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In this episode of the Transforming Society Podcast, Helen Davis, Commissioning Editor for Law at Bristol University Press, speaks to Joshua Rozenberg about his new book.

They speak about the role of judges in society and how the book helps to demystify the law. Ultimately they come back to the key question that's also the title of the book, are judges enemies of the people?

Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/enemies-of-the-people

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Fran Amery, Senior Lecturer in Politics at the University of Bath talks about her book, 'Beyond Pro-Life and Pro-Choice: The Changing Politics of Abortion in Britain'. Fran addresses the questions we need to ask around abortion provision in Britain, and shows that it's much more complicated than a simple distinction between pro-life and pro-choice.

Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/beyond-pro-life-and-pro-choice

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Malcolm Payne talks with Jess Miles about his new book, How To Use Social Work Theory in Practice which shows students and newly qualified practitioners how to work with the main theories and practice techniques and pinpoint their strengths and limitations.

Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/how-to-use-social-work-theory-in-practice

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In this episode Jess Miles speaks, via Skype, to Mary Holmes and Åsa Wettergren, co-editors of the Emotions and Society journal. They talk about how the journal came about and the importance of the sociology of emotions to our understanding of society.

Find out more about the journal: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/journals/emotions-and-society

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In this episode of the Transforming Society podcast we speak to Sam Wren-Lewis, author of 'The Happiness Problem: Expecting Better in an Uncertain World'.

In his book, Sam argues that the way we're thinking about happiness in modern societies is wrong. We're not seeing the bigger picture because we're so focused on control and distracted by our to-do lists.

It's time to stop going to war with reality and accept and understand our vulnerability. Talking through examples of capitalism, climate change, social inequality and democratic disagreement we uncover ways in which we may be able to make real, progressive social change.

Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-happiness-problem

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Zoe Young, author of 'Women's Work: How Mothers Manage Flexible Working in Careers and Family Life', speaks to Jess Miles about work-life balance being an unattainable dream and how choice is an illusion for professional mothers.

They discuss how policy and organisation change can make flexible working arrangements 'work' for women and families, and for society more broadly.

Find out more about the book: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/womens-work-1

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Based on the book, Life in the Debt Trap, this mini series of podcasts looks at what the day-to-day struggle is like for families in problem debt and how debt can bring people to dark places from which it's hard to escape.

This episode explores Amara's story, her dreams, and how fragile these are when you're childhood is overshadowed by debt.

Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/life-in-the-debt-trap

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Based on the book, Life in the Debt Trap, this mini series of podcasts looks at what the day-to-day struggle is like for families in problem debt and how debt can bring people to dark places from which it's hard to escape.

This is Alex's story, which is about debt, and loss, and the way in which life can spiral out of control.

Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/life-in-the-debt-trap

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Based on the book, Life in the Debt Trap, this mini-series of podcasts looks at what life is like for families stuck in problem debt, why they fall into debt and why it's hard to escape.

This story is Stella's, about debt and isolation, and the impact that debt has across the whole family.

Find out more about the book: https://policy.bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/life-in-the-debt-trap

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