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Prof Deirdre McCann

@profmccann.bsky.social
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Professor, Durham Law School. Effective labour regulation/decent work. Co-founder and Organizing Committee, Regulating for Decent Work Conference. Editorial Committee, Industrial Law Journal. Former Official @ILO.

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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Looking forward to publication of our workshop papers in the forthcoming European Journal of Industrial Relations Special Issue on Quantifying the Global Business Environment: Business Indices, Labour Regulation, and the World Bank in International Labour Policy. www.durham.ac.uk/departments/...
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Professor Deirdre McCann welcomes UN and World Bank to Durham - Durham University
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A forthcoming shift to face-to-face discussions about flexible working requests. www.ft.com/content/b8b0...
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UK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they reject WFH requests
Louise Haigh tells Trades Union Congress that every ask for flexibility ‘should be taken seriously’ by employers
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thanks to Durham Business School for hosting today’s panel discussion on Global Business & Labour Market Policy in Flux, chaired by Professor Bernd Brandl. Presentations discussed challenges facing global business and labour markets, and how researchers, businesses, and policymakers can respond.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Wonderful to see attendance from across Durham University at today’s panel discussion on Global Business & Labour Policy in Flux, which brings together scholars and representatives from the @ilo.org and World Bank.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
A great workshop on ‘Quantifying the Global Business Environment’ at Durham University Business School this morning. Sangheon Lee chaired the workshop which discussed papers for the forthcoming EJIR Special Issue I am editing.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
The view from this morning’s workshop at Durham Business School on Quantifying the Global Business Environment for a Special Issue of the European Journal of Industrial Relations I am editing. Off to a great start with much still to discuss. #decentworkregulation
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Worrying development for global working time regulation: "Japan has stepped back from one of its most visible efforts to curb excessive working hours..."
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Looking forward to welcoming international policy-makers and scholars to Durham for our EJIR Workshop on Quantifying the Global Business Environment. A valuable opportunity for dialogue on global labour regulation policy with the ILO @ilo.org, World Bank and ITUC @ituc.bsky.social.
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Karen Gregory @karengregory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
"The workers of Amazon Mechanical Turk have been part of the AI economy for more than two decades. They helped build the infrastructure that made today’s technology possible, often without recognition, security, or a meaningful voice in the systems they helped create."
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
This @ilo.org report on Cambodia highlights the worrying temporalities of platform work. The workers - delivery riders & tuk tuk and taxi drivers - were found to devote almost all week to their jobs, including unpaid time waiting for customers/delivery requests. www.ilo.org/resource/new...
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Digital labour platforms in Cambodia offer opportunities for businesses and workers despite the challenges of informality, says ILO study
Findings point to the need for stronger social protection, occupational safety and health measures, and greater clarity on employment classification.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Significant ruling from 🇫🇷 recognising breast cancer as an occupational disease, including the role of prolonged night work. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Radiation link in flight attendant's breast cancer, French court finds
Former Air France stewardess Sophie Lainault has had her cancer recognised as an occupational disease.
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AFL-CIO @aflcio.org · 25/08/2026
Dolly Parton knew what it was like to struggle as she fought for working families her whole career. From providing free books to kids to giving working women our "9 to 5" anthem, she was an icon and an inspiration. Rest in power to our union sister. We will always love you.
A photo of Dolly Parton sitting at a desk and talking on the phone in a scene from the movie 9 to 5.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
Worrying new @ilo.org report on the global rise of youth unemployment. www.ilo.org/resource/new...
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Youth unemployment rises as young people face a harder road to decent work
New ILO report finds global youth unemployment rising, with some of the sharpest increases in higher-income economies and more young people outside employment, education or training.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
📢Now online - @karabadjieva.bsky.social and Ioannis Katsaroumpas @etui.bsky.social in the ILJ on "one of the most significant rulings in the making of Social Europe": Denmark v Parliament & Council on the validity of the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive. academic.oup.com/ilj/advance-...
