Studies in Social Harm
Series Editors: Christina Pantazis, University of Bristol, UK, Simon Pemberton, University of Birmingham, UK and Steve Tombs, The Open University
“This series considers what matters most. Our value system is out of kilter. We imprison people, mostly the poorest, often for committing minor crimes, including not being able to pay back debts. We frequently laud those who can commit the most harm as wealth creators. Now is the right time for a focus on who is harmed most, how and why.” Danny Dorling, University of Oxford
Social harm is an emerging field of study which contributes to contemporary social and political debate. This exciting series moves the debate towards a holistic approach that seeks to understand the production of harm within contemporary society. The topical inter-disciplinary series offers comparative and international perspectives to understand the distribution of harm and combines new theory and empirical research.
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Contact regarding proposals
If you would like to submit a proposal, or discuss ideas, then please contact the Series Editors:
Christina Pantazis, c.pantazis@bristol.ac.uk
Simon Pemberton, s.pemberton.1@bham.ac.uk
Steve Tombs, steve.tombs@open.ac.uk
Rebecca Tomlinson, Rebecca.Tomlinson@bristol.ac.uk (Commissioning Editor for Criminology, Bristol University Press)
Editorial advisory board
Lois Bibbings, University of Bristol, UK
Danny Dorling, University of Oxford, UK
Geetangoli Gangoli, University of Durham, UK
Barry Glassner, Lewis and Clark College, US
Paddy Hillyard, Queen’s University Belfast, UK
James Nazroo, University of Manchester, UK
Marty Schwartz, University of Ohio, US
Rob White, University of Tasmania, Australia
Ifeanyi Ezeonu, Brock University, Canada
Lois Presser, University of Tennessee, US
Hanna Malik, University of Turku, Finland
Elizabeth Stanley, University of Wellington, New Zealand
Chris Grover, University of Lancaster, UK
Rowland Atkinson, University of Sheffield, UK
Dylan Kerrigan, University of the West Indies/Univerity of Leicester
Labour Exploitation and Work-Based Harm
EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. This book provides a critical understanding of contemporary forced labour as a global social problem and argues that it should be located within the broader study of work-based harm.
The Harms of Work
An Ultra-Realist Account of the Service Economy
This book discusses workplace harm through an ultra-realist lens and examines the connection between individuals, their working conditions and management culture. It investigates the reorganisation of labour markets and the shift to flexibility and highlights working conditions and organisational practices within which multiple harms occur.
Harmful Societies
Understanding Social Harm
This book is the first to theorise and define the social harm concept beyond criminology and seeks to address these omissions and in doing so provide a platform for future debates, in this series and beyond.
Environmental Harm
An Eco-Justice Perspective
A systematic and critical discussion of the nature of environmental harm from an eco-justice perspective, challenging conventional criminological definitions of environmental harm. It features examples and illustrations from many national contexts.
Against Youth Violence
A Social Harm Perspective
Youth violence dominates headlines and politicians’ attention and many organisations invest considerable resources in an attempt to reduce it. This book examines how inequality and social harms drive such violence and highlights key future goals for policymakers, researchers and practitioners.