The world premiere of ‘Do Donkeys Act?’ takes place this month at CPH:DOX, the Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival. The filmmakers, David Redmon and Ashley … Read more
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Future of welfare in Europe
The NORFACE WelfSOC project team led by Peter Taylor-Gooby, Research Professor of Social Policy, travelled to Gothenburg on 22 February to take part in a … Read more
The destructive life of a Mardi Gras bead
Today is Mardi Gras in New Orleans, marking the last day of their carnival season. It’s all about music, parades, picnics, floats and excitement. One … Read more
Policing Pregnancy: Who should be a mother?
Sessions at this one-day conference in May will explore changing ideas about pregnancy, motherhood, responsibility and risk, and the impact of these ideas on women’s … Read more
Understanding student protest and political participation
Paths and barriers to mobilising young people for politial action In his new book, Participation and Non-Participation in Student Activism, Alexander Hensby develops our understanding … Read more
Dr Breeze receives prize for outstanding research
Dr Beth Breeze, Director of the Centre for Philanthropy, has been selected by a panel led by Professor Philippe De Wilde, the Pro Vice-Chancellor for … Read more
Documentary films selected to premiere at international film festivals
Documentaries by Dr David Redmon, emerging from a two-year Leverhulme Trust research grant award to his project titled ‘Donkey’, have been chosen to premiere at … Read more
Criminologist joins leading US liberal-arts college
Dr Simon Cottee, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, will be working at Wellesley College in the US as a Visiting Senior Fellow from January to August this year. … Read more
Women and sex tourism landscapes
In her recently published book, Women and Sex Tourism Landscapes, Erin Sanders-McDonagh explores female tourists’ interactions with highly sexualized spaces and places in two very … Read more
New book looks at emotions within politics and social policy
Dr Eleanor Jupp, Lecturer in Social Policy within the School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, is one of the editors of the newly … Read more