Research Archive

  • This article discusses the findings of the Canvas Political Research Group on the concept of Britishness in relation to the wider debates and literature on British National Identity.

    ‘Britishness’ – a vacuous concept?

    Posted on March 14, 2013 | No Comments
    This article discusses the findings of the Canvas Political Research Group on the concept of Britishness in relation to the wider debates and literature on British National Identity.

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  • An overview article that disseminates the latest findings and insights from Canvas Research. This year, the team has focused on the concept of social mobility and its relevance to public policy.

    Social mobility: Is it the political issue of our time or a smokescreen?

    Posted on August 21, 2012 | No Comments
    An overview article that disseminates the latest findings and insights from Canvas Research. This year, the team has focused on the concept of social mobility and its relevance to public policy.

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  • A short exposition by Canvas Research and their work on social mobility in the UK.

    Social Mobility in the UK

    Posted on March 26, 2012 | No Comments
    A short exposition by Canvas Research and their work on social mobility in the UK.

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  • In the 1951 UN Convention for Refugees it was first stated that people had the right to claim safe haven from persecution in other countries. As it stands today there are widespread misconceptions and varying media depictions of asylum seekers. The debate over asylum seekers is so important because people’s lives and well-being are at stake, and it is a terrifying thought that individuals who have fled torture and inhumanity could be demonised by the press or misunderstand by the public at large.

    How do the British public and media view asylum seekers? What is myth and what is reality?

    Posted on February 29, 2012 | No Comments
    In the 1951 UN Convention for Refugees it was first stated that people had the right to claim safe haven from persecution in other countries. As it stands today there are widespread misconceptions and varying media depictions of asylum seekers. The debate over asylum seekers is so important because people’s lives and well-being are at stake, and it is a terrifying thought that individuals who have fled torture and inhumanity could be demonised by the press or misunderstand by the public at large.

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