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New publication Not Your Parents' Politics reveals that young people are actively engaging in political discourse on social media, but their modes of expression—infused with humor, pop culture, emotions, and personal experiences—differ from traditional expectations of political expression. Rather than dismissing these forms of expression as trivial, the book argues that they are meaningful and influential in shaping youth political socialization and democratic participation. By taking these expressions seriously, we can better understand and support young people as active political citizens in the digital age.

Professor Benjamin Hine of the University of West London (UWL) says men and boys are facing a mental health crisis and they need support across a range of challenges. 

The evolutionary roots of human dominance and aggression remain central to social and political behaviour, and without conscious intervention these primal survival drives will continue to fuel inequality and division.

East Tennessee State University researchers have examined the devastating effects of the 1918 Spanish flu in Appalachia, uncovering lessons that resonate in the wake of COVID-19.

Mesoamerica is today subject to considerable territorial and political transformations. A newly published book emerges from these deep entanglements to critically explore the region’s borderlands, remoteness, geopolitics and conservation.

We’ve all been there—sitting through a meeting that could’ve easily been an email. And that email? Maybe it should have been a quick voice note. And your camera? It’s okay to turn it off. In fact, sometimes it’s even better.

Andrew Brodsky—a Harvard Business School doctoral graduate, award-winning business professor, management consultant, and expert in virtual communication at The University of Texas at Austin—has dedicated his career to unraveling the intricacies of virtual communication. Diagnosed with cancer as a teenager, his treatment led to a lifelong immune deficiency, which has resulted in years of his life being confined primarily to the virtual realm. This personal experience has given him a unique understanding of the challenges and nuances of communicating from a distance.

"The Cambridge Companion to US First Ladies" takes an in-depth look at the position of first lady. While many books exist to tell the story of individuals, the new work examines the job from historical, media, political studies and other critical lenses covering how the job itself has changed, how media portrayed first ladies in their time, their influence on presidents and much more.

Powerful legal and financial service industries are enabling kleptocracy and corrupt elites to operate with relative impunity, a new study shows.