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Britain in 2010

Britain in 2010 showcases the diversity of ESRC-funded research around the state of the nation in 2009. The magazine is a mixture of academic opinion pieces alongside informed journalistic writing, offering a concise analysis of research and topical issues concerning Britain today.

To contact the Editor, please email jacky.clake@esrc.ac.uk

Features in the 2010 edition include:

Low Carbon Growth for a Greener World
The Road to a Lasting Economic Recovery
Election Fever: What Makes People Vote?
The Online Generation
The Role of Christianity Today
Epidemics: Combating the threat

An entertaining, accessible and informative magazine, Britain in 2010 will appeal to those who enjoy debate and current affairs and have an interest both in social sciences and UK society. It is available in WH Smith and other outlets, priced at £4.95.

Britain in 2009

Britain in 2009 showcases the diversity of ESRC-funded research around the state of the nation in 2009, with a mixture of academic opinion pieces alongside informed journalistic writing.

Features in the 2009 edition include:

The return of depression economics? Government intervention in markets
Sustainable living: can it work in Britain?
Changing relationships: how friendship and family networks are evolving
Surveillance: social benefit or genuine menace?
The key to prosperity: how to catch up with other countries' productivity
Kids online: making children cybersafe
Synthetic biology: benefits and pitfalls of bespoke organisms
Gangs, guns and knives: the surge in youth violence

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Britain in 2008

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