Justice, law and human rights

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

Jack Levin and Julie B. West, authors of 'Covert Violence', consider how covert violence might initially present as an accidental or self-inflicted cause of death. Such cases receive little publicity and are often not properly investigated. …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

The authors of a recent article in Emotions and Society share their research into white supremacist beliefs and ask how you deradicalise someone whose racist views are based on intuitive or emotional pathways.…Read more

On Transforming Society, Laura Vickers-Rendall, our Commissioning Editor for Social and Public Policy, has curated a reading list that highlights the broad range of poverty-focused publications from Bristol University Press. …Read more

Aaron Pycroft and Clemens Bartollas, authors of 'Redemptive Criminology', discuss their new book, which offers new insights into punishment and retribution. …Read more

The authors of the new Open Access book, 'The Escape from Poverty', plot a path for how to break the vicious cycles that lead to the persistent and intergenerational perpetuation of poverty. …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