Transforming Society podcast

The COVID-19 pandemic, Black Lives Matter movement and renewed action against climate change all highlight the increasing gulf between narrowly based dominant political ideologies and popular demands for social justice, global health, environmentalism and human rights. Jess Miles speaks to Peter Beresford about his new book - Participatory Ideology, why we need to change the way we look at ideolog...

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast we speak to Terri Givens, author of 'Radical Empathy: Finding a Path to Bridging Racial Divides'. At this crucial moment, as Biden and Harris step into power, Terri explains how radical empathy, achieved through connection and vulnerability, is the path to a point of truth and reconciliation. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristolun...

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast we spoke to criminologist Mike Hough, Emeritus Professor in the School of Law at Birkbeck, University of London, about his book 'Good Policing' published by Policy Press. We spoke about what the principles and practices of good policing are and how - for policing to work better - it needs to be based on legitimacy and trust. Mike switches the foc...

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Philippa Grand, Publisher for International Development and Research Methods & Practices at Bristol University Press, and author Helen Kara, an independent researcher and specialist in research methods and ethics, talk about the author-editor relationship, what it means for publishing and how getting it right can really help to make an impac...

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast, Jess Miles speaks to Hannah Bows from Durham University and Bianca Fileborn from the University of Melbourne, guest editors of a special issue of the Journal of Gender-Based Violence on Space, Place and Gender-Based Violence. They discuss a range of topics around violence in public and private spaces, including the impact of lockdown on gender-b...

In this two-part episode of the Transforming Society podcast we're talking to Rob Kitchin and Alistair Fraser, authors of 'Slow Computing'. Having looked at the current state of the digital world in part one, in this second part we look at practical ways in which we can create more balanced digital lives both individually and collectively. More information is available at https://bristoluniversity...

In this two-part episode of the Transforming Society podcast we're talking to Rob Kitchin and Alistair Fraser, authors of 'Slow Computing: Why We Need Balanced Digital Lives'. In this first part we discuss the consequences of digital technologies, focussing on time acceleration and data extraction. In part two we'll talk about what we can do about it. More information is available at https://brist...

Pat Thomson, author of 'School Scandals: Blowing the whistle on the corruption of our education system', talks about the corruption of the UK education system, and the impact of this on democracy and children's lives. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/school-scandals Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creative...

Keith Dowding talks through the arguments in his book, 'It's the Government, Stupid', including looking at individualism, choice, and how governments have passed blame and responsibility onto citizens during COVID-19. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/its-the-government-stupid Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free-stock-music.com Creati...

Stephen Muers, who has held a wide range of senior policy-making roles and is currently Head of Strategy at Big Society Capital, talks about the impact of culture and values on policy making. How can we change things so we can do a better job of taking these into account? Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/culture-and-values-at-the-heart-of-policy-making Intr...

Jess Miles speaks to Yunis Alam, Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Bradford and author of 'Race, Taste, Class and Cars'. They talk about Bradford, taste, culture and how we create and modify our identity through cars. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/race-taste-class-and-cars Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music promoted by www.free...

Helen Kara, author of a number of Policy Press books, including the forthcoming second edition of Creative Research Methods, talks about the impact of lockdown and how the current situation might affect research in the future. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/creative-research-methods Intro music: Surreal by Unwritten Stories | https://soundcloud.com/unwrit...

Harris Beider and Kusminder Chahal talk about their new book, 'The Other America: White Working Class Perspectives on Race, Identity and Change', covering the impact of the murder of George Floyd, white privilege, Trump's election and possibilities for building cross-racial coalitions. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-other-america Intro music: Cold by...

Jess Miles speaks with Erik Andersson, author of ‘Reconstructing the Global Political Economy’, about the impact of COVID-19 and how we interpret it, having hope, what we value, avoiding more austerity and what lessons we should be learning. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/reconstructing-the-global-political-economy Intro music: Surreal by Unwritten Stories | htt...

Dr Martin Glynn, criminologist, academic, data storyteller and creative director of Algorhythm Data Storytelling Lab, explores the emotions that young men like Omar experience when faced with bullying and ongoing masculine challenges and the consequences of knife crime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jess Miles speaks to Lisa Mckenzie, author of 'Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain' about the impact of lockdown on working class people and what lessons we have learned and should be learning. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/getting-by Intro music: Surreal by Unwritten Stories | https://soundcloud.com/unwritten-stories Music promot...

In this 'Lessons from Lockdown' Transforming Society podcast Jess Miles speaks to Martin Glynn, criminologist, on lessons government should be learning at this time around crime and race. This episode was recorded before the current events in the US. Intro music: Surreal by Unwritten Stories | https://soundcloud.com/unwritten-stories Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Comm...

In the first in this podcast mini-series, Sam Royston, author of ‘Broken Benefits: What's Gone Wrong with Welfare Reform’, talks about the impact of COVID-19 on families. He highlights what Government should be doing right now, including making sure effective local welfare assistance schemes are in place, and addressing problems with the Universal Credit waiting period and digital exclusion. Find...

Ligia Teixeira, co-editor of 'Using Evidence to End Homelessness', talks with Jess Miles from Bristol University Press about the book, homelessness and COVID-19, and the importance of a 'what works' approach to create a society in which any experience of homelessness is rare, brief and non-recurring. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/using-evidence-to-end-ho...

Dr Martin Glynn, criminologist, academic, data storyteller and creative director of Algorhythm Data Storytelling Lab looks at race, COVID-19 and the ongoing struggle for ‘racial recognition’ within parts of the British society. He is the author of the forthcoming 'Black art and the criminological imagination', out in 2021. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode of the Transforming Society Podcast, Helen Davis, Commissioning Editor for Law at Bristol University Press, speaks to Joshua Rozenberg about his new book. They speak about the role of judges in society and how the book helps to demystify the law. Ultimately they come back to the key question that's also the title of the book, are judges enemies of the people? Find out more about th...

Fran Amery, Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath talks about her book, 'Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain'. Fran addresses the questions we need to ask around abortion provision in Britain, and shows that it's much more complicated than a simple distinction between pro-life and pro-choice. Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniv...

Malcolm Payne talks with Jess Miles about his new book, How To Use Social Work Theory in Practice which shows students and newly qualified practitioners how to work with the main theories and practice techniques and pinpoint their strengths and limitations. Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-use-social-work-theory-in-practice Intro music: Cold by yoitr...

In this episode Jess Miles speaks, via Skype, to Mary Holmes and Åsa Wettergren, co-editors of the Emotions and Society journal. They talk about how the journal came about and the importance of the sociology of emotions to our understanding of society. Find out more about the journal: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/emotions-and-society Intro music: Cold by yoitrax | @yoitrax Music p...

In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast we speak to Sam Wren-Lewis, author of 'The Happiness Problem: Expecting Better in an Uncertain World'. In his book, Sam argues that the way we're thinking about happiness in modern societies is wrong. We're not seeing the bigger picture because we're so focused on control and distracted by our to-do lists. It's time to stop going to war with real...