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The off-topic Conversation #162

  • Written by: Molly Glassey, Audience Development Manager, The Conversation

Welcome to The Conversation’s off-topic space. We’ve set this up as the place where you can discuss anything that isn’t related to a specific article. Please feel free to use this space to get to know each other and talk about news elsewhere and whatever else strikes your fancy.

This is also an opportunity to discuss broader...

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Is Russia worthy of hosting the World Cup?

  • Written by: David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

This article is the first in a five-part World Cup series exploring the politics, economics and social issues behind the world’s most popular sport event.


With the FIFA World Cup just days away, I have been chatting with people on my travels through central and northern Europe to gauge their opinions about Russia being the host.

Several...

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Shoppers' movements might come down to fears of caves and the 'butt brush'

  • Written by: Svetlana Bogomolova, Associate Professor of Marketing Science, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia

This is the seventh article in our series, Moving the Masses, about managing the flow of crowds of individuals, be they drivers or pedestrians, shoppers or commuters, birds or ants.


Shopping is something we all do, albeit some more reluctantly than others. It is the modern version of hunting and gathering – how we provide essentials and food...

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