Gangs’stories: The Sierra Leonian gangster who gave up violence and drugs for poetry

By Kieran Mitton, Reader in Conflict, Security and Development, King's College London

For the past five years, the GANGS project, a European Research Council-funded project led by Dennis Rodgers, has been studying global gang dynamics in a comparative perspective. When understood in a nuanced manner that goes beyond the usual stereotypes and Manichean representations, gangs and gangsters…

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~	I think my child is having panic attacks. What should we do?

~	Astronomers just detected the biggest black hole jets ever seen – and named them Porphyrion

~	The US election has put the spotlight on Haiti. Its history reveals extensive exploitation by the US – and France

~	E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)

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~	Australians are flocking to play futsal, a sport that helped launch many elite soccer careers

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