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Equality, diversity and inclusion

by Bristol University Press and Policy Press  |  19th December 2022

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

Women protesting violence
by Amy Beddows  |  15th December 2022

Amy Beddows asks how the government can tackle men’s violence against women and highlights how society often focuses on women’s feelings of safety rather than on the reality that two women a week are murdered in the UK.…Read more

by Changing Realities participants - Ana Q Emdad and Faith with Uisce Jordan  |  12th December 2022

Participants in the Changing Realities project share their involvement in the book, A Year Like No Other, and reflect on the impact COVID-19 had on care givers and low-income families. …Read more

Migration camp
by Sukhmani Khorana  |  8th December 2022

Sukhmani Khorana, author of 'Mediated Emotions of Migration', shows how migrants are routinely dehumanied by politicians and highlights how mainstream media outlets, including the ideologically left-wing, must do better in showing refugees as thinking, feeling subjects with agency.…Read more

Black crystal
by Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers  |  28th November 2022

This policy briefing covers policy recommendations that focus on improving the lives of young people with the aim of reducing youth violence.…Read more

by Natasha Mulvihill  |  23rd November 2022

Natasha Mulvihill examines the UK sex industry and highlights the importance of listening to firsthand accounts in order to implement policy that generates material social change. …Read more

Abandoned house
by Fiona Corby and Rob Creasy  |  17th November 2022

On Transforming Society, Fiona Corby and Rob Creasy, discuss the dangers of poor housing conditions, specifically the growing problem of dampness. They draw on the recent case of Awaab Ishak, aged two, who died as a consequence of exposure to mould in his family’s one-bedroom flat. …Read more

by Stephen Wenham  |  8th November 2022

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

Let's Stay Home
by Kim  |  3rd November 2022

Kim, a participant in the Covid Realities research project talks about her experience as a disabled wife and mother to four sons during the pandemic. …Read more

An illustration of hands holding a heart
by Richard Humphries  |  27th October 2022

Richard Humphries addresses the current failures of the adult social care system in the United Kingdom. The government's focus on social and economic progress and its unwillingness to invest in social care reform has resulted in policy neglect, unmanageable waiting lists, and a crisis within the care system. …Read more