Olumba Ezenwa explains cognitive immobility, a mental entrapment that leads to (un)conscious efforts to recreate memories of events or people from the past. For refugees, this can be a major barrier to integration.…Read more

Mona Abdel-Fadil, contributor to a new book, 'Muslims and Humour', compares Arabic and English approaches to reframing ISIS as laughable, exploring the power of comedic heroism.…Read more

As the UK prime ministerial race continues, Conservative leadership contenders Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak are both pushing for homeownership policies. James Gregory tells us why homeownership, much to everyone’s surprise, might not bring the expected wellbeing rewards.…Read more

Only a year after Clare McGlynn and Kelly Johnson published their book 'Cyberflashing: Recognising Harms, Reforming Laws', upskirting and cyberflashing became specific criminal offences in Northern Ireland, following evidence given by McGlynn to the Stormont Assembly Justice Committee. Rebecca Megson-Smith charts the influence of the Bristol University Press publication on making cyberflashing a criminal act.…Read more

Ghana’s policy decisions during the first year of the COVID pandemic were influenced by it being an election year. Kirchuffs Atengble and Michael Head call for a better awareness of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM) that will help decision makers to prioritise the general good over interests of the self. …Read more

The pandemic has significantly altered the experiences of families of prisoners and how they maintain contact with their loved ones in prison. Maria Adams looks at new questions thrown up by the replacement of prison visits by video calls.…Read more

Inviting youth engagement groups to summits such as the G7 is tokenistic if these groups are excluded from high-level decision-making or if their insights and lived experiences are not valued. Safia Sangster speaks on the pressing need for global leadership to make decisions that reflect the diversity of the global population. …Read more

In this episode, Richard Kemp speaks with Dan McQuillan about what artificial intelligence really is. They discuss how artificial intelligence damages society in ways that are not easily fixed and why it needs to be restructured from the ground up, as well as how these fundamental changes to AI can help create a better society for everyone.…Read more

Based on 'Disproportionate Minority Contact and Racism in the US' by Paul R. Ketchum and B. Mitchell Peck, this policy briefing covers key messages and policy recommendations, including a holistic approach to reforming policing departments and the need to abolish programs which target minority youth.…Read more

Oscar Berglund and Elizabeth A. Koebele, Co-Editors of the Policy & Politics journal, talk about the latest special issue – ‘Transformational change through public policy’.…Read more