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Soundings Call for papers April 2026 Cultures of Hope
Continuing to seek to better understand the conjuncture implies a continued belief in the possibility of change, as well as commitment to work for it. This issue will focus on cultural and political resources for hope.
MOREReflections on the cruelty of the never-ending war
For many years fearing the possibility of what is happening in Gaza today, Nira Yuval Davis reflects on the now monstrous scale of cruelty
MORE‘Something about Burnley’: Political dynamics in Labour’s ‘most winnable’ target seat
Do reactions to the onslaught on Gaza in a northern English town signal any wider political realignment in ‘red wall’ constituencies?
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When does a book launch become a meeting?
An account of a discussion between Sita Balani, Amardeep Singh Dhillon, Gail Lewis and Adam Elliott-Cooper
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The enemy within
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Lessons for today from the creative solidarity that developed during the 1984-5 miner’s strike
MOREOn the ruins of Gaza: Clearing the way for an urban dystopia
While the urban landscape is being destroyed in Gaza, dystopian images of imagined new cities are being circulated by neoliberal planners
MOREThe Middle East War and the hostile environment
Nira Yuval-Davis reflects on the complexities of its start and end points
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The crisis in higher education
Soundings 84-85 will be published next month. Read the editorial here now!
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The Long Resolution? Responding to economic and social change in postwar South Wales
A reflection on the profound effects on people's lives of planning decisions and industrial change
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