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David C. Lane and Kristen M. Budd, co-editors of 'Beyond Bars', consider what has led to the dire state of mass incarceration in the US. …Read more
Gerry Mitchell and Marcos González Hernando, authors of ‘Uncomfortably Off', explain why it's time for higher earners to reset their attitudes towards social inequality.…Read more
The authors of a recent article for the Journal of Gender-Based Violence conducted surveys with festival attendees to see the extent of safety at music festivals. These findings revealed that women consistently reported a distressing normalisation of unwelcome attention, harassment, invasive touching and violence.…Read more
The authors of a recent Policy & Politics article examine the politics of the pandemic and suggest that making policy decisions based only on scientific evidence is impossible, as ‘the science’ is always contested and, therefore, represents an abdication of responsibility by politicians. …Read more
Warren Chin, author of 'War, Technology and the State', looks at the effect of the fourth industrial revolution on the relationship between war and the state.…Read more
Brian Gac, Hanna D. Yakubi and Dorie E. Apollonio examine opioid overdoses in the US which have led to over one million deaths and highlight how the pharmaceutical industry often overstates the benefits while understating the risks.…Read more
Tom Boland and Jody Moore-Ponce consider the limits of self-examination and ‘confessional critique’ in recent antiracist writing. This liberal, individually focused critique rarely translates into effective political action. …Read more
Louise Ashley, author of 'Highly Discrimination', explains why changing the City’s misogynistic culture is particularly challenging.…Read more
Robin Sen and Christian Kerr respond to the BBC's 'Teens In Care' documentary and discuss how it didn't cover society and the government's role in letting down young people in the care system.…Read more
Ceryl Teleri Davies, author of 'Understanding Abuse in Young People’s Intimate Relationships', welcomes the shift in focus to the harmful impact of gendered social norms on the prevalence of abusive behaviour. …Read more