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Belonging in the Digital World: A Conceptual Framework and a Systematic Review of the inter-generational impact of Social Media on ‘Belonging’ in Adolescents and Older Adults

Social connectedness in human beings has been found to impact clinical indicators of physical and mental health. In the present age, digital technology adoption including the use of social media or social networking sites is being normalized for creating or maintaining social relationships. However, the pace and pattern of such adoption and its influence on social health may vary intergenerationally. We outline present evidence and research gaps in the current understanding of the impact of social media on social health.

Shuyang Zhou

Shuyang is a first-year MPhil in Comparative Government student at the University of Oxford's DPIR. He graduated in Spring 2023 with high honors in B.A Political Science and B.A Economics from the University of Michigan Ann Arbor. His primary research interest is centred on public opinion and voting behaviour, particularly in the context of politics related to wealth redistribution. Undergraduate thesis titled "The Selfish Diploma: How Does College Entrance Affect Support for Monetary Redistribution".

Archishman Ray Goswami

Archishman is a first-year MPhil International Relations student studying at St Anne’s College. His research interests lie in the field of security and strategic studies, with a particular focus on the use of intelligence, counterintelligence and covert action as determinants of foreign policy. He also maintains an interest in area studies, particularly geopolitics in the Indo-Pacific and the MENA.

The return of geopolitics in East Asia: Japan’s responses to regional uncertainty

The war in Ukraine has recently marked its 600th day since the Russian military started its campaign, while tensions continue to escalate in Israel and Palestine, claiming the lives of hundreds of innocent civilians. Against this backdrop, the power struggle between the United States and China has seemingly receded into the background despite the US Congress’ bipartisan consensus in favor of a “pivot to Asia”. Meanwhile, major security questions in East Asia remain unanswered: Does Xi Jinping intend to unify Taiwan by force?

From the securitisation of migration to the dehumanisation of refugees: A threat to liberal democracy

Since 2015, those who arrived on the Greek islands have been sent to refugee camps. Often they protest against detention conditions waving banners saying “we are not animals” suggesting they are subjected to inhumane conditions. This contribution demonstrates that the refugee influx is constructed as an existential threat and migration accordingly securitised. However, I query whether this concept is sufficient to characterise the radicalism of the policies and the suffering of the affected individuals and instead suggest the concept of dehumanisation.

Biruk Terrefe

Dr Biruk Terrefe is a Departmental Lecturer in African Politics. His research broadly focuses on how infrastructure projects and the control of urban spaces are integral to the politics of state-building in the Horn of Africa. His recent work has been on the Ethiopian state and the tensions between the ruling party’s centralised developmental ambitions and the ethnically federated architecture of the state.

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