Story completion is a qualitative method where participants write fictional narratives in response to a researcher-designed prompt, enabling exploration of social meanings and perceptions. https://ow.ly/N6GN50ZmVNz

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📖Launch of 'Indefensible' by John Hyde. John Hyde reveals how the real #PostOfficeScandal was that their lawyers knew the evidence was flawed but failed to act. 📍Tue Sep 15 - 06:00 - 07:30 pm | Bolt Burdon Kemp | London. https://ow.ly/gARX50ZlYZV

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New in the Interpretive Lenses in Sociology series. This series provides a unique forum for scholars from a wide range of interpretive schools to explore approaches to uncovering the deep meanings underlying human actions, events and experiences. https://ow.ly/AmlH50ZxEcZ

Although UK #ModernSlavery policy now calls for involving people with lived experience, it leaves major ethical and practical gaps, raising difficult questions about how to do this meaningfully without causing harm or exploitation. https://ow.ly/n6Th50ZmVFw

Linked data and machine learning can shift labour market analysis from retrospectively measuring unemployment to proactively identifying workers at risk, provided these tools are governed ethically and combined with qualitative research. https://ow.ly/IqLB50ZmVrs

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Improved data alone cannot reveal when women work unless research methods and assumptions stop treating men's work patterns as the default and analyse women's experiences on their own terms. https://futuresofwork.co.uk/2026/07/08/innovative-methods-familiar-blind-spots/

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In this personal reflection, Alison Shaw shares lessons from 36 years of publishing for social justice – from building Policy Press and Bristol University Press to championing the role of evidence, accessibility and public good. Read on Transforming Society: https://ow.ly/V1uk50Zuzfj

Last week, we celebrated our CEO Alison Shaw as she begins her retirement. Bringing together colleagues, authors and friends, the evening was a tribute to Ali’s leadership and impact. As we celebrate Ali, we welcome Kathryn Earle as our new CEO and look forward to the future.

Coming soon in the Decolonization and Social Worlds series. These titles provide a radical response to the call for a decolonial revolution in sociology and the social sciences. https://ow.ly/HjPT50ZrSAG

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.Prof Jo Delahunty KC will be joining Yasmin Omotosho and Douglas Simpson for ‘Stop. Start. Continue. The future of the Bar’, a live LexisNexis webinar looking at what the profession may need to preserve, question and approach differently. #UKLaw #TheBar #LegalAI https://ow.ly/phrF50ZoPJu

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New in the Horizons in Criminology series, 'A Criminology of Videogames' examines how #Videogames engage with crime and its control. It treats games as ideological representations, in which ideas about policing, justice and criminality are formed and reproduced. #Gamer 🎮 https://ow.ly/SRBJ50ZigSp

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Multiple job holding is far more common than official statistics suggest, and better definitions and administrative data are needed to accurately understand who works multiple jobs and why. #WorkersRights #ResearchMethods #FuturesOfWork https://ow.ly/EiS650ZmU28

Job alert: Institutional Sales Manager. You will develop and implement the annual institutional sales strategy, forecasts and targets for our digital content: eBooks, journals, and Open Access. Deadline 26 July. Find out more: https://ow.ly/m71r50ZnbZR

'Getting Better' has won the 2026 Richard Titmuss Book Award. 🎉 This award recognises general contribution to the advancement of the understanding of social policy through the publication of scholarly works. Read the book open access: https://ow.ly/YQKx50ZoRoz

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