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Race and ethnicity

by Sumanta Roy and Ravi Thiara  |  1st March 2023

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

Covid mask
by Clare Bambra, Luke Munford, Sam Khavandi and Natalie Bennett  |  20th February 2023

Clare Bambra, Luke Munford, Sam Khavandi and Natalie Bennett, authors of 'Northern Exposure', discuss the parallel pandemics that struck the north of England so much harder than elsewhere, both in terms of mortality, health and economics.…Read more

Layered-paper
by Catherine Donovan, Edward Hall and John Clayton  |  16th February 2023

Edward Hall, John Clayton and Catherine Donovan, editors of 'Landscapes of Hate', respond to the 26 percent rise in hate crimes in the UK, and look at how they are embedded in the fabric of our lives. …Read more

Cracked ground
by Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers  |  9th February 2023

In this episode, Jess Miles speaks with Luke Billingham and Keir Irwin-Rogers, authors of 'Against Youth Violence', about a new way of making sense of youth violence by putting it in the context of social harm.…Read more

Fight racism
by Rebecca Megson-Smith and Arun Verma  |  7th February 2023

Arun Verma, the editor of Anti-Racism in Higher Education, charts the overwhelming impact of the book on the debate around diversity and inclusion in higher education across the UK.…Read more

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

Prison wing
by John Kendall  |  13th December 2022

This policy briefing by John Kendall, author of Regulating Police Detention, provides important policy recommendations for regulating police conduct in custody blocks.…Read more

Prison bars with a shadow on the wall
by John Kendall  |  21st October 2022

John Kendall exposes the realities of police custody for BAME detainees and argues that recent attempts to stop police misconduct in custody have largely failed. …Read more

Iran protest
by Özlem Altıok  |  11th October 2022

Özlem Altiok discusses the ubiquitous nature of gender-based violence in Iran and throughout the world. The recent protests in Iran, following the death of Mahsa Amini, highlight both the global oppression women face and the political suppression that operates to conceal the abuse of marginalised groups in society. …Read more

Chains
by Alexandra Williams-Woods  |  13th September 2022

Despite the so-called ‘landmark legislation’ of the Modern Slavery Act, there are significant shortfalls affecting the most vulnerable victims of human trafficking. Alexandra Williams-Woods examines how the Modern Slavery Act has failed to safeguard victims.…Read more