Social justice and equal opportunity
Olivier Sykes and John Sturzaker, editors of 'Planning in a Failing State', discuss the increased attention politicians are giving to planning. Welcome though this is, it’s not planning that needs fixing, but the whole system in which it functions.…Read more
In the latest in our #UPWeek blog tour, Thea Cook outlines how we promote equity, whether that be by breaking academic silos, changing age-old publishing formats or working with partners to widen access to our content. …Read more
Our Rapid Response format gives us another tool to #SpeakUp on important issues, explains Editorial Director Victoria Pittman. Quick turnaround means we can connect with those looking for immediately up-to-date info to address the most pressing global social challenges. …Read more
This University Press Week, our Digital Marketing Manager Jess Miles celebrates how we help our authors and other contributors to #SpeakUp and make a difference on Transforming Society.…Read more
To mark the beginning of University Press Week, our Chief Executive of Bristol University Press Alison Shaw explains what speaking up means to us as a university press. Social justice and global social challenges have been in our DNA from the start. …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
Olimpia Burchiellaro, author of 'The Gentrification of Queer Activism', questions what corporate commitments to LGBTQ+ inclusion really mean and asks if it's really progress.…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
Jeremy Dixon, author of 'Adult Safeguarding Observed', probes the rising number of adult safeguarding concerns being reported in the UK and what might be the reasons. …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