Justice, law and human rights
Matthew Flinders, Heidi Houlberg Salomonsen, and Thurid Hustedt explore the challenges of civil servants maintaining neutrality while managing media relations. These authors raise questions about negotiating political pressures under the rise of populism, and draw on examples from the UK, Denmark and Sweden.…Read more
Check out our curated list of must-read open access books and articles across the social sciences for your summer reading. …Read more
Leigh Turner, author of 'Lessons in Diplomacy' and former British Ambassador to Ukraine, debunks a few of Putin’s claims in turn. …Read more
Simon Winlow, Steve Hall and James Treadwell, authors of 'The Rise of the Right', discuss the recent UK riots and reflect on the demanding political task of building a genuinely inclusive society and economy.…Read more
On Transforming Society, Jason Wood, author of 'The Kindness Fix', defends his cautious optimism following the UK Election 2024.…Read more
Becky Tipper and Leah Gilman, authors of 'Fiction and Research', consider the power of storytelling in the context of the Post Office scandal. Why did it take a TV drama to raise consciousness and prompt policy change?…Read more
Jules Boykoff, author of 'What Are the Olympics For?', reminds us of the dark side of the Olympics: more than 12,500 people have been forcibly displaced by authorities before the games.…Read more
Steve Iafrati considers the reasons for the 89% increase in households living in temporary accommodation over the last decade, and calls for urgent intervention with an ambitious strategy to break the cycle of missed targets.…Read more
Rebecca Megson-Smith and David C. Lane examine the impact beyond the academy of Beyond Bars, an open access book about the ripple effect that mass incarceration has on society.…Read more
Racial justice is never far from the headlines, but, although the ideals of the legal system such as fairness and equality seem allied to the struggle, campaigners have been all too often let down by the system. In this episode Jess Miles and Bharat Malkani talk through cases like those of the Colston Four and Shamima Begum to explore this paradox and establish where change is possible.…Read more