Writing in the Journal of Social Policy, Professor Peter Taylor-Gooby asserts as many commentators have pointed out, that the UK welfare state faces long-term structural problems … Read more
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Religion and the Global City
In their new book, Religion and the Global City, David Garbin (SSPSSR) and Anna Strhan (SECL) explore how religious movements and actors shape and are … Read more
Congratulations to our MA Graduates!
Graduation 2017: It was a lovely ceremony. Well done class of 2017 MA Advanced Child Protection – you will be missed! hope you enjoyed it … Read more
Does empathy let us ignore the power structures that divide us?
Dr Carolyn Pedwell discusses the nature of empathy as a modern-day cure for all problems. She asks if being able to see from another’s perspective actually … Read more
Praise for China expert Dr Joy Zhang
The newspaper devoted four articles to Dr Zhang’s recent book entitled Small World: Footnotes to Academic Observations. The book draws on Dr Zhang’s experience of … Read more
Beth Breeze receives best ERNOP conference paper award
During this month’s 8th international conference of the ‘European Research Network On Philanthropy’, the Best Conference Paper Award was presented to Beth Breeze from the University of … Read more
Professor in criminal justice comments on new drug strategy
Professor Alex Stevens raises concerns that the government’s latest drugs strategy ignores research that could help prevent drug-related deaths. The University News Centre article Expert Comment: Government’s … Read more
Friday 7 July 14.30 – Emotional States: politics, governance and affect – Book launch and seminar
This event marks the publication of a new edited collection ‘Emotional States: sites and spaces of affective governance’ (Routledge, 2017, eds, Jupp, Pykett and Smith). … Read more
Sunday 2 July 10.00-16.00 – Kent Police Open Day and Recruitment Event
This is a Kent Police general open day and recruitment event for anyone interested in uniformed or non-uniformed posts with Kent Police (or associated organisations) including … Read more
How I changed my life – and career
Jai Fuller wanted to make a difference and was looking for a challenge, so he enrolled on a social work degree at our Medway campus. … Read more