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by Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor  |  18th January 2022

Alison Gilchrist and Marilyn Taylor, authors of new edition of the Short Guide to Community Development, outline the ongoing issues in the field, and the critical need for investment, dialogue and cross-sectoral cooperation in the community development arena if we are to level up our society. …Read more

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by James Densley and Robert McLean  |  17th January 2022

James Densley and Robert McLean, authors of 'Robbery in the Illegal Drugs Trade', reveal what they have learned from interviewing robbery victims and offenders in Scotland in the context of illegal drug markets.…Read more

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by Avril Bellinger  |  14th January 2022

Avril Bellinger of START Plymouth promotes the strengths approach as a long-term solution for helping under-served communities such as refugees. …Read more

Sarah Galvani, co-editor of 'Long-Term Recovery from Substance Use: European Perspectives', welcomes the government’s recognition of the need for long-term recovery support for drug users in their recently published 10-year drug strategy.…Read more

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Author of 'Urgent Business: Five Myths Business Needs to Overcome to Save Itself and the Planet', Ian Thomson, talks about the 3 things your business can do to help achieve net zero. …Read more

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Paola Mattei, Associate Editor for the Global Social Challenges Journal, discusses the opportunities offered by public engagement policies, adopted by governments and European institutions, to improve public trust in science.…Read more

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Killian Mullan, author of 'A Child's Day' now out in paperback, reveals that youngsters crave chances to spend more time outside their homes. …Read more

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by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  29th December 2021

Listen to authors and editors talking about the key social challenges of the moment in the top ten Transforming Society podcast episodes from 2021.…Read more

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by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  22nd December 2021

Transforming Society's most read articles from 2021, brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press.…Read more

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by Katherine Smith  |  20th December 2021

The launch of ’The Unequal Pandemic: Health Inequalities and COVID-19’ as Open Access follows six months of media, academic and policy maker interest in how COVID-19 is experienced unequally in society.…Read more