The International Centre for Child Protection, University of Kent, Canterbury, will be holding a public lecture entitled: New Initiatives for Tackling Youth Radicalisation and Violent Extremism … Read more
Category: Public engagement
Child Abuse Review of ‘Zak’ and ‘Gamer Zak’
The International Centre for Child Protection’s simulation ‘Signs of Radicalisation: Gamer Zak and Zak at University’ has recently been reviewed by Child Abuse Review. Comments … Read more
Announcing our new International Child Protection Standalone Module
Title: Support, Help and Intervention in International Child Protection Module SO979: Starting 3 February The International Centre for Child Protection is now offering this new … Read more
SSPSSR students part of award-winning project team
The Point Conference 13 September, Chatham
Knife crime is fast becoming a national priority in Britain. This issue will only be resolved by understanding the problem from all sides. The Point … Read more
The institutional logic of giving migrants access to social benefits and services
The social rights of migrants have become a salient political issue in Northern Western European countries. The context is the increased level of migration, in … Read more
Food poverty: agony of hunger the norm for many children in the UK
‘The Conversation’ has just published an article by Iain Wilkinson, Professor of Sociology, on food poverty and how going hungry is affecting children in the … Read more
The use of democratic forums in attitudes research – WelfSOC research presented at Oslo City Hall
On 9 April, PhD candidate Adrienn Győry presented her research findings to a group of policy experts at the Department of Planning and Strategy in … Read more
End of no-fault evictions to be welcomed but renting woes in UK go far deeper
Peter Taylor-Gooby, Professor of Social Policy, says ‘It’s good news that the government is planning to ban no-fault evictions. At the same time evictions for … Read more
UK Philanthropy Archive receives first deposit from Dame Stephanie Shirley
Established in collaboration with the University’s Centre for Philanthropy, the UK Philanthropy Archive aims to create a resource that records the breadth of UK philanthropy, … Read more