Conflict, security and peace

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

Chris Ogden, author of The Authoritarian Century, considers how the recent spy balloon incident further reveals the fragility and negative orientation of current relations between Beijing and Washington.…Read more

John Clarke discusses our multiple current crises and considers how the term permacrisis reminds us just how multifaceted and unstable society currently is.…Read more

Stephen McBride argues that we shouldn’t fall into the trap of believing that our current 'permacrisis' is not in our control to solve. Instead, he calls for radical change through a new international order based on different principles.…Read more

In this policy briefing Nicholas Gilmour and Tristram Hick, authors of The War on Dirty Money present key findings and policy recommendations based on their work. …Read more

Louise Ryan, the author of Social Networks and Migration, reveals the effect of social networks on migrants in London as they navigate their way in a new society.…Read more

Transforming Society's most read articles from 2022, brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press.…Read more

On Transforming Society, Stephen Wenham, our Publisher for Politics and International Relations, has curated a reading list that highlights the broad range of gender and politics publications from Bristol University Press. …Read more

John Kendall exposes the realities of police custody for BAME detainees and argues that recent attempts to stop police misconduct in custody have largely failed. …Read more

Özlem Altiok discusses the ubiquitous nature of gender-based violence in Iran and throughout the world. The recent protests in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, highlight both the global oppression women face and the political suppression that operates to conceal the abuse of marginalised groups in society. …Read more