Gellerupparken, Mjølnerparken, Vollsmose are unlikely destinations on the tourist map of Denmark. Yet, these districts, belonging to the Danish ‘ghetto list’, are as Danish as Carlsberg and the Little Mermaid….
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Worlds Apart: COVID19 and the Roma community in Slovakia
2020 has been a difficult year for the Roma community. Central and Eastern Europe have long had a contentious relationship with the Romani communities who live within their borders. Slovakia…
Stand Up and (Finally) Be Counted: Paganism’s Changing Future in Scotland
Pagans in Scotland have been fighting hard to achieve recognition and support. The next Scottish census will be in 2021 and this will be the first year that ‘Pagan’ is…
First Port of Call: the Precarious Future of Migration to ‘Fortress Europe’
In September 2020, the European Commission (EC) launched the New Pact on Migration and Asylum. The Pact is a long-awaited revision of the system that had previously governed the EU’s…
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Poland’s current abortion rights hang by a thread. If legalized, the judgment in October 2020 would make illegal 98% of currently legal abortions provided in Poland. Poland already has some…
OPINION | Bloody Good News: Scotland Tackles Period Poverty
Period poverty is a relatively unknown global public health crisis. Being unable to access period products prevents people from basic human dignity. Furthermore, the unaffordability of period products may: cause…
On the Fence: Northern Ireland’s Peace Impasse
Travelling through the cities of Belfast, Derry/Londonderry, Portadown, and Lurgan history is never far from sight. Peace walls still stand and are a symbol of the fragile peace in contemporary…
OPINION | Tension in Tiraspol: is Transnistria’s future under threat?
Nestled on the left bank of the Dniester river, between Moldova and Ukraine, sits Transnistria. Officially known as the Pridnestrovian Moldovian Republic and belonging to Moldova, Transnistria has claimed independence…
Another Success for Scotland: Implementing CEDAW
International Women’s Day is often a sobering reminder of the systemic challenges women face and examples of the global gender gap in politics, pay, and prospects. Challenges which have been…
