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THE PROBLEM: RESTRICTING THE AVAILABILITY OF ALCOHOL Alcoholic beverages contain ethanol, an established psychoactive and toxic substance that can cause dependence and is associated with public health challenges. Harm caused by alcohol consumption may extend beyond individual drinkers, affecting families and communities through increased rates of violence, road crash injuries and health-care expenditure. Policy measures that restrict alcohol availability have proven to be effective at reducin...

This article explores the sense of belonging in the Republic of Armenia since the 2020 44-day war between Azerbaijan and Armenia among young working-age Armenians who were born in the country and newcomers from Syria (since the start of the Syrian War in 2011) and Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). The article focuses on the complexity of belonging in Armenia, examining both attachment to the physical territory of the Republic of Armenia and to a broader symbolic, transnational Armenian identity. Th...

Despite efforts to address equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in the film and television workforce, marginalized groups remain underrepresented. This article introduces a communicative intersectionality theoretical framework to analyze the EDI-focused advocacy of social movement organizations (SMOs) in these industries. Drawing from feminist studies, social movement studies, critical strategic communication, and critical public relations (PR), this framework integrates political interse...

This article considers expectations and outcomes for a cohort of 617 thirteen to fourteen-year-old school pupils and eight teachers, sampled from eight secondary schools in Scotland where many children were from relatively low socioeconomic backgrounds. Interviews with teachers revealed that they expected relatively low numbers of the pupils in this cohort to progress to Higher Education. Teacher estimates and actual leaver destinations were considerably lower than the pupils’ own expectation...