Politics and International Relations

Maaike Matelski, author of 'Contested Civil Society in Myanmar', considers the Spring Revolution resistance movement in Myanmar, three years on from the military coup.…Read more

Daniel Newman, co-author of 'Justice in a Time of Austerity' and 'Experiences of Criminal Justice', explains the recent High Court victory by criminal lawyers over the UK government over legal aid (under)funding. …Read more

Emre Eren Korkmaz, author of 'Smart Borders, Digital Identity and Big Data', considers the use of ‘smart border’ surveillance technology tested on Palestinians for many years and now used in the war on Gaza. …Read more

Jardar Østbø, co-author of 'Luxury and Corruption', dispels the myth that Putin is the ultimate enemy of the liberal capitalist order and Navalny its hero. Rather they are the two sides of the same neoliberal capitalist coin. …Read more

Transforming Society's most read articles from 2023, brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press.…Read more

Listen to authors and editors talking about the key social challenges of the moment in our top ten Transforming Society podcast episodes from 2023.…Read more

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks with Alison Young about the growth of governmental power and erosion of checks and balances over the last four years. …Read more

Justin Ellis, author of 'Representation, Resistance and the Digiqueer', considers the role of the traditional and digital media, and politicians, in amplifying antagonism towards LGBTQ+ communities. …Read more

Hannah Phillips, policy researcher at The Jo Cox Foundation, outlines her research examining the politicisation of the problem of violence against MPs in the UK. …Read more

Anne-Marie Greenslade, contributor to 'Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking', examines the government’s continued attempt to paint migrants as exploitative and not genuine victims of modern slavery and human trafficking. …Read more