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How do we make decisions about our health?

A new Open Access book from the British Academy argues that real-life decisions are made not solely in reference to biomedical epistemes, but also systems of embodied rationality, systems of reasoning and negotiations with power and authority that can be understood and articulated as rational while also experiential.

Journals, Urban Studies

The urgency of planning megacities in the Global South in the next decade | Town Planning Review 96.6 Featured Article

The editors of Town Planning Review (TPR) have selected the following paper as the Featured Article in TPR 96.6. ‘The urgency of planning megacities in the Global South in the next decade’, by Deden Rukmana and Nabilla Dina Adharina. This article is available to read Open Access as part of LUP Open Planning. When asked to … Continue reading

Journals, Urban Studies

Challenges and roles of grassroots community organisations in decentralised governance: a case study of Mali’s Office du Niger zone | IDPR 47.4 Featured Article

The editors of International Development Planning Review (IDPR) have selected the following paper as the Featured Article in IDPR 47.4. ‘Challenges and roles of grassroots community organisations in decentralised governance: a case study of Mali’s Office du Niger zone’ by Hamadou Amadou Cissé Barry and Abhilash Babu.

Journals, Modern Languages, News, open access

Celebrating 50 Years of Contemporary French Civilization

To celebrate fifty years of Contemporary French Civilization (CFC), the journal’s editorial team has put together a blog post reflecting on its past, present, and future. As part of the anniversary, readers are also invited to explore a special 50th Anniversary Virtual Issue —free to read for a limited time.