Natasha Mulvihill examines the UK sex industry and highlights the importance of listening to firsthand accounts in order to implement policy that generates material social change. …Read more
This policy briefing by Natasha Mulvihill covers key messages and policy recommendations around the contemporary sex industry in England and Wales.…Read more
Katharina Burger and Martin Parker look at how Bristol has localised the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how they can be leveraged to facilitate strategic change towards sustainability in a city environment. …Read more
As COP27 climate negotiations come to an end, Ulrich Frey and Jazmin Burgess examine if these global events lead to climate action or if reform is often stalled due to socioeconomic and geopolitical constraints. …Read more
On Transforming Society, Fiona Corby and Rob Creasy, discuss the dangers of poor housing conditions, specifically the growing problem of dampness. They draw on the recent case of Awaab Ishak, aged two, who died as a consequence of exposure to mould in his family’s one-bedroom flat. …Read more
In this episode, Simon Winlow and Steve Hall talk about their new book 'The Death of the Left' and what the Left needs to do in order to thrive again.…Read more
Katie Tucker and Úna Barr examine the pervasive nature of violence against women at the hands of patriarchal state powers. They highlight how this failure to protect women reveals the importance of feminist activism in fighting injustice.…Read more
On Transforming Society, Stephen Wenham, our Publisher for Politics and International Relations, has curated a reading list that highlights the broad range of gender and politics publications from Bristol University Press. …Read more
Kim, a participant in the Covid Realities research project talks about her experience as a disabled wife and mother to four sons during the pandemic. …Read more
Gordon Pearson looks at the challenges facing Rishi Sunak and suggests that the emphasis his cabinet places on measuring growth by GDP neglects the moral and environmental realities in society and could lead to various humanitarian failures.…Read more