Transforming research
Research practices are fast evolving. The rise of interdisciplinarity, the popularity of co-produced research, the ever-increasing importance of impact and the decolonial turn present challenges to traditional approaches to research and provide innovative and pioneering new methods and theories with which to address the challenges of the 21st century.
Kate Butterby and Nancy Lombard examine how technology can be a useful tool to support women who are subjected to domestic abuse, by being experienced as private, unintimidating and non-judgemental.…Read more
Raph Schlembach, author of 'Spycops', outlines the progress of the long-running Spycops Undercover Policing Inquiry, which is looking at the covert operations commissioned by the police and the secret service over decades. …Read more
Two Convivial Thinkers ask whether higher ed can really ‘decolonise development’ when only some voices are heard and others are silenced. We must still aim to dismantle the logics of neoliberal academia, however daunting. …Read more
Ronaldo Munck, Matthew Johnson and Katy Jenkins introduce the latest special issue of Global Discourse offering new perspectives on development, and exploring the tensions and challenges embedded in the discipline. …Read more
As we launch the Journal of Global Ageing, Martin Hyde explains why we urgently need to redress gaps in our knowledge of global population ageing.…Read more
Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, authors of 'Uncomfortably Off', discuss the impact of their book. By delving into the complex issue of the wealth divide, they shed light on how reducing income inequality could have far-reaching benefits, even for the top 10% of earners.…Read more
Mark Dobson and Gavin Parker, authors of 'Slow Planning?' research how time is manipulated to serve political interests and how this impacts planning practice.…Read more
Helen Kara launches a new series from Policy Press: Creative Research Methods in Practice – short practical books by and for researchers around the world on how to use creative and innovative research methods from apps to zines. …Read more
Jeffrey Ian Ross explains why convict criminology, where incarcerated and formerly incarcerated individuals are given a voice, might change the status quo and improve the criminal justice system. …Read more
Jessie Abrahams' new book reveals the extent of class inequality in schools in the UK. By telling Jessie's story and that of one of the young people in her research, this episode untangles the role aspiration plays for young people in school and the significance of the different choices that are available to different pupils in different schools.…Read more