Poverty, inequality and social justice
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
On Transforming Society, Sarah Bird, Managing Editor of Global Social Challenges Journal, explains why we signed the Africa Charter for Transformative Research Collaborations – the first publisher to do so.…Read more
To celebrate the week and the dedicated efforts of scholarly communities to promote equitable knowledge sharing, Bristol University Press has curated a compelling collection of OA books and journal articles from our Global Social Challenges publishing program.…Read more
Colleen Campbell, coordinator of the Open Access 2020 initiative, discusses where we go next in the quest for global equity in scholarly publishing. …Read more
In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks with Julia Mortimer about recent developments in Open Access, community-led models and the direction Bristol University Press are heading in.…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
Flora Gill, author of 'Work and Social Justice', discusses the only circumstances in which she would support the introduction of a Universal Basic Income. …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
Helen Penn discusses how far we’ve come away from the community nurseries of the 1980s: a local accountable service for local people. Now it’s big business and the children are not the beneficiaries.…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