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This project involved cross-national qualitative research which explored what factors shape individualism, and human and non-human relations in civil society, with reference to animal rights and welfare, and artificial intelligence. Interviews were carried out to explore the framing of animal rights and animal welfare in Civil Society Organisations’ advocacy and campaigning materials in order to understand how they express and reflect civil society views on animal rights and animal welfare. We specifically explored how they seek to recast and challenge traditional conceptions of civil society to take fuller account of human and non-human relations. For animal rights and artificial intelligence, interviews were conducted in Civil Society Organisations in the United Kingdom. Further interviews were conducted on animal rights in Non-Governmental Organisations in India.WISERD celebrates its 10th anniversary this year. Over time it has grown into an international research institute that develops the next generation of research leaders. Our research brings together different disciplines (geographers, economists, sociologists, data scientists, political scientists) to address important issues for civil society at national and international levels. Our social science core provides a strong foundation for working with other disciplines including environmental science, engineering and medicine to transform our understanding and approaches to key areas of public concern. Our aim is to provide evidence that informs and changes policy and practice. This Centre will build on all previous WISERD research activities to undertake an ambitious new research programme. Our focus will be on the concept of civic stratification. This is a way of looking at divisions in society by focusing on the rights and obligations and practices of citizens and the role of civil society organisations in addressing inequalities in those rights and obligations. We will examine and analyse instances...