Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance

The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) is a University designated Centre of Research Excellence

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March 2013

British Muslim soldiers

By Vron Ware - 29 March 2013, 09:54

On Wednesday 20 March I happened to hear Imam Asim Hafiz, Muslim Chaplain and Religious Adviser to the UK Forces, on BBC radio 4 delivering a Lent talk on the theme of abandonment. It is well worth listening to although it is only available until March 31st.

What Pussy Riot Know

By Amandine Scherrer - 25 March 2013, 13:13

To mark 2013 and the European Year of Citizens (EY Citizens), the ENACT project is hosting a series of blog posts.  Each blog post addresses the challenges and opportunities that European Citizenship represents. Our first blog is a guest posting by Professor Rosi Braidotti.

Mobility is changing the World? Just ask Obama

By Amandine Scherrer - 12 March 2013, 12:25

The road to the old factory is almost deserted. Perhaps this is because it is a sunny Saturday afternoon and few companies have opened their doors in this area of Poble Nou, in the south of Barcelona. The economic crisis probably has a great deal to do with it too.

Keeping Up Numbers

By Vron Ware - 4 March 2013, 10:35

Gender is currently more newsworthy than ethnicity, but in demographic terms, young minority ethnic citizens constitute a valuable pool of potential recruits.