Social justice and equal opportunity
Transforming Society's most read articles from 2022, brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press.…Read more
Amy Beddows asks how the government can tackle men’s violence against women and highlights how society often focuses on women’s feelings of safety rather than on the reality that two women a week are murdered in the UK.…Read more
Stewart Lansley looks at the rise of poverty in the UK and shows how a strategy to tackle widespread impoverishment must recognise the critical effect of the process of wealth accumulation at the top on low incomes at the bottom. …Read more
Kaz Stuart and Lucy Maynar examine the what, why, and how of participatory research and suggest that when people see social action as a result of their work, they are more likely to feel confident in their ability to influence.…Read more
Tomorrow is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and we're beginning the 16 Days of Activism by highlighting FearLess, a charity tackling abuse, sexual violence, and stalking. …Read more
Natasha Mulvihill examines the UK sex industry and highlights the importance of listening to firsthand accounts in order to implement policy that generates material social change. …Read more
This policy briefing by Natasha Mulvihill covers key messages and policy recommendations around the contemporary sex industry in England and Wales.…Read more
On Transforming Society, Fiona Corby and Rob Creasy, discuss the dangers of poor housing conditions, specifically the growing problem of dampness. They draw on the recent case of Awaab Ishak, aged two, who died as a consequence of exposure to mould in his family’s one-bedroom flat. …Read more
Katie Tucker and Úna Barr examine the pervasive nature of violence against women at the hands of patriarchal state powers. They highlight how this failure to protect women reveals the importance of feminist activism in fighting injustice.…Read more
Richard Humphries addresses the current failures of the adult social care system in the United Kingdom. The government's focus on social and economic progress and its unwillingness to invest in social care reform has resulted in policy neglect, unmanageable waiting lists, and a crisis within the care system. …Read more