📣New article on emotional labour in German civil society amid polarisation. Albrecht, Prytula & Engel show how actors in diversity work cope with rising right-wing threats: by building fighting spirit, retreating into the “bubble,” and carrying others’ fear & pain.
Congratulation to Eva Zemandl, Richard Machin, and Charles Walker on this timely analysis of food bank use ➡️ doi.org/10.1332/1759...
Attending #ECSWR2026? Make sure to catch the keynote from @vasilio.bsky.social, editor-in-chief of the Critical and Radical Social Work journal. Come over to the Policy Press stand to learn more! @ESWRA1
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ECSWR is here! Between all the keynotes and conversations, pop over to the Policy Press stand to find out about our brilliant journals: European Social Work Research and Critical and Radical Social Work #ECSWR2026
Secular nationalism in Turkey: mapping of a reactionary ideological domain
Author: Cenk Saraçoğlu
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Don’t miss today’s special FAR event: Personal relationships in challenging times: The role of family sociology
📚 Today at 11:00 - 12:30 - Room 4.204
Including editors from Families, Relationships and Societies journal.
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We must focus above all on structural solutions to hunger and food insecurity. This article by Richard Machin of @nottinghamtrentuni.bsky.social (also one of our trustees), reports on recent research & promotes the idea of opportunity pathways.
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Journal of Poverty and Social Justice • vol XX • no XX • 1–8 • © Authors 2026 Print ISSN 1759-8273 • Online ISSN 1759-8281 • https://doi.org/10.1332/17598273Y2026D000000060 Accepted for publication 16 February 2026 • First published online 19 March 2026 policy and practice An analysis of repeat food bank use and development of an ‘opportunity pathways’ framework Richard Machin , richard.machin@ntu.ac.uk Eva Zemandl , eva.zemandl@ntu.ac.uk Charles Walker, charles.walker2022@my.ntu.ac.uk Nottingham Trent University, UK
"the complex, sometimes chaotic lives of guests. Isolation was highlighted, often accompanied by low levels of social capital. More-than-food services were viewed by some food bank managers as an attempt to mitigate the gaps in provision ... by statutory services."
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Have you read the latest Evidence & Policy blog?
'Fighting misinformation in education: what works, what doesn’t, and what we still need to learn' by M Gopalan & F Lopez:
evidenceandpolicy.home.blog/2026/03/18/f...
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Really glad to see this article with @mbgoransson.bsky.social and @pauloshea.bsky.social published in the Global Social Challenges Journal. The article presents a systematic review and analysis of how SVT covered the use of face masks in 2020. 1/ bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/gsc/view/jou...
Vol 17 Iss 1 of Voluntary Sector Review is out now! This issue includes research on digital volunteering, increasing volunteer participation, ethical leadership and more bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journal...
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The latest issue of Justice, Power and Resistance has now published! Vol 9, Issue 1 examines how power operates through bodies, institutions, technologies, and narratives. Explore the issue here⬇️
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New publication: ‘Zine-ing’ research otherwise: care, joy, and creative co-design with racially marginalised communities from @markwong.bsky.social , Dr Ankita Mishra, and Aunam Quyoum.
@uofgussp.bsky.social @glasgow.ac.uk
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'Far-right mother organisations and their crusade against public education'
The latest from the Evidence & Policy Blog, by Danfeng Soto-Vigil Koon et al.:
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I am happy to see my new paper titled 'Absenteeism, or resistance of last resort: workers’ defence strategies to work intensification and managerial responses in the automotive industry' out in Work in the Global Economy!
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Community solidarity, adaptive capacity and collaboration: a realist review of how the third sector adapts and responds to crisis
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Call for Special Issue Proposals!
Deadline extended to: 15 March
The Editors welcome proposals for Special Issues of 6-8 original research articles on a shared theme.
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Sharing some reflections on teaching MSc Gerontology and MSc Global Ageing and Policy (DL) @cra-soton.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social #Gerontology #Ageing #Masters #Education @bupjournals.bsky.social @britishgerontology.bsky.social
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New Publications Alert! 🤩
Check out these three papers recently published out of the #AgingInData project. All of them highlight the need to deconstruct ageist biases when conducting research on digital behaviour 👴 👩🦳 🤳 ⚖️
Longitudinal and Life Course Studies (LLCS), the journal of @sllshome.bsky.social and published by @bupjournals.bsky.social, invites applications for the role of Section Editor, Health and Population Sciences.
Closing date: 30th April.
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New 'early view' paper (citing me) in Emotions & Society.
'Notions of professionalism and the organisation of emotions in the German asylum administration before 2015' by Stephanie Schneider.
#emosoc
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📣 Happy to announce that The Analogue Idyll: Disconnection, Detox, and Departure is released today with @brisunipress.bsky.social @bupjournals.bsky.social! You can read the open access intro here: bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook/b...
Call for Special Issue Proposals!
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The Editors welcome proposals for Special Issues of 6-8 original research articles on a shared theme.
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Call for Special Issue Proposals!
The Editors welcome proposals for Special Issues comprising 6-8 original research articles on a shared theme.
Deadline: 28 Feb
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🌟 Explore our latest Editors' Choice Collections! Read all articles for free for a limited time. Congrats to all featured authors! 👏 bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/page/Editors...
This paper reframes later-life 'privacy apathy' as a form of 'digital resignation,' which is used by corporations to legitimize mass data collection.
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@gallisv.bsky.social, @mireiafa.bsky.social, @sarasuarezg.bsky.social, Alexander Peine