COVID-19

David S. Caudill, author of Expertise in Crisis, argues that while disagreements over COVID-19 measures were often politically motivated, we should accept that sometimes there are genuine disagreements between scientists. …Read more

Kandida Purnell, co-editor of When This Is Over, explains why the politics of the pandemic cannot be stitched out of a COVID-19 commemorative tapestry.…Read more

Wanga Zembe-Mkabile outlines the experiences of primary caregivers during COVID-19 lockdown in Cape Town. …Read more

What’s the emotional toll of COVID-19? In this new episode of the Transforming Society podcast, the fantastic Lucy Easthope and Kandida Purnell, two of the co-editors of 'When This Is Over', talk about the pandemic and its long lasting impact.…Read more

Rachel Vipond, author of 'A Guide to Prisons and Penal Policy', shares the findings of a report on the ongoing COVID-19 measures in prisons, which offer like scope for rehabilitation.…Read more

Jenny Huberman examines the crisis that ran parallel to the health one during COVID-19 – that of boredom. …Read more

Elizabeth Cookingham Bailey and E.K Sarter, editors of 'Understanding Public Services', consider the innovations that public services are employing in the face of multiple challenges.…Read more

Marcos González Hernando and Gerry Mitchell, authors of 'Uncomfortably Off', argue that the Spring Budget will do little to improve the situation of even the relatively well-off in society, while the underlying causes of our many crises are left unaddressed.…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

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