Global social challenges
There are multiple interlocking crises currently gripping the planet. Significant threats and dangers lie ahead of us, but so do opportunities, as new ways of being, thinking, and doing emerge.
This stream of Transforming Society is a space for exploring the complexities of the global social challenges across disciplines and fields. It seeks to build and share the knowledge needed to shape a fairer world, across and for the global south and north, hoping to foster dialogue between academics, practitioners, policy makers and the wider public.
Nicky Gregson, author of 'The Waste of the World' calls for a rethink of waste and argues that, somewhat paradoxically, our current capitalist fix exacerbates the problem.…Read more
Ӧzlem Altıok explains how gender politics is intrinsic to the most critical election in Turkey’s history. …Read more
Mary P. Murphy, author of 'Creating an Ecosocial Welfare Future', looks at the cojoined problems of climate change and inequality that need to be tackled together if we want transformative change.…Read more
In the second of three short conversations with Rhodri Davies, author of 'What Is Philanthropy For?', George Miller asks Rhodri about the difference between philanthropy and charity.…Read more
In the episode, Philip Roscoe speaks to Jess Miles about the darkly comedic secret world of the all-powerful stock market, prompting us to demand better.…Read more
In this episode, George Miller speaks to Rhodri Davies about why he thinks this is a good time to ask questions about the purpose of philanthropy, and its relationship to democracy, inequality and the market.…Read more
Jenny Edkins, co-editor of 'When This Is Over', explains why the trauma and implications of the pandemic are not going away. …Read more
Rhodri Davies, author of 'What Is Philanthropy For?', persuades us that knowing about the history of philanthropy is critical to understanding the implications of current philanthropic practice.…Read more
Sumanta Roy and Ravi Thiara consider the impact of the pandemic on Black and minoritised VAWG survivors and the organisations that support them. …Read more
Luke Martell, author of Alternative Societies, calls for us to learn from a multitude of lived utopias around the world and scale them up to create an alternative society that is green, just and democratic. …Read more