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.
The Global Agenda for Social Justice has been produced by Policy Press since 2016 in collaboration with the Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). This article discusses how the publication aims to highlight the social problems faced across the Global North and Global South, with the aim of improving public policy and encouraging contributions from younger voices who share these goals. …Read more
In their paper for Policy & Politics, Elizabeth Blakelock and John Turnpenny highlight how public participation in energy market regulation has failed due to inequalities of influence between different policy actors who pose a significant challenge to legitimacy.…Read more
Peter Beresford introduces a webinar which will offer an important chance to articulate and explore the issues around user involvement in mental health policy and provision.…Read more
The study of the global political economy is the understanding of recurrent and periodic crises and is now perhaps more important as a discipline than ever. Phoebe Moore and Mònica Clua-Losada launch our newest journal, Global Political Economy and explain its relevance and raison d’être.…Read more
The joint effort between Policy Press and the British Society for Gerontology (BSG) has pioneered research in topics studying the impact of globalisation on the study of ageing, intimacy in later life, precarity and connecting digitalisation to trends in ageing. Tom Scharf celebrates the partnership between Policy Press and BSG, a springboard for pushing forward into new areas of research and action for positive change. …Read more
In the latest in our ‘Women in academia and practice’ interviews, Jessica K. Miller discusses her personal journey to her career as a neuropsychologist, and her advice to young women today. …Read more
Peter Beresford introduces the second of our participatory social policy webinars, taking place on 7 June, ‘Disabled people’s innovation for inclusive and participatory social policy’. …Read more
Peter Beresford launches our new series of free webinars, starting on 8 April with ‘Why participatory social policy now?’. How are we going to reform welfare and change people’s hostile attitudes towards it and the people who have to turn to it? And who should be making those suggestions?…Read more
Aimee Grant explains how she came to documentary analysis in her career, and why it can be a fantastic leveller for students and researchers with a wide variety of needs.…Read more
Morena Tartari outlines her experiences as a lone parent and transnational researcher during the pandemic, and the structural inequalities she faced.…Read more