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Racialized Labour in the Colonial Food Regime: The Whitening of England's Farmworkers
ABSTRACT The crystallization of a colonial food regime in the 1870s centred around Britain is key to historical accounts of agrarian political economy. Yet such accounts have neglected the role of the agrarian proletariat in shaping this regime from below and its basis in racialized hierarchy.
Ben Richardson
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A ‘soft Brexit’ is the only viable strategy in a post-liberal world [PDF]
Brexit is a process taking place in a new political and economic environment of rising protectionism throughout the western world. However, a successful Brexit strategy is still possible, but negotiating it will be less straightforward than previously ...
Hoyois, Arnaud
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Abstract This paper examines the intensified conflict over sexualities education curricula brought about by anti‐(trans)gender and anti‐Muslim policy and political discourse transnationally. Backlash against inclusive sexualities education has taken shape across several policy territories, driven in part by de‐democratising right‐wing populist ...
James Sutton +2 more
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Abstract Background An industry levy on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSB) will be implemented in the UK in 2018. It aims to reduce SSB consumption, a major risk factor for coronary heart disease. Brexit might change the present UK trade system with unknown implications for sugar price.
Seferidi, P +7 more
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Protected and productive: How greenhouses should deliver UK food security
The United Kingdom produces less than 20% of its fruit and ~50% of its vegetables, leaving it highly import dependent and vulnerable to supply chain disruptions. Our study maps 2085 ha of existing greenhouses, over 70% more than 40 years old, and identifies where modern infrastructure could expand production.
Sven Batke +3 more
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The EU and UK “Soft Power” and Public Diplomacy in the Central Asia’s Countries
Introduction. Several major international actors have demonstrated interest in the Central Asian region at different times: the USA, Russia, the EU, Turkey, Great Britain, and also China.
Elena Parubochaya
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Market Valuation of Risk Reporting: The Role of Business Model Disclosure
Narrative risk reporting is essential to providing investors with information about company risks. Recent regulations require large companies to disclose narrative information about their main risks, opportunities, and business model (BM) value drivers.
Chiara Crovini +3 more
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Brexit may herald a serious threat to Germany: its negotiating position will reflect that [PDF]
While Germany would prefer a “soft Brexit”, in which economic repercussions can be staved off by business flexibility, Britain’s exit from the EU creates new opportunities for its renewal.
Klinger, Jochen
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Abstract Scholars who have examined European integration from a neo‐Polanyian perspective have long been sceptical about the opportunities for a ‘countermovement’ against the EU's market‐making bias. However, as part of a broader ‘social turn’, recent years have seen the adoption of EU legislation to promote fair and decent working conditions. Based on
Sven Schreurs
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For a ‘Scrap-it’ Brexit – 33 reasons why … and counting. CEPS Commentary, 18 July 2017 [PDF]
The vocabulary of comments in the British media is beginning now to go beyond the ‘soft’, ‘hard’, ‘cliff-edge’ and ‘no deal’ Brexit, to include a ‘scrap-it’ Brexit.
Emerson, Michael
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