Social Movements

Maria Montessori’s pioneering work on children’s minds offers insights into creating nurturing classrooms and societies.

Andrea Pető and Éric Fassin on the “culture wars” and the conservative attack on academic freedom.

Ioana Banach on imagining a Romanian education system that could provide an alternative to emigration and poverty.

Facing unsustainable pressure and a lack of resources and decent working conditions, academics and students in the UK are taking action.

The leaked Supreme Court opinion that threatens to overturn the landmark ruling on Roe v Wade has sparked public outrage in the United States. Reversing the 1973 precedent for abortion rights is a rupture for American society and will likely have far reaching implications elsewhere. Could this be the tipping point leading to increased restrictions to safe abortion access? Will this lead to conservative forces becoming emboldened and launching renewed attacks on hard-won reproductive rights elsewhere in the world?

As the economic growth that has driven prosperity slows, we need a new concept of well-being independent of labour market conditions.

Bulgaria’s Green deputy prime minister is determined to put the just transition on the agenda.

Work has been transformed in recent years. But the fight for the recognition and dignity of all forms of work continues.

Questioning the dividing line between East and West on LGBTQI+ emancipation.

With parliamentary elections looming, Serbia’s political crisis has come to a head amid the economic fallout from the pandemic.