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Saving Social Europe? The Implications of the CJEU Judgment on the Adequate Minimum Wages Directive Case C-19/23 Denmark v Parliament and Council
Abstract. Born in the aftermath of the Eurocrisis, for many the 2022 European Union (EU) Directive on adequate minimum wages restored faith in the idea of
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Demos @demos-uk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Andy Burnham's first 100 days as Prime Minister will set the tone for his government. If rebuilding trust is the mission, #socialcare should be one of the first places to start. New Demos research with @jrf-uk.bsky.social reveals a growing breakdown in the social care contract. 🧵
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‘I’m beyond stressed’: Trends in online conversations about poverty and social care
Demos is Britain’s leading cross-party think-tank. We produce original research, publish innovative thinkers and host thought-provoking events.
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/07/2026
‘Future generations will curse us for its loss’: can nothing save Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh’s masterpiece?
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‘Future generations will curse us for its loss’: can nothing save Glasgow School of Art, Mackintosh’s masterpiece?
Stratospheric costs could prevent the fire-damaged landmark from returning to its former glory. Now, unless a wealthy patron is found, the building seems destined for ‘soulless’ facade retention or ‘curated decay’
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CERIC @ceric-lubs.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Read our latest blog New Rhythms, New Rules: Time and Work in the Digital Newsroom by CERIC’s Xanthe Whittaker. This blog is based on her recent publication business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/r... #digitalization #newtemporalities #digitalworkplace #labourprocess
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New rhythms, new rules: time and work in the digital newsroom
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
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Glasgow School of Art cannot restore fire-hit Mackintosh Building
The art school previously insisted it was committed to a faithful reinstatement of the building.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
My submission to the @lowpaycommission.bsky.social 2026 Consultation. Highlighting the risk of unwaged time and calling on the Commission to stress that fully-waged working hours are a fundamental and universal protection. durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/5632795
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
Researching international labour policy, business/social indicators, IFIs/labour rights? Submit an abstract & join us in Durham in September: Quantifying the Global Business Environment - Business Indices, Labour Regulation & the World Bank in International Labour Policy👉: shorturl.at/mE8tT
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Katie Schmuecker @katieschmuecker.bsky.social · 31/10/2024
My term ends this month, so today was my last meeting. As I depart, the data suggests the Scottish Government is missing its child poverty targets. Bolder and more transformative action is needed. See the latest scrutiny report here: povertyinequality.scot/publication/...
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Poverty and Inequality Commission Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023-24 - Poverty & Inequality Commission
4 June 2024 The Poverty and Inequality Commission has published its Child Poverty Scrutiny Report 2023-24. The report sets out the Commission's view on
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
📢Calling researchers interested in labour indexes. Abstracts are invited for a Special Issue of the European Journal of Industrial Relations on 'Quantifying the Global Business Environment.' Deadline: 29th June. Further info: shorturl.at/mE8tT
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Carers Wales @carerswales.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
📢 Unpaid carers could gain new workplace rights under Government proposals, including paid carer's leave and a right to return to work after a period of intensive caring. This could be a significant step forward for working carers. buff.ly/zaPN2sb
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
📢Abstracts are invited for the European Journal of Industrial Relations Special Issue on 'Quantifying the Global Business Environment.' Papers welcome on B-READY, labour indicators, the World Bank in international/domestic labour policy etc. Deadline: 29th June. Further info: shorturl.at/mE8tT
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
As the #PlatformEconomy Committee meets at the International Labour Conference in Geneva, some thoughts on the working time dimensions of the proposed Convention and Recommendation. On strengthening protection and ensuring remuneration for all working hours. shorturl.at/tba3g
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
📢👇Call for Abstracts: Special Issue of the European Journal of Industrial Relations. "Quantifying the Global Business Environment: Business Indices, Labour Regulation, and the World Bank in International Labour Policy." Deadline: 29 June. Workshop: Durham, 14 September. Details: shorturl.at/mE8tT.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
On the impact of extreme heat on platform workers and the inability to fully rest or cool down. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...
