CASSPPR
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Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy Practice and Research (CASSPPR) at the University of Derby (UK) - www.derby.ac.uk/research/themes/business-economic-social-policy/cassppr/
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The Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy, Practice and Research - #CASSPPR - is now on BlueSky! Based at the University of #Derby, CASSPPR researches real-world issues to inform policy, practice and debates in #Sociology, #SocialPolicy, #Criminology, #Policing and more. Follow us for updates.
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The 4th Networking Conference of IPHIR (Interdisciplinary Partnership on #Health #Inequalities and Race) will take place on February 27th at the University of #Derby. Registrations are open and call for papers is out (deadline: January 18th).
All the details on: iphir.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/4...
All the details on: iphir.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/4...
Fourth IPHIR Networking Conference: Free tickets and call for papers
Book your free tickets for the IPHIR conference below: Call for papers: IPHIR 2026 – Call for papersDownload
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December 17, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The 4th Networking Conference of IPHIR (Interdisciplinary Partnership on #Health #Inequalities and Race) will take place on February 27th at the University of #Derby. Registrations are open and call for papers is out (deadline: January 18th).
All the details on: iphir.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/4...
All the details on: iphir.wordpress.com/2025/12/11/4...
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"Please sir, can we have some more social justice?"
Join us tomorrow at #Derby Theatre to talk about this latest Oliver Twist production, what Dicken's novel can still tell us about child poverty, and what the future of social mobility looks like in Derby.
derbytheatre.co.uk/programme/fr...
Join us tomorrow at #Derby Theatre to talk about this latest Oliver Twist production, what Dicken's novel can still tell us about child poverty, and what the future of social mobility looks like in Derby.
derbytheatre.co.uk/programme/fr...
From Dickens to Derby: Poverty, Power and Compassion Today - PANEL DISCUSSION - Derby Theatre
derbytheatre.co.uk
December 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
"Please sir, can we have some more social justice?"
Join us tomorrow at #Derby Theatre to talk about this latest Oliver Twist production, what Dicken's novel can still tell us about child poverty, and what the future of social mobility looks like in Derby.
derbytheatre.co.uk/programme/fr...
Join us tomorrow at #Derby Theatre to talk about this latest Oliver Twist production, what Dicken's novel can still tell us about child poverty, and what the future of social mobility looks like in Derby.
derbytheatre.co.uk/programme/fr...
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a symposium on "Delivering Social Infrastructure", an exciting opportunity to bring together practitioners and researchers to explore approaches, methods and models of delivery, in the context of current policy interventions and societal challenges.
December 5, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Last week we had the pleasure of hosting a symposium on "Delivering Social Infrastructure", an exciting opportunity to bring together practitioners and researchers to explore approaches, methods and models of delivery, in the context of current policy interventions and societal challenges.
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It's great to see the @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Follow for insightful #SocialPolicy analysis from @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social authors and more!
We’re now live on Bluesky! And we're back online and preparing for a full re-launch next week!
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
We’re the companion blog to the SPA's journals — Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy.
Follow us here and at socialpolicyblog.co.uk
Social Policy Blog
Companion Blog to the Journal of Social Policy, Social Policy & Society, and the Journal of International & Comparative Social Policy
socialpolicyblog.co.uk
November 21, 2025 at 5:51 PM
It's great to see the @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social is now on BlueSky! Follow for insightful #SocialPolicy analysis from @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social authors and more!
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📝 New publication out! Our co-authored article with Pia Falschebner "Navigating Non-Transition: Grassroots Victim–Survivor Mobilization and the Pursuit of Transitional Justice in Turkey and Morocco" is now out with the Journal of Human Rights Practice.
