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Bullying, or the ongoing and frequent misuse of power in a peer relationship, often in school, occurs throughout the world. Population base-rates are estimated to vary, averaging about 1/3 of pupils worldwide. Bullying can be thought of as being physical, psychological (including cyberbullying) or sexual, with overlap among the categories. Both boys and girls experience bullying […]
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In 1988, during a family holiday in Norway, I met with Dan Olweus, a professor of psychology considered the founding father of school bullying research. He told me about the recent Norwegian National Campaign against bullying in schools, which had had some considerable success. Inspired by this, I used his survey questionnaire in England, where […]
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Gambling on War: Confidence, Fear, and the Tragedy of the First World War is available now. This episode is also available on iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher and Spotify.
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John F. Drinkwater looks back at his lifelong fascination in Roman History and the personal conclusions about Nero he has drawn.
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When we first began to write about the poetry of the First World War, this current centenary lay some years ahead, and was only vaguely in our minds as a publishing end point. At the same time, the approach of the centenary made us think differently, perhaps think more clearly, about how we would write […]
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In wake of the horrifying and unimaginable tragedy in Pittsburgh, the editor of My Opposition (and the grandson of the diarist) reflects on the bravery and strength of his grandmother and what we can learn from her.
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The current global environmental crisis increasingly affects us all. Efforts to mitigate and adapt ourselves to its effects must vitally engage all nations and all people. Yet, the pressing and immediate features of our time have deep roots in the long history of human interactions with the world around us, both animate and inanimate. Further, […]
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How we name and narrate food matters. To see what I mean, consider the different namings/narrations of a plant as either a flower, a tomato plant, or a weed. Flowers are plants to behold and admire, tomato plants we nurture and protect (so we can eventually enjoy their delectable fruit), and weeds we work to […]
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