This looks like a highly provocative and paradoxical title, and so it is. What we present here is an outworking of Ofer Zur’s article (2006), The Pathology of Victimhood. Nigel Pocock Zur argues that the tendency to ignore the psychology of victims arises from a fear of […]
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The Bhopal disaster lives on
The world’s worst industrial catastrophe, which claimed the lives of over 25,000 people and left over 150,000 seriously ill, is still harming the area almost 30 years later, through damaging the Indian city’s water and land. _ On the night of December 2nd 1984, the air in Bhopal (India) was […]
Prostate cancer, the silent killer
So far, no one has yet discovered the cause. Although there are no confirmed connections, the disease is linked both to a person’s heredity and their habits, among other factors. _ José A. de la Osa The prostate and the seminal vesicles are the most important sex organs in males. […]
Foster families in the UK: a future every 22 minutes
British society is going through a crisis which falls on children. There are currently 45,000 foster homes and it is predicted that a further 8,750 at minimum, will be needed in 2012. _ César Amaya Sandino According to the Fostering Network these statistics show the cause of the collapse of […]
“Crisis, class and resistance”
This is the title of the conference being held throughout the day on 12th May in the School of Oriental and African Studies. Banks, which are among those principally responsible for the worldwide crisis, have escaped unscathed. In the worst case they have had to pay a small fine. Politicians […]