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Navigating Non-Transition: Grassroots Victim–Survivor Mobilization and the Pursuit of Transitional Justice in Turkey and Morocco
Abstract. This article explores the specific implications of aparadigmatic transitional justice contexts for victim-survivor mobilization by bringing toget
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July 10, 2025 at 3:59 PM
📝 New publication out! Our co-authored article with Pia Falschebner "Navigating Non-Transition: Grassroots Victim–Survivor Mobilization and the Pursuit of Transitional Justice in Turkey and Morocco" is now out with the Journal of Human Rights Practice.
academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
academic.oup.com/jhrp/article...
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📚 My first monograph "Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach" is now out as part of the Routledge Transitional Justice Series 📣
www.routledge.com/Transitional...
www.routledge.com/Transitional...
August 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
📚 My first monograph "Transitional Justice and the Kurdish Conflict: A Grassroots Approach" is now out as part of the Routledge Transitional Justice Series 📣
www.routledge.com/Transitional...
www.routledge.com/Transitional...
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It was exciting to visit some of the projects part of the #Staveley Town Deal yesterday. Our Social Infrastructure research project - funded by #Chesterfield Council - will map local assets and explore the potential for future socio-economic development in the area.
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 AM
It was exciting to visit some of the projects part of the #Staveley Town Deal yesterday. Our Social Infrastructure research project - funded by #Chesterfield Council - will map local assets and explore the potential for future socio-economic development in the area.
University of Derby has signed the University of Sanctuary pledge and is working towards a Sanctuary Award!
Excited to work with local refugee communities, public and community stakeholders, students, and academics to contribute towards a safer Higher Education sector for people seeking sanctuary. 🕊️
Excited to work with local refugee communities, public and community stakeholders, students, and academics to contribute towards a safer Higher Education sector for people seeking sanctuary. 🕊️
October 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
University of Derby has signed the University of Sanctuary pledge and is working towards a Sanctuary Award!
Excited to work with local refugee communities, public and community stakeholders, students, and academics to contribute towards a safer Higher Education sector for people seeking sanctuary. 🕊️
Excited to work with local refugee communities, public and community stakeholders, students, and academics to contribute towards a safer Higher Education sector for people seeking sanctuary. 🕊️
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** Tackling mental health inequalities with Cultural Competence ** Great vibes at the community launch of this action research project, yesterday at the University of #Derby #Chesterfield campus. Part of our partnership work with #NHS Derbyshire, LinksCVS and Community Action Derby. More to follow!
October 1, 2025 at 9:43 AM
** Tackling mental health inequalities with Cultural Competence ** Great vibes at the community launch of this action research project, yesterday at the University of #Derby #Chesterfield campus. Part of our partnership work with #NHS Derbyshire, LinksCVS and Community Action Derby. More to follow!
🎉Congratulations to @drdavidpatton.bsky.social on the publication of his new book The Lived Experience Recovery Organisations! This is the 3rd book in the series (after the Women's and Prisons book). You can order a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSF1RXMD
Lived Experience Recovery Organisations: Peer Generated Epicentres of Personal Change and Collective Transformation (Recovery Pathways Series Book 3)
Lived Experience Recovery Organisations: Peer Generated Epicentres of Personal Change and Collective Transformation (Recovery Pathways Series Book 3) eBook : Patton, David, Day, Ed: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store
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September 30, 2025 at 9:48 AM
🎉Congratulations to @drdavidpatton.bsky.social on the publication of his new book The Lived Experience Recovery Organisations! This is the 3rd book in the series (after the Women's and Prisons book). You can order a copy here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FSF1RXMD
Fantastic to see some of our CASSPPR team - @nisanalici.bsky.social and @evepea.bsky.social - presenting their research at the BSC Symposium at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social this week!
September 19, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Fantastic to see some of our CASSPPR team - @nisanalici.bsky.social and @evepea.bsky.social - presenting their research at the BSC Symposium at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social this week!
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Also a brilliant presentation from @nisanalici.bsky.social with her important research into the Truth and Justice Commission into Diyarbakir Prison
September 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Also a brilliant presentation from @nisanalici.bsky.social with her important research into the Truth and Justice Commission into Diyarbakir Prison
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Great day at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSC Symposium yesterday, some brilliant and thought-provoking work presented. And - slight flex - also presented my own poster of research into prevalence of reported sexual crime against minors.
