The ecocide-genocide nexus: for a ‘logics of destruction approach’ which definitely overcomes liberal definitional legalism and its deceptive bearing on ecocide-genocide prevention (2024)
Journal Article
Frade, C. (in press). The ecocide-genocide nexus: for a ‘logics of destruction approach’ which definitely overcomes liberal definitional legalism and its deceptive bearing on ecocide-genocide prevention. #Journal not on list, 9(Special Issue: Climate Change Criminology), 1-13

This article is an intervention in a growing scholarly literature and debate on ecocide, genocide and their nexus aimed as much at the teaching of these issues as at their study and research. The context for this debate is what the Permanent Peoples’... Read More about The ecocide-genocide nexus: for a ‘logics of destruction approach’ which definitely overcomes liberal definitional legalism and its deceptive bearing on ecocide-genocide prevention.

Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care (2024)
Journal Article
Gwilym, H., & Beck, D. (2024). Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care. Critical Social Policy, https://doi.org/10.1177/02610183241262727

There have been many Universal Basic Income (UBI) pilots worldwide and a large literature has emerged outlining mostly positive findings but also acknowledging that no government has implemented the policy. In June 2022 the Welsh Government launched... Read More about Austerity alive and well in Wales and UBI in intensive care.

Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment (2024)
Journal Article
Garwood-Cross, L., Light, B., Cooper-Ryan, A., & Vasilica, C. (2024). Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment. Journal of Gender Studies, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589236.2024.2374752

Deplatforming of sexual content has increased across social media, usually operationalized by commercially charged, and algorithmically enforced, platform policies. This paper extends work on the algorithmic deplatforming of sex through the case stud... Read More about Sex education against the algorithm: the algorithmically enforced deplatforming of YouTube sex edutainment.

A cost-of-learning crisis: Poverty among university students (2024)
Other
Beck, D. (2024). A cost-of-learning crisis: Poverty among university students. [Blog]. Online

As the academic year for many draws to an end, many students across the UK will be breathing a sigh of relief, not simply because the summer represents a break from studying per se, but because a campus breather such as this offers respite from possi... Read More about A cost-of-learning crisis: Poverty among university students.

Researching the lived-experience of underemployment: exploring working lives through a mixed-methods study (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Magnus, L., Beck, V., Fuertes, V., Kamerade, D., Munoz, M., Torres, L., & Warren, T. (2024, June). Researching the lived-experience of underemployment: exploring working lives through a mixed-methods study. Paper presented at Contemplating Qualitative Longitudinal Research: Temporalities, Theories and Methods, Helsinki

The Link Between Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion—Evidence from Consumers Survey Data from Low-Income Areas (2024)
Journal Article
Vik, P., Kamerade, D., & Dayson, K. (2024). The Link Between Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion—Evidence from Consumers Survey Data from Low-Income Areas. Journal of Consumer Policy, 47(3), 373-393. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10603-024-09567-w

Financial and digital inclusion are key consumer policy agendas for governments globally. Yet, despite the importance of online interfaces to manage finances and make payments, the link between financial and digital inclusion remains under-researched... Read More about The Link Between Digital Skills and Financial Inclusion—Evidence from Consumers Survey Data from Low-Income Areas.

Composite Critical Criminology & Collective Stewardship (Khalifa): a theoretical exploration of preventing environmental crimes in Malaysia (2024)
Journal Article
Quraishi, M. (2024). Composite Critical Criminology & Collective Stewardship (Khalifa): a theoretical exploration of preventing environmental crimes in Malaysia. #Journal not on list, 9(1), 1-14

This paper identifies and interrogates a novel theoretical lens to address environmental ‘crime’ understood as a ‘composite critical criminological’ approach (Quraishi, 2020:90) incorporating three main conceptual strands: 1)Evaluating pert... Read More about Composite Critical Criminology & Collective Stewardship (Khalifa): a theoretical exploration of preventing environmental crimes in Malaysia.

Let's ditch age assessment X-Rays (2024)
Other
Fussey, E., & Rowland, A. (2024). Let's ditch age assessment X-Rays. [PDF]. London

Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024 (2024)
Presentation / Conference
Fussey, E., & Rowland, A. (2024, March). Child Protection - Update RCPCH Conference 2024. Presented at Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Annual Conference 2024, Birmingham

Ageing Women’s Workplace Wellbeing: A Global Political Imperative (2024)
Journal Article
Edge, C., & Swift, E. (2024). Ageing Women’s Workplace Wellbeing: A Global Political Imperative. #Journal not on list,

Making It Stick: The UK Four-Day Week Pilot One Year On (2024)
Report
Pignon, T., Lewis, K., Mullally, L., Kikuchi, L., Kellam, J., Western, G., …White, J. (2024). Making It Stick: The UK Four-Day Week Pilot One Year On. UK: Autonomy

One year on from the results of the world’s biggest ever four-day working week pilot which took place in the UK in 2022, companies that took part have reported significant and lasting success. The report offers new insight into the effects of a fo... Read More about Making It Stick: The UK Four-Day Week Pilot One Year On.

The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions
Report
Scullion, L., Pardoe, J., Martin, P., Young, D., & Hynes, C. (2024). The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions. DWP

Introduction In 2010, as part of its commitment to the Armed Forces Covenant the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) introduced the role of dedicated Armed Forces Champion (AFC), an initiative that was augmented in 2021. The purpose of this briefi... Read More about The importance of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Armed Forces Champions.