martorano, United Nations University
A new study shows how economic shocks caused by cuts to import tariff cuts in the 1990s is linked to the rise of populism in Brazil.
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Health + Medicine
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Andy Galbraith, University of East London
Here's how elite endurance athletes differ from the rest of us.
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Leah Dowling, Swinburne University of Technology
There are so many milk alternatives these days, but it can be difficult to tell how beneficial they might be for our health. So we asked a dietitian to run through the main options.
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Science + Technology
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Beatrice Melinek, UCL; Stephen Morris, UCL
Medical innovation is often accelerated in a time of crisis.
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Sam Baron, Australian Catholic University
Philosopher Nick Bostrom's theory suggests there's a one-in-three probability we live in a simulation.
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Education
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Marlon Moncrieffe, University of Brighton
My research shows that white trainee teachers are willing to learn and to bring black history into their teaching, but need support to do so.
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Environment + Energy
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Tom Oliver, University of Reading
The world missed all 20 targets for stemming the tide of biodiversity loss. But there has been some progress over the last decade.
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