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Disciplinary Policy and Process
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Journal Of Disappearance Studies
Employee Activism
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The Personal Life Of Debt
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Patient Safety Movement
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Brought to you by Bristol University Press and Policy Press, the Transforming Society podcast brings you conversations with our authors around social justice and global social challenges.We get to grips with the story their research tells, with a focus on the specific ways in which it could transform society for the better.

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Today’s organisations are increasingly complex with many rules and procedures and little space to think outside the box and take personal responsibility. 

In this Transforming Business episode, Martin Parker speaks with Mats Alvesson and Dennis Nørm... more

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Among the challenges for FIFA, the world governing body for football, when it was set up in 1904, was securing agreement on a shared set of rules for the game. It’s come a long way since then: it’s now a multi-billion-dollar behemoth, an unparalleled... more

Immigration policy is one of the most contested areas of contemporary politics. It is also one of the most misunderstood. Public debate often degenerates to trading numbers – how many people are coming in, and whether that number is too high or too l... more

We often think of vulnerability as weakness - but what if it’s the very thing that connects us all? 

In this Transforming Business episode, Martin Parker speaks with Melissa Tyler, author of 'Organizing Vulnerability', about why we need to rethink v... more

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Recent Guests

Madeleine Sumption
Director of the Migration Observatory at the University of Oxford; interim chair of the UK government's Migration Advisory Committee
Migration Observatory, University of Oxford
Episode: Why immigration policy doesn’t add up
Melissa Tyler
Professor at University of Essex; author of Organizing Vulnerability
University of Essex
Episode: Rethinking vulnerability as strength
Barbara Kump
Associate professor of business and sustainability
University of Twente
Episode: How to be an employee activist for sustainability
Babette Julia Brinkmann
Professor of organizational group psychology
Cologne University of Applied Sciences
Episode: How to be an employee activist for sustainability
Bahar Baser
Professor in Politics and International Relations at Durham University
Durham University
Episode: Why disappearance research matters
Élise Féron
Professor and Director of the International Conflict Research Institute at Ulster University
Ulster University
Episode: Why disappearance research matters
Roddy Brett
Co-editor in Chief of the Journal of Disappearance Studies
Bristol University Press / Journal of Disappearance Studies
Episode: Why disappearance research matters
Veronica Inestrosa Arenas
Co-editor in Chief of the Journal of Disappearance Studies
Bristol University Press / Journal of Disappearance Studies
Episode: Why disappearance research matters
Simeon Rose
Author of Nature's Boardroom, Giving Nature a Vote and a Voice; Brand Director at Faith In Nature
Faith In Nature
Episode: When nature has a voice in business

Hosts

George Miller
Host of Transforming Society podcast and editor for Bristol University Press; frequently leads interviews with authors and subject-matter experts on social justice and policy.
Martin Parker
Host of Transforming Society podcast; long-running facilitator of conversations on organizational change, economics, and social policy.
Richard Kemp
Host of Transforming Society podcast; contributes industry and policy perspective, often focusing on governance, justice, and economics.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 14 ratings
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    I would love to be your research assistant I do it for low wage

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    United Kingdom6 years ago

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Great for guests who want to reach informed policy and academia audiences.
Excellent for stakeholders seeking depth over quick takes.
Thoughtful, multi-disciplinary approaches that resist sensationalism.
Insightful, rigorous discussions with tangible policy implications.

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Why immigration policy doesn’t add up
Q: Why can't governments guarantee a specific net migration target?
Because emigration and many inflows are driven by many factors outside government control, such as family ties, asylum flows, and global events, so caps on net migration are not practically guaranteeable.
Drugs: The path that led to prohibition
Q: Why has criminalization been so resilient despite its limited impact on reducing use or supply?
The guest argues that criminalization serves diplomatic and ideological purposes, reinforcing conservative norms and enabling policing and incarceration, while failing to address the health and social drivers of drug use.
Drugs: The path that led to prohibition
Q: What does path dependence reveal about how drug policy choices become hard to reverse once institutions are built?
She describes critical junctures where policy options are available, but once a path is chosen, institutions and interests cohere around it, making reversal difficult as bureaucracies and networks reinforce the status quo.
Drugs: The path that led to prohibition
Q: When do you think it's useful to start looking in the historical record for the first signs of what would become our current global policy towards restricting access to certain drugs?
Buxton explains that the post-war criminalization system rests on earlier inter-war regulation, with the turn of the 20th century marking the beginnings of a backlash against public access and a racialized, moralizing framing that later hardened into global criminalization.
When HR hurts: Why workplace discipline needs a rethink
Q: What is your proposed alternative to the current disciplinary approach?
The interlocutors discuss a 'last resort' approach that prioritizes all other options before triggering formal discipline, along with a strong duty of care for those involved in investigations.

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What is Transforming Society podcast about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A thoughtful, academically grounded series that tackles pressing social issues through interviews with researchers, policy experts, and practitioners. Topics span immigration policy, vulnerability and organizational life, sustainability and green activism, disappearance studies, rights of nature, labor organizing, and critiques of modern governance and media. The show often features interdisciplinary conversations that connect theory to real-world policy, business practice, and social impact, with a clear emphasis on nuanced trade-offs and systemic reform. A notable strength is its ability to connect scholarly work with practical implications for policymakers, educators, and industry leaders, making it a strong fit for audiences seeking rig... more

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