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Variations on a Marian Theme in Late Medieval Orvieto
In the twelfth through fourteenth centuries, at the height of the cult of the Virgin Mary, a rare and rich conflux of past and present events, both authentic and legendary, catapulted Orvieto into the spotlight as a political, religious, and intellectual …
Securing Democracies in an Age of Instability
In 1947, Winston Churchill—no longer Prime Minister but still sparring from the backbenches—famously quipped that democracy is “the worst form of government except for all the others that have been tried.”&nb…
How Activists and Lawyers are Reshaping the Who and the How of Korean and Japanese Policymaking
My new book, From Manners to Rules: Advocating for Legalism in South Korea and Japan, challenges the conventional wisdom that law and courts play marginal roles in Korean and Japanese politics. In the book, I document the emergence of legalistic approache…
The Two Zolas
Émile Zola’s Le Rêve—The Dream, in English—appeared in book form in October 1888. It was a strikingly slender novel, by Zola’s standards—the shortest of the twenty volumes that would make up his epic series about…
Uncovering the linguistic rules at play in internet memes
During the 2022 Oscars ceremony, actor Will Smith famously walked onto the stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock across the face, in response to a joke about the former’s wife. Pictures of the slap soon went viral and entered meme lore, with people…
Antifascism(s) in Latin America and the Caribbean: From the Margins to the Center.
Why is our edited volume devoted exclusively to Latin America and the Caribbean, some might ask. After all, antifascism was born in Europe, and many scholars regard this continent as the main arena where it developed. They also have described …
Forgotten Rebels: What the Virgin Islands and Guadeloupe Tell Us About Decolonisation
In today’s world of nation states, conventional narratives present decolonisation as an inevitable transition from empire to national independence. However, this does not fully acknowledge the complex, ongoing nature of decolonisation. What about th…
British expatriates of the informal empire: social mobility and sexuality in the Middle East
Historical rags to riches stories attract intrinsic interest. Nineteenth century social history is populated by men (mostly) driven by the self-improvement ethos who emerged from humble circumstances to relative wealth and status. They make pe…
What we forget when we remember the International Brigades
Historians of war often pride themselves on telling ‘forgotten stories’ on the basis of ‘lost voices’ from the past, and rightly so. Those dedicated to the International Brigades would, however, have a hard time getting these buzz …
The Carbon Bargain: Gulf Rentierism in the Age of Climate Reckoning
What happens when a state is not just funded by carbon—but fundamentally formed by it? In the hydrocarbon-rich monarchies of the Gulf, energy has never been a mere commodity. It has served as the scaffolding of sovereignty, development, and modern s…
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How Culture Shapes Shared Decision-Making in Psychiatry: Insights from 751 Psychiatrists Across Europe
Imagine you’re a psychiatrist sitting across from a patient. You’ve diagnosed them, you’ve outlined the treatment options, and now it’s time to decide what to do next.…
Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International
Author: Dr Tim McInerny, Pictures Editor, BJPsych International [tmcinerny@hotmail.com] In the August 25 edition of Muses – the arts blog from BJPsych International – Dr Tim McInerny, Pictures Editor, BJPsych International, introduces Coli…
Counting what matters: The role of sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics in social policy
See related Call for Papers in Data & Policy (deadline: 9 January 2026) In 2022, UN Women estimated that it would take 22 years to close the gender data gap to adequately assess the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).&hellip…
Rethinking Biodiversity: Beyond Disturbance
Can humans increase biodiversity through their environmental practices? A new Perspective in Environmental Conservation answers with a bold: Yes. In “A biocultural hypothesis of human–environment mediations and biodiversity increase”,…
Directing conservation efforts for the ʻuaʻu – timing matters
The latest Paper of the Month for Bird Conservation International is Differences in breeding phenology between two geographically separated populations of the ʻuaʻu (Hawaiian Petrel Pterodroma sandwichensis) and is freely available for one month…
Elements in Race in American Literature and Culture
Elements in Race in American Literature and Culture aims to extend our understanding of the critical role race has played in shaping US literary history.…
Why Care About Culture When the World Is on Fire?
With the world facing war, climate change, pandemics, and civil unrest, it’s natural to question the importance of preserving culture. Why should we care about archaeology, monuments, traditions, art, and architecture when survival itself is threate…
Flow: The Editors’ Insights 2025
Members of the Flow Editorial Board have each selected one recent article to highlight as an example of the best and brightest being published in the journal.
Meet the Editors: Q&A with Mercedes Didier Garnham, Social Media Editor for Parasitology
Welcome to our “Meet the Editors” series, where we interview the editorial team about their work and their relationship to the journal. In this post we meet Mercedes Didier Garnham, Social Media Editor for Parasitology.
How a digital, solution-focussed tool (DIALOG+) helped lay counsellors improve mental healthcare in Pakistan
The RCPsych Article of the Month for August is ‘Feasibility and acceptability of a solution-focused approach to strengthen lay counselling for common mental disorders (DIALOG+) in Pakistan: mixed methods study‘, written by authors Saniya Salee…
