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"I can't breathe" - expert comment on the Minneapolis protests

Fri, 29 May 2020 09:42:47 GMT

Protests have erupted across the USA over the death of George Floyd. Dr Lydia Plath, Associate Professor of US History, comments.

Professor Franklyn Lisk on South Africa's xenophobic attacks

Wed, 04 Sep 2019 11:18:00 GMT

Professor Franklyn Lisk, of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation, discusses the looting and violence in South Africa targeting foreigners in which five people have died.

Why the racial problems in Missouri are reaching into every state – Dr Tim Lockley

Tue, 28 Apr 2015 09:00:46 GMT

Dr Tim Lockley is an American Historian who specialises in US race relations. Reacting to the news of rioting in Baltimore overnight, he said: "I think that the Freddie Gray case illustrates that the racial problems we saw in Missouri almost certainly reach into every state and in particular the larger cities...

For many the killing of Michael Brown is a grim throwback to the era of lynching, where white people were rarely held accountable for their actions – Dr Tim Lockley

Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:16:07 GMT

Dr Tim Lockley is an American Historian. Reacting to the news of developments in the US overnight, he said: "The unrest in Ferguson has to be understood in a historic context of racial tension."

The Census of 2011: Some Christmas Stories

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:09:16 GMT

The results of the U.K. census of 2011 have been published. They carry three messages for Christmas. One is a tale of foreigners bearing gifts. Another concerns the decline of Christian belief. Finally, the first two stories are connected, but not in the way you might think - Professor Mark Harrison from the Department of Economics explains.

General Election – The Warwick Expert View

Tue, 06 Apr 2010 08:39:40 GMT

With the UK General Election date to be announced today, we present a selection of expert comment and views from Warwick staff and students, from a podcast on the politics, a plea for participation, and a twitter poll on Plato. Revisit these pages throughout the elections campaign to see more expert comments and views from Warwick staff and students.

Wazhma Frogh discusses Women in Afghanistan

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:46:43 GMT

Wazhma Frogh, Afghan social activist and University of Warwick student discusses women's rights and the future of her country in a podcast.

Professor Muhammad Anwar publishes research about ethnic minority voting

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 10:40:57 GMT

New research just published by Professor Muhammad Anwar, from The University of Warwick’s Centre for Research in Ethnic Relations, shows that ethnic minority votes will be more important than ever in the forthcoming general election but ethnic minority voters are still massively undervalued and under-represented.