Category Archives: Politics

‘Who owns land in Scotland’? Mapping ownership

Posted on May 28, 2014 by stuartelden

A few days ago I said a little about the map on the front cover of  the report The Land of Scotland and the Common Good. My focus in those comments was about the cover image and the maritime boundaries. As … Continue reading →

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Computational Social Science Conference, University of Warwick, 11-13 June 2014

Posted on May 27, 2014 by stuartelden

Computational Social Science conference Wed 11 – Fri 13 June 2014, University of Warwick, UKThe increasing availability of large quantities of human behavioural data has drawn the interest of researchers across the social sciences, the natural sciences and engineering. This conference aims … Continue reading →

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Boko Haram annotated bibliography – substantially updated and now in pdf form

Posted on May 26, 2014 by stuartelden

In early 2013, on one of my visits to Nigeria, I posted an annotated bibliography of academic work relating to Boko Haram. I updated the bibliography periodically, and then put it to one side for several months. I have now added … Continue reading →

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Rob Kitchin’s forthcoming The Data Revolution has a website, with bibliography

Posted on May 26, 2014 by stuartelden

Rob Kitchin’s book The Data Revolution is forthcoming later this year from Sage. Traditionally, data has been a scarce commodity which, given its value, has been either jealously guarded or expensively traded.  In recent years, technological developments and political lobbying have turned … Continue reading →

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House-prices to salaries ratio map of England

Posted on May 26, 2014 by stuartelden

Interactive map here; analysis here – from The Guardian. Some very striking regional differences – not just London, but uneven and not a simple north-south divide either.

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Boko Haram Annotated Bibliography updated

Posted on May 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Apologies for those of you that saw a post, tweet or email earlier today about my updating of the Boko Haram annotated bibliography. I uploaded the extensively revised bibliography, but posted the announcement in error. A fuller announcement will appear on Monday … Continue reading →

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Phil Steinberg comments on Scotland’s Territorial Waters

Posted on May 24, 2014 by stuartelden

Phil Steinberg provides some analysis of the map on the cover of the report The Land of Scotland and the Common Good. You can read my initial comments – and see the full map and key – here. Phil is especially … Continue reading →

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Scotland’s Maritime Boundaries? – the cover of the Land Reform Review report

Posted on May 23, 2014 by stuartelden

  There is a interesting image on the front cover of the newly released report of The Land Reform Review Group – The Land of Scotland and the Common Good. The report is a 263 page document, but the image is striking for … Continue reading →

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Gastón Gordillo, The Politics of Ruins – interview with Léopold Lambert of The Funambulist

Posted on May 23, 2014 by stuartelden

A recording of a fascinating discussion between Léopold Lambert and Gastón Gordillo, “The Politics of Ruins: What’s Hidden Under Rubble” at The Archipelago – the podcast platform of The Funambulist. Here’s Léopold’s description of the discussion: In early May, Gastón Gordillo received me at … Continue reading →

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Bradley Garrett receives conditional discharge – ‘a qualified victory for academic freedom’

Posted on May 22, 2014 by stuartelden

Bradley Garrett, whose work I’ve praised on this site before, was yesterday given a ‘conditional discharge’ in relation to charges of ‘conspiring to commit criminal damage’. I exchanged some emails with Brad yesterday so knew about it, but there were … Continue reading →

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