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‘My head spins with the heat’: India’s gig workers battle exhaustion amid soaring temperatures
Cities across south and south-east Asia are becoming places where informal workers can no longer recover from the heat
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Centre for Employment and Labour Relations Law @celrl.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
Join us for a webinar on 'The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice', with Jeffrey Vogt (Solidarity Center & ILAW Network) and Prof Shae McCrystal (Sydney). Tuesday 16 June 2026 @ 12.00pm AEST, online events.unimelb.edu.au/CELRL/event/...
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The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice
Please join us for a Labour Law Webinar on ‘The Adjudication of Collective Rights: The Right to Strike before the International Court of Justice�...
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
My article on the World Bank's Business Ready Project, with Sangheon Lee @ilo.org, is in the latest issue of the Modern Law Review. On effective labour regulation, high-quality jobs, and the evolution of labour law policy at the international level. www.modernlawreview.co.uk/may-2026/wor...
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The World Bank's Business Ready Project: The Labor Topic, ILO Standards and the Role and Impact of Labour Regulation - The Modern Law Review
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Update on the decades-long path towards legal rights for domestic workers in Indonesia. www.ilo.org/resource/art...
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A long road to recognition: domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia
After more than two decades of collaboration, the ILO and its partners have helped bring domestic workers’ rights in Indonesia from the margins to the national policy agenda, advancing stronger legal ...
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
New Which? research finds one in ten UK households – equivalent to three million households – skipping meals to cut shopping costs. www.which.co.uk/policy-and-i...
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Millions of UK households skipping meals as confidence in the economy plummets, Which? warns - Which?
Three million UK households are being forced to skip meals and cut family visits according to new research from Which? that reveals the human impact of cost of living pressures and collapsing consumer...
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
On the campaign to extend paternity leave in Ireland. www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/pe...
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‘It was horrendous leaving my wife and baby’: Fathers call for more paternity leave
As a new campaign aims to extend paternity leave in Ireland, Emer Harrington talks to three fathers who believe it would be a crucial benefit for themselves and their families
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
Hear the beautiful Lauridsen Lux Aeterna and Dvořák Mass in D Major in the splendour of Durham Cathedral. 16th May. Tickets 👇
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
New ILO report on the psychosocial working environment - job demands, role clarity, workload, autonomy, working time etc www.ilo.org/publications...
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The psychosocial working environment: Global developments and pathways for action
This report examines how the psychosocial working environment is shaped by elements of work and interactions at work related to how jobs are designed, how work is organized and managed, and the broade...
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Oxford Social Policy and Intervention @dspi-oxford.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
NEW: Long-term childhood poverty in Britain rose sharply after austerity reforms 📈 The study, by @sbeduk.bsky.social (Departmental Lecturer in Comparative Social Policy) & Anna Yong found that more than 1 in 5 children born after 2013 experience poverty for at least half their childhood.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
New in the Modern Law Review on the World Bank's Business Ready (B-READY) Labor Topic, w/Sangheon Lee @ilo.org. The Bank's evolving deregulatory model; divergence from ILO standards; endorsement of very poor quality jobs; and the deficient assessment of labour laws' de facto effects. bit.ly/41ziI6U
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The World Bank's Business Ready Project: The Labor Topic, ILO Standards and the Role and Impact of Labour Regulation
The World Bank's new Business Ready (B-READY) project replaces the controversial Doing Business index in assessing global business and investment environments and is intended to galvanise legal refor...
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Andreas Georgiou @aageorgiou.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Quick thoughts on the prospect of EDIS and the Crisis Management and Deposit Insurance (CMDI) package
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A TIMELY MOMENT FOR THE EUROPEAN DEPOSIT INSURANCE SCHEME – Birmingham Law School Research and Scholarship Blog
In this post, Dr Andreas Georgiou addresses the issues of financial and banking stability in the context of relevant EU regulations.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
Don't miss Durham Choral Society performing Morten Lauridsen’s Lux Aeterna and Dvořák’s Mass in D Major in Durham Cathedral. Saturday 16th May. Tickets 👉 durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/...
