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At a time of change and review in social work, Social Work Assessment, a new book by Ruben Martin, explores traditional skills, knowledge and values … Read more

Professor Chris Shilling has recently had several of his books translated into foreign languages. His The Body and Social Theory has just been published in … Read more

Adam Burgess has published ‘Media Risk Campaigning: From Mobiles Phones to Baby P’ in the Journal of Risk Research.

Vince Miller’s article, ‘New media, networking and phatic culture’, has been reprinted in The New Media and Cybercultures Anthology.

Adam Burgess has co-authored an article entitled ‘Embodying Uncertainty? Understanding Heightened Risk Perception of Drink “Spiking”’ in the British Journal of Criminology and published an … Read more

Frank Furedi’s new book, Wasted: Why Education isn’t Educating has been published. Frank Furedi turns his attention to the education system, skilfully analyzing current processes and providing … Read more

Dave Boothroyd’s new article in TCS ‘Touch, Time and Technics: Levinas and the Ethics of Haptic Communications’ (V26, 2-3) is out.

Chris Shilling’s most recent book, Changing Bodies has been reviewed in the international journal Sport, Education and Society. The review concludes that ‘[Changing Bodies] confirms … Read more

Phil Carney’s and Vince Miller’s recent collaborative work on cultural geography has resulted in the publication in July of a chapter ‘Vague Spaces’ in the … Read more

The landscape of youth justice is shifting rapidly with changes in both policy direction and ways of working. This conference will discuss the most recent … Read more