According to UK’s criminal justice system hate crime is defined as ‘any criminal offence which is perceived, by the victim or any other person, to be motivated by hostility or prejudice towards someone based on a personal characteristic.’ (more…)
Prestigious Harvey Weinstein Film Co. to open Pyongyang film studios, citing favorable labor conditions and progressive treatment of women. pic.twitter.com/xkdo9brsLX — DPRK News Service (@DPRK_News) 5. Oktober 2017
The landmark visit of Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz to Moscow recognises not only Russia’s greater geopolitical or military influence in the Middle East, but also points to President Vladimir Putin’s diplomatic breakthrough at a time when US is quickly disappearing from its superpower position losing ‘trust’. (more…)
The news is filled with stories about insurgencies—about terrorist attacks, the groups perpetrating them and the steps taken to defeat their fighters. However, there’s a tendency to look at just one country at a time when trying to find solutions, not at the relationship of the country attacked with those that surround it, and little is known about trans-national insurgent activities. (more…)
ANN ARBOR — While the understanding of how specific business enterprises alleviate poverty continues to grow, research that compares impacts across business models remains scarce. (more…)
– By David Spence, Professor of Business, Government and Society; Professor of Law
In energy policy, political polarization often gets in the way of commonsense solutions to problems.
General Electric recently announced a technological advance that would allow pipeline companies to use drone-mounted cameras to inspect their lines for corrosion and leaks. This is the kind of development that could, with the right regulatory support, make huge strides toward preventing costly and harmful spills and solving other important problems afflicting America’s aging pipeline infrastructure. (more…)
Auf die Ethnie bezogene Annahmen Weißer sagen den Einsatz tödlicher Polizeigewalt gegen Schwarze vorher
Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, Philando Castiles: In den vergangenen Jahren mehren sich in den USA die Nachrichten über schwarze Amerikaner, die von Polizisten erschossen wurden. In den meisten Fällen waren die Männer unbewaffnet und hatten weder eine kriminelle Vergangenheit noch verbrecherische Absichten. Eine ganze Gesellschaft ist in Aufruhr: Sind die Männer dem Rassismus weißer Amerikanerinnen und Amerikaner zum Opfer gefallen? Eine neue Studie zeigt einen Zusammenhang zwischen tödlicher Polizeigewalt und auf die Ethnie bezogener Vorurteile auf. (more…)
