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A not-for-profit scholarly press based at the University of Bristol. Home of Policy Press. Publishing on the global social challenges. bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/linktr…

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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
"But with #AI powering wars, arms trade and unsustainable economic growth, the future may well depend on citizens’ willingness to disrupt its normalisation. The question is: will the tech giants tolerate it?" Markus Holdo ow.ly/ohLf50ZTrmF
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Can AI tolerate a disruptive democracy? - Transforming Society
Markus Holdo, author of 'The Responsibility to Disrupt', argues that AI’s threat to democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue is here! ✨ We are delighted to bring you our Spring/Summer 2027 catalogue, featuring all forthcoming Bristol University Press and Policy Press titles. The Journals Catalogue is also available on our website. ow.ly/8MUs50ZTTIi
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
.Prof Jo Delahunty KC in discussion with Piers Pressdee KC at the prestigious Treasurer's Lecture at Middle Temple, bringing 'We Set the Bar' to this important audience. Jo's passion and commitment to creating a broader and more diverse bar continue to inspire. 📖 ow.ly/7I4F50ZTQN1
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
How to publish: Story Exchange, 3:30 pm to 4 pm Learn more about academic publishing with Bristol University Press. We'll answer questions about the publishing process - from book proposals to cover design and publication. ow.ly/ioZG50ZQBUl
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Join us for the launch of Indefensible: How Lawyers Failed to Stop the Post Office Scandal. Author John Hyde will discuss the legal, ethical and human lessons from one of the UK's greatest miscarriages of justice. Register here (8 Oct, 5 PM - Cardiff): ow.ly/xGmB50ZlZbz
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Read our latest article, where Markus Holdo argues that #AI’s threat to #Democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning. www.transformingsociety.co.uk/2026/…
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Can AI tolerate a disruptive democracy? - Transforming Society
Markus Holdo, author of 'The Responsibility to Disrupt', argues that AI’s threat to democracy is its intolerance of thinking and questioning.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
What is money—and could we imagine life without it? 💰 Join Ryan Davey, author of 'The Personal Life of Debt', Laleh Khalili & Julio César Linares for MØN€Y, launching 'After the Lecture', a new show exploring debt, finance & more. Ibraaz 🎟️29 Oct, 6 PM: ow.ly/PI7V50ZOmoN
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After the Lecture: MØN€Y | Ibraaz
Laleh Khalili, Ryan Davey, and Julio César Linares
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard University | Oct 1 | 12:15 pm: ow.ly/HCFG50ZSefE
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Home - Creative Value Chains
Copyright and Beyond for a Better Value Distribution
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Available open access this month. 🔓 From how we experience time and alternative economic futures to inclusive education and more, explore the titles published open access this September. #Inclusion #Education #Capitalism #OpenAccess #OABooks ow.ly/mjFv50ZT21u
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Emilia Y Belknap @emiliabelknap.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Really pleased that my article, “Beyond ‘Yes’ men and ‘No’ women,” has been selected for the European Journal of Politics and Gender Editors’ Choice Collection! @ejpgjournal.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social It’s also free to read until 31 October! doi.org/10.1332/2515...
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Beyond ‘Yes’ men and ‘No’ women: gendered political attitudes, risk and constitutional change in Scotland
What explains gendered differences in attitudes towards constitutional change? Focusing on Scottish independence, this article examines how voters interpret the risks and possibilities of constitution...
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brendan b. coke @brendancoke14.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Bristol University Press. A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession Oct 1 | 12:15 pm:
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Andy Radford @andyradford.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Huge thanks to #AmyMorris-Drake & @profstevesimpson.bsky.social for writing such wonderful supporting statements. Also, to #JoGildersleve & #HannahGrist from @biltonline.bsky.social for help with the application. @bristolbiosci.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Stuart Elden @stuartelden.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
John Preston, Apocalypse Capitalism: Economic Visions after Nuclear War - @brisunipress.bsky.social, September 2026 (print and open access) bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/apocalypse-c...
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Apocalypse Capitalism
Apocalypse Capitalism - Economic Visions After Nuclear War; Available open access digitally under CC-BY licence. What happens to capitalism after nuclear war? This book uncovers how UK and US planners...
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Dan @d-j-frost.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
I just finished reading Graham Harrison's The Internet Left (@brisunipress.bsky.social, bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/the-internet...), which is quite different in approach and scope, but similarly emphasises capacities to 'generate political argument as if politics mattered to people'
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The Internet Left
The Internet Left - Ideology in the Age of Social Media; This book defines what political social media is and then takes a morphological approach to investigate political ideologies and reveal the way...