September 19, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Great day at @uniofnottingham.bsky.social BSC Symposium yesterday, some brilliant and thought-provoking work presented. And - slight flex - also presented my own poster of research into prevalence of reported sexual crime against minors.
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Want to help develop understandings of Social #Infrastructure and how to develop it? Come join us for this fully funded PhD opportunity at #Derby University. The study is funded by #Chesterfield Borough Council and focuses on the town of Staveley. All info below.
*Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity!* We are looking for a full-time postgrad to undertake a PhD on ‘Social Infrastructure’ using Staveley (Chesterfield) as a case study. Contact Prof. Alessio D'Angelo (project lead) for queries. Deadline 10/10/25. Follow link for more info: lnkd.in/gmP2yE9d
September 3, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Want to help develop understandings of Social #Infrastructure and how to develop it? Come join us for this fully funded PhD opportunity at #Derby University. The study is funded by #Chesterfield Borough Council and focuses on the town of Staveley. All info below.
*Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity!* We are looking for a full-time postgrad to undertake a PhD on ‘Social Infrastructure’ using Staveley (Chesterfield) as a case study. Contact Prof. Alessio D'Angelo (project lead) for queries. Deadline 10/10/25. Follow link for more info: lnkd.in/gmP2yE9d
September 2, 2025 at 9:12 AM
*Fully funded PhD studentship opportunity!* We are looking for a full-time postgrad to undertake a PhD on ‘Social Infrastructure’ using Staveley (Chesterfield) as a case study. Contact Prof. Alessio D'Angelo (project lead) for queries. Deadline 10/10/25. Follow link for more info: lnkd.in/gmP2yE9d
September already! It's a new academic year, and at CASSPPR we remain committed to applied research that makes a real difference. To our colleagues and partners: your insight, energy and dedication are what make our work possible. Here's to another year of shaping change through our research. 🌅
September 2, 2025 at 8:59 AM
September already! It's a new academic year, and at CASSPPR we remain committed to applied research that makes a real difference. To our colleagues and partners: your insight, energy and dedication are what make our work possible. Here's to another year of shaping change through our research. 🌅
This week is #RefugeeWeek! At the University of Derby we started the celebrations last Friday, with the 2nd Derbyshire Refugee Conference. The event brought together researchers, students, community organisations, service providers, and public sector representatives.
June 16, 2025 at 7:45 AM
This week is #RefugeeWeek! At the University of Derby we started the celebrations last Friday, with the 2nd Derbyshire Refugee Conference. The event brought together researchers, students, community organisations, service providers, and public sector representatives.
Great to see that @drdavidpatton.bsky.social's recent work "Recovery Capital Pathways in Prison", giving voice to lived experiences of recovery, has been cited by the UK Parliament's Justice Committee Review on tackling drugs in prison. Fantastic work! #CASSPPR #SocialPolicy #DerbyUni #Impact
May 21, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Great to see that @drdavidpatton.bsky.social's recent work "Recovery Capital Pathways in Prison", giving voice to lived experiences of recovery, has been cited by the UK Parliament's Justice Committee Review on tackling drugs in prison. Fantastic work! #CASSPPR #SocialPolicy #DerbyUni #Impact
Join us on June 13th for the 2nd Derbyshire Refugee Conference. An in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Also featuring workshops to discuss the needs of the local sector.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
Derbyshire Refugee Conference 2025
An insightful, in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary
www.eventbrite.co.uk
May 12, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Join us on June 13th for the 2nd Derbyshire Refugee Conference. An in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Also featuring workshops to discuss the needs of the local sector.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
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I am really pleased to announce that Larissa Allwork, Giulia Levi and I are starting a new AHRC project. 'Connecting Solidarities', in partnership with Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association, will explore refugee lives via interviews, mapping and exhibit. Launch event in June.
