Society, Media and Culture

Ukraine’s fierce counter-attack against Russia is rooted in unique aspects of its society and culture.

The largest four-day week trial could be transformative but for wider appeal, campaigners need more than the empirical evidence it will provide.

The story of how Estonia built one of the most innovative and successful public education systems in the world.

Bringing young people together is only half the battle; overcoming binary and prejudiced thinking also requires openness and positive feelings towards other groups.

Twenty years after the Good Friday Agreement, what progress has been made in Northern Ireland towards overcoming segregation and coming to terms with the past?

Anna Dzierzgowska on reforms to school curricula and why who and what is included from our past matters for our future.

Juliane von Reppert-Bismarck speaks to Beatrice White about how education needs to adapt to the realities of the digital world.

In the age of push notifications, Simone Weil’s thinking on the power and value of our attention is more relevant than ever.

Brussels MP Kalvin Soiresse Njall on the campaign to reconcile Belgian public memory with the lasting legacy of European colonialism.

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