Research

Radical Municipalism explores how commons-based approaches can drive transformation at the local level and beyond. With 15 case studies from Europe and the Americas, it examines the challenges and opportunities for actors implementing common strategies. A vital resource for scholars and activists seeking alternatives to capitalism.

This timely book examines the displacements of people that shape many of the world’s urban spaces. Presenting case studies from the Global North and South, researchers explore the resourceful and creative approaches of communities living in refugee camps.

Challenging the notion that populism is an anomaly in European politics, this book argues that its nationalist rhetoric is embedded within European democratic traditions. By exposing the injustices inherent in the European nation-state, the book makes a bold case: true politics of solidarity cannot coexist with this flawed political legacy.

Emotions are central to our humanity and yet, when it comes to social work, ‘difficult’ emotions like shame, anger and disgust are often dismissed as unprofessional. This book explores how embracing all emotions can enhance practice, prevent emotional burnout and strengthen motivation.

This groundbreaking book provides an account of how Traveller and other minoritized women understand, assess and experience local politics in Ireland. Drawing from a comparative analysis of minoritised women and politics from the USA, UK, and beyond, the book offers valuable lessons for fostering political inclusion.

Migrant activism is a powerful force in today’s globalized world, but how effective is it as a tool for social change? This book provides a fresh and thought-provoking perspective on the role of migrant movements in challenging discriminatory policies and the continued struggle for equality and justice.

This timely book shows how the international diplomacy efforts of Bristol, UK and Montreal, Canada have been shaped by their strong history of migrant inclusion. Exploring co-dependent globalisation and urbanisation, this book will help students and scholars better understand the role of cities in global governance.

This book uses ordinary citizens’ opinions of military intervention as a lens to examine state-society dynamics and identity formation in Chad. It offers a fresh perspective by highlighting how local actors, not just elites, shape fractured identities through their engagement with political and military events.

This book examines how biodata shapes human lives, science, and global justice. Drawing on anthropology and science and technology studies, the book redefines biodata as both context and connection across complex systems and histories.

Why are some harms defined as crimes while others are not? This pioneering collection disrupts the boundaries of criminology, offering a bold, innovative exploration of crime, state power and social harm across historical and global contexts.

Brexit deepened tensions in Northern Ireland and created rifts between Ireland and the UK. Drawing on interviews in Washington, Belfast, Dublin and London, the authors in this book explore how the lobby shaped US policy towards Brexit in order to prevent the reimposition of a hard border on the island of Ireland and preserve peace.