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Uncovering the phenomenon of Transnational Marriage Abandonment
Domestic violence has been shown to be widespread across the world, and transnational marriage abandonment is one form of domestic abuse that is prevalent in India and in the Indian diaspora. Following a transnational marriage, abandonment usually takes one of three different forms: 1) a woman can be forced out…
Is Agri-Robotics the future of farming?
The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation report, How to feed the world in 2050, sets out the challenges for the global agri-food sector in stark detail. By 2050, the world’s population will have grown by over a third, reaching 9.1 billion people, with the vast majority of that growth coming…
Petitions Systems: Enhancing Representative Democracy
For centuries the public have raised grievances by submitting paper petitions to the House of Commons. In the late twentieth century use of the petition system declined, and in 2011 the Government introduced a new e-petitions system, allowing the public to launch and sign petitions online. While the new e-petitions…
Mapping the future of malaria in Africa
According to World Health Organisation, nearly half of the world's population is at risk of malaria. In 2019, 94% of global cases of malaria and deaths caused by malaria were in Africa. Concerted national efforts have succeeded in cutting malaria mortality by 44% globally over the past decade, but some…