Author Archives: rsmval

Christiaan De Beukelaer University of Melbourne & Durham University On Friday the 18th of November 2022, I attended a seminar on the research legacies of Ash Amin, at the University of Durham. Amin, who recently retired from the University of … Continue reading →

Simon Frith Visiting professor, TIAS Emeritus Professor of Music at University of Edinburgh   When an old cricketer leaves the crease Well you never know whether he’s gone. (Roy Harper 1975) Martin Cloonan sent me a link this morning to … Continue reading →

In my research project, I aim to analyse the phenomenon of constitutionalism beyond the State and more specifically the relationship between constitutionalism and democracy. European constitutionalism is employed here as an example. The idea is to explore the concept of … Continue reading →

A book can be a lifeline. It can bring hope, comfort, or respite from reality. Stories make time go by faster; they can transport the reader to a different, more hopeful, place and time. Since the summer of 2021, holding … Continue reading →

Puut ovat kasvaneet yhä suoremmin sekä metsissä että runoudessa 1970-luvulta alkaen. En ole suomalaisen luontorunouden tutkijana tästä yllättynyt. Tein pitkään töitä linturunouden parissa ja totuin DDT:n myrkyttämiin, pesäpuunsa menettäneisiin ja kaupungistuneisiin lintuihin. Bongasin runoudesta muutaman rengastetunkin linnun ja opin näkemään, … Continue reading →

“All knowledge begins with a question” Neil Postman  Today’s world is increasingly facing complex challenges, from Climate Change to Covid-19, and beyond. Historically, interdisciplinary research has served as an approach (not an end) to a problem that cannot be fully … Continue reading →

When writing this, my child is having a cold. Again. Once again, cancelled meetings. Again, a time reserved for concentrated reading and data collection is interrupted by wiping a runny nose and pleas to put Peppa Pig on. Peppa Pig … Continue reading →