May 12, 2025 at 7:47 AM
I am really pleased to announce that Larissa Allwork, Giulia Levi and I are starting a new AHRC project. 'Connecting Solidarities', in partnership with Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association, will explore refugee lives via interviews, mapping and exhibit. Launch event in June.
The list of speakers is now available online!
Book now and join leading Social Policy scholars from across the UK discussing key policy areas under the broader theme "One year of Labour Government and its impact on Social Policy". Follow the link for info.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
Book now and join leading Social Policy scholars from across the UK discussing key policy areas under the broader theme "One year of Labour Government and its impact on Social Policy". Follow the link for info.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
Social Policy and Society Annual Event
Social Policy and Society is an international academic journal by the UK Social Policy Association (SPA) - Join us for our annual event
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May 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
The list of speakers is now available online!
Book now and join leading Social Policy scholars from across the UK discussing key policy areas under the broader theme "One year of Labour Government and its impact on Social Policy". Follow the link for info.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
Book now and join leading Social Policy scholars from across the UK discussing key policy areas under the broader theme "One year of Labour Government and its impact on Social Policy". Follow the link for info.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-pol...
#CASSPPR is delighted to host the annual event of the journal Social Policy and Society, sponsored by Cambridge University Press. The roundtable discussion will focus on "One year of Labour in government and its impact on Social Policy"
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1307948692...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1307948692...
Social Policy and Society Annual Event
Social Policy and Society is an international academic journal sponsored by the UK Social Policy Association - Join us for our annual event
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#CASSPPR is delighted to host the annual event of the journal Social Policy and Society, sponsored by Cambridge University Press. The roundtable discussion will focus on "One year of Labour in government and its impact on Social Policy"
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1307948692...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1307948692...
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I am extremely pleased to announced that I have been granted fellowship of the SIEDS (the Italian Society of Economics, Demography and Statistics) - www.sieds.it. I look forward to developing new international collaborations with colleagues in Italy on a range of research themes.
April 17, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I am extremely pleased to announced that I have been granted fellowship of the SIEDS (the Italian Society of Economics, Demography and Statistics) - www.sieds.it. I look forward to developing new international collaborations with colleagues in Italy on a range of research themes.
*** Derbyshire #Refugee Conference 2025 ***
13th June, University of #Derby
A full-day in-person event ahead of #RefugeeWeek bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Book now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
13th June, University of #Derby
A full-day in-person event ahead of #RefugeeWeek bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Book now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
Derbyshire Refugee Conference 2025
An insightful, in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary
www.eventbrite.co.uk
April 10, 2025 at 9:01 AM
*** Derbyshire #Refugee Conference 2025 ***
13th June, University of #Derby
A full-day in-person event ahead of #RefugeeWeek bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Book now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
13th June, University of #Derby
A full-day in-person event ahead of #RefugeeWeek bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary. Book now!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/derbyshire...
If you are in #Derby this Friday, don't miss this special #CASSPPR event on " #Migration policy in post-Brexit Europe", featuring presentations by C. Gialdini, @alessiodangelo.bsky.social and M. Palillo (chair: @nisanalici.bsky.social). All the details - and link to book a free place - are below.
** Migration policy in post-Brexit Europe: convergences and divergences ** - 11/04/2025 - University of #Derby
Speakers include: Cecilia Gialdini, @alessiodangelo.bsky.social, Marco Palillo (chair: @nisanalici.bsky.social)
For info and to book a place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
Speakers include: Cecilia Gialdini, @alessiodangelo.bsky.social, Marco Palillo (chair: @nisanalici.bsky.social)
For info and to book a place:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/migration-...
April 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
If you are in #Derby this Friday, don't miss this special #CASSPPR event on " #Migration policy in post-Brexit Europe", featuring presentations by C. Gialdini, @alessiodangelo.bsky.social and M. Palillo (chair: @nisanalici.bsky.social). All the details - and link to book a free place - are below.