The new book chapter, ‘Critical Race Studies and Intersectionality Responses to COVID-19,’ presents a case study of how the welfare state exercises multiple domains of power to maintain racial inequality, even during the public health crisis of COVID-19. Read the abstract and an excerpt below.
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Usually, when we create communications in Western societies, we’re used to telling a story. For example, emails usually follow a narrative format: an introduction to the organisation, followed by information about a project, background to the issue, further information about current objectives, and we end with our request. Evidence from behavioural science shows this format, while highly familiar, rarely shifts behaviour. This post provides tips for improving communications.
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In between the trial work I shared with you last time, I’ve also been doing other work, of course, mostly on our communications.
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We had a meeting with our privacy commission team who is providing us some advice on our recommendations to improve data systems and processes for people disability.
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A quick update on another recent event: I gave a talk at Readify for International Women’s Day.
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Continue reading “A Dangerous Luxury”“A point of view can be a dangerous luxury when substituted for insight and understanding.” ― Marshall McLuhan.
June 2014 was a bad month for media stories about social science. First, a study examined how gendered expectations affect the public’s interpretation of severe weather warnings about hurricanes. Second, a story rebounded around the world that wrongly associated domestic violence to marital status.
Continue reading “Why the Media Gets Social Science So Wrong” Philosopher, cognitive scientist and political activist Noam Chomsky discusses the roles of the state and the mass…
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A look back at Australia’s enduring class struggle for power and how billionaires appeal to working-class ideals.
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