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Dr Uisce Jordan @uiscejordan.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
"families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival" important and compelling piece by Ella from @changingrealities.bsky.social today - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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Struggling families like mine don’t talk about the cost of living any more – now it’s the cost of survival | Ella Michalski
Trying to make ends meet is an impossible effort, and things are rapidly getting worse. It’s time the government listened to people like us, says Ella Michalski of Changing Realities, a project workin...
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Child Poverty Action Group @cpaguk.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
Today the two-child limit is gone. Parents have told us what this will mean for their kids: - A first-ever birthday party for a 10-year-old - Better quality food - Clothes that aren't completely worn out - Going on the school trip without getting into debt - A new mattress - Swimming lessons
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 06/04/2026
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NI becomes first part of the UK to offer paid miscarriage leave
Northern Ireland becomes first part of UK to bring in legal entitlement for parents affected by miscarriage at any stage of a pregnancy to have paid leave.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
"The Department for Business and Trade said the employers concerned had repaid more than £7.3mn to around 60,000 workers, with fines of £12.6mn also issued to 389 employers." www.ft.com/content/1837...
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KPMG and Harvey Nichols among employers to have paid less than UK minimum wage
Government steps up its enforcement of newly strengthened workers’ rights
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
'A committee of MPs in 2025 called the UK's parental leave system "one of the worst in the developed world."' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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'We are getting punished for being self-employed'
A carpenter and father from Norfolk has called on self-employed men to get paid paternity leave.
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
New brief from @ilo.org on risks of generative AI to occupations dominated by women. www.ilo.org/resource/new...
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New ILO data confirm women face higher workplace risks from generative AI than men
A new report finds that women face higher risks, as they are concentrated in tasks more prone to automation and remain underrepresented in technology and science fields.
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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
We ask who has authority to bring about constitutional change & how women have long been overlooked. We draw on #feminist theories exploring subjectivity, agency, #protest, and public space to articulate what feminist approaches to constituent power could be.
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Aoife O'Donoghue @aoifemod.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Myself & @ruthhoughton.bsky.social have a chapter out in Oxford Handbook of Constituent Power that focuses on #feminist approaches thnx Peter NiesenMarkusPatberg & Lucia Rubinelli for the invite academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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Feminist Approaches to Constituent Power
AbstractDiscussions on constituent power are often concerned with who has authority to bring about constitutional change, and liberal constitutionalist res
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
"Centerview’s chief operating officer chastised the then 21-year-old for even applying for an investment banking job given her requirements for rest." www.ft.com/content/60b3...
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How much sleep does a banker need? A US court will decide
Jury to rule on whether Centerview erred by sacking junior analyst who needed at least 8 hours’ rest a night
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Newcastle Law School, UK @research-nulawuk.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
New episode of #CalledToTheBar ft @ncl-congov.bsky.social @ruthhoughton.bsky.social & her co-editors @aoifemod.bsky.social & Cher Weixia Chen on their new Research Handbook on Global Governance. soundcloud.com/calledtotheb...
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65. Global Governance: Promise, Power, and the Limits of the ‘Global’
In this episode of Called to the Bar, Tamsin Phillipa Paige is joined by Aoife O’Donoghue (Queen’s University Belfast), Ruth Houghton (Newcastle University), and Cher Weixia Chen (George Mason Univers
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Prof Deirdre McCann @profmccann.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
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All Olympic curling stones come from this Scottish island. Here’s how they’re made
Every stone thrown at the Olympic curling tournaments comes from the same place — the remote island of Ailsa Craig, off the Scottish coast.
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Unwritten Constitutional Norms and Principles Project @ucnpproject.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
The conference on Unwritten Constitutionalism and Informality, co organised by the UCNP Project and MUNI in Brno is off to a great start! After a very interesting panel on Constitutional Culture we are now reflecting on how the Unwritten Constitution might facilitate Constitutional Resilience.
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