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    Politically connected firms - Gangs and Territory

    Laurie Taylor explores the connections between politics and business around the World.

  2. Civic Core - Public convenience

    Laurie Taylor examines new research into the public convenience.

  3. INCIVILITY - AK-47 (Kalashnikov)

    Laurie Taylor examines the social impact of the AK-47, plus rudeness in public places.

  4. Book publishing - Active Citizenship

    Laurie Taylor examines new research about publishing and looks at active citizenship.

  5. Supermax - Western Rule

    Laurie Taylor explores the growth of high security prisons in America.

  6. Happy families? - Science's first mistake

    Laurie Taylor discusses the family and why we should be sceptical about science.

  7. Global higher education - Homophobia and football

    Laurie Taylor examines homophobia and football and looks at global higher education.

  8. Economic migration and happiness - Hairdressing and emotional labour

    Laurie Taylor discusses being paid to be nice and explores migration versus happiness.

  9. Drugs trial calamity - McCarthy stigma

    Laurie Taylor examines new research about black listed artists during the McCarthy period.

  10. Liverpool Football Club - Au Pairs

    Laurie Taylor discusses a new study of au pairs in the UK and examines Liverpool FC.

  11. Secrets of Capitalism - Religion and Science

    Eeconomist Ha-Joon Chang tries to expose the 'myths' of free-market capitalism.

  12. Eavesdropping - CCTV in schools

    An exploration of the meaning and history of 'eavesdropping', from cafe society to Twitter

  13. British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

    Laurie Taylor visits the British Society of Criminology Conference at Leicester University

  14. French culture - Network Nudge

    Laurie explores the decline in French culture and the power of networks.

  15. Alienation

    Laurie Taylor explores the meaning and relevance of Karl Marx's theory of alienation.

  16. Disenchantment

    The impact of the rational: Laurie Taylor explores the social concept of 'Disenchantment'.

  17. Black Emancipation

    Laurie Taylor discusses emancipation, ideas of black freedom from slavery to the present.

  18. Robots and gender - Economic progress

    Laurie Taylor hears why growth is good for all. Plus the rise of the fembot.

  19. Oslo drug dealers - Choice

    How does having more choice affect our lives? Laurie Taylor discusses a new study.

  20. Lap dancing - Climate change

    Rachela Colosi tells Laurie about her detailed ethnography of a lap dancing club.

  21. Physiognomy and Teenage music

    Do facial features indicate moral character? Laurie explores the culture of physiognomy.

  22. Niall Ferguson on financier Siegmund Warburg

    Niall Ferguson tells Laurie Taylor about his new book on financier Siegmund Warburg.

  23. Subcultures

    Girly pop and heavy metal: Laurie Taylor visits a university conference on sub-cultures.

  24. Social Capital

    Is the buzz phrase 'social capital' a big mistake? Also, what it means to be a twin.

  25. Fanaticism

    Fanaticism: use and abuse of a wild idea. Laurie Taylor talks to John Gray.

  26. 09/06/2010

    The changing way we commemorate the dead: a study of the war in Afghanistan.

  27. 02/06/2010

    Laurie Taylor explores the relationship of language to culture with AC Grayling.

  28. 26/05/2010

    Has black music declined? Laurie Taylor discusses with Paul Gilroy and Caspar Melville.

  29. 19/05/2010

    New research revealing the rifts and resentment created by researching family history.

  30. Evacuation

    The social impact of sending millions from the cities to the country during WWII.

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