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The #PostOfficeScandal is a stain on the British justice system. This book dives into how legal professionals failed in their duties, silenced the truth and even turned against the victims, including accounts from victims who were advised to enter guilty pleas. John Hyde ow.ly/luHF50ZKnZr
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Bestselling books 📚🌟 Over the last 30 years, we have published almost 3,000 books, from specialist monographs to broad interest trade books. How many of them have you read? #BristolUniversityPress #BestsellingBooks #SocialSciences ow.ly/1h9P50ZSF7w
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Did you know that the University of Bristol has its own press? Visit our stand at the TQEC on 10 Oct and learn more about publishing with Bristol University Press, which is based in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. ow.ly/uUri50ZQBzu
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#AI could transform our lives in profound ways, but who gets to shape that future, and how do we manage the risks? These books explore AI’s possibilities and pressing questions, and what its future could hold. 🌟30% off with code BUP30 until Sept 30🌟 bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/bup-ho…
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Welcome to the launch of the podcast series with therapists, social justice activists, trade unionists and progressive tech campaigners about the uberization of care. #UberTherapy @survivingwork.bsky.social ow.ly/fvTz50ZSeCP
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
As #LabourPartyConference continues, our latest article explores the priorities that could be at the heart of #AndyBurnham’s programme of renewal. #AcademicsStandAgainstPoverty Academics Stand Against Poverty 📖 Read on Transforming Society: ow.ly/hpzh50ZQS5i
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Burnham’s opportunity to renew Labour’s antipoverty agenda - Transforming Society
ASAP UK urges Andy Burnham to make tackling poverty a central priority through stronger social security, child-poverty action, decent wages, social housing and treating poverty as a health issue.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
A Conversation with Yaniv Benhamou, author of 'Creative Value Chains,' on Copyright and Creative Industries in the Digital Era. Yaniv examines this problem across music, video games, and the visual arts. Harvard Law School Center on the Legal Profession Oct 1 | 12:15 pm: ow.ly/HCFG50ZSefE
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Home - Creative Value Chains
Copyright and Beyond for a Better Value Distribution
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LSE Review of Books @lsereviewofbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
NEW: Debt and the Future of Workers by @ggouzoulis.bsky.social @qmul.bsky.social @brisunipress.bsky.social examines how household debt forms an essential part of the capitalist exploitation process. Read the review by Photis Lysandrou 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...
Book cover titled Debt and the Future of Workers — Financialization as Exploitation in the 21st Century by Giorgos Gouzoulis, depicting bundled US dollar bills on a blue spiked mousetrap against a red background to symbolize debt as a trap for workers.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Following the #LabourPartyConference? 🌹 Why not deepen your knowledge of key issues, including unequal access to food and healthcare, environmental injustice, political division and more. #AndyBurnham #UKPolitics #LabourParty The Labour Party ow.ly/OZmq50ZQUj8
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
In the age of #Parasocial media, scrolling is more common than posting. The content we encounter is largely shaped by #Algorithms and optimised for engagement. This shift shows the need for a new model of digital literacy centred on #Lurkers. ow.ly/VJYC50ZRuXK
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Practitioner Briefing: Why should we teach lurker literacies in the parasocial media age? - Transforming Society
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Heading to #LabourPartyConference? Start the conversation with our new book, ‘How to Use Evidence to End Homelessness’. #AndyBurnham contributes Chapter 17, sharing insights into Manchester’s approach to tackling homelessness. The Labour Party Read #OpenAccess: ow.ly/aHl450ZQRTG
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The Global Social Challenges Development Fund is celebrating its first year. Visit our stand at the TQEC on 9 Oct and discover more. All Bristol University Press books will be 50% off for alumni at the event. ow.ly/H5vx50ZQCnS
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Unfortunately, since 2021, #PresidentTrump has preferred to make market-moving announcements on a digital platform owned by him, his family and his business insiders: #TruthSocial. ow.ly/pkJs50ZQabX
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Trump is selling a 50-millisecond head start on Truth Social: Democracy could pay the price - Transforming Society
Reed Van Schenck, author of 'The Reactionary Web', argues that Truth Social’s paid Truth API gives wealthy traders advance access to Trump’s market-moving announcements, highlighting how the commodification of information can undermine economic fairness and democracy.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how #Lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting. ow.ly/7Vk950ZRuTB
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Practitioner Briefing: Why should we teach lurker literacies in the parasocial media age? - Transforming Society
In this practitioner briefing, Gina Sipley, author of 'Just Here for the Comments', examines how lurking is an active form of digital literacy shaped by algorithms, with significant social and economic impacts despite involving little or no public posting.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Did you know that the University of Bristol has its own university press? Visit our stand at the TQEC on 10 October and learn more about publishing with Bristol University Press, which is based in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. ow.ly/9PcY50ZQBr3
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
The #LabourPartyConference returns to Liverpool from 27–30 September, bringing speeches, debates and discussion on the issues shaping politics today. Browse our Politics and International Relations titles: ow.ly/rFkG50ZQRK1
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We're flying the flag! 🌐 SDG Flag Day is a global awareness campaign that encourages institutions, businesses, schools, and communities to raise the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) flag each year. #TogetherForTheSDGs #SDGs #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #SDGFlagDay
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From the conference floor to the bookshelf. 📚 As the #LabourPartyConference comes to Liverpool, explore books that examine the ideas, institutions, and debates shaping politics. 25% off all books when you sign up for our mailing list: ow.ly/vC3w50ZQS3Y
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Politics And International Relations - All
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
What tensions lie at the heart of #AndyBurnham’s devolution agenda? Ed Bridges explores what greater devolution within England could mean for the UK as a whole, including its relationship with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. #LabourPartyConference #LabourParty ow.ly/ViTe50ZQS8U
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The supreme contradiction at the heart of Burnham’s devolutionism - Transforming Society
Ed Bridges discusses how Andy Burnham's devolution agenda could face a major test if it expands powers within England while resisting greater devolution for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
How to publish: Story Exchange, 3:30 pm to 4 pm. Learn more about academic publishing with Bristol University Press. We'll answer questions about the publishing process - from book proposals to cover design and publication. ow.ly/ioZG50ZQBUl
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Beyond the headlines that #AI will ‘kill us all’ in the next decade, the #Anthropic report outlines a range of examples of state and private individuals weaponising large language models like #Claude to violate human rights. ow.ly/FZ6a50ZPGIS
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Faster, not wiser: The rise and risks of military AI - Transforming Society
Luke Moffett, author of 'Algorithms of War', discusses how the growing use of AI on the battlefield is reshaping the way life-and-death decisions are made, risking dehumanising civilians by reducing them to data points.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Join author Will Snell to explore the issues raised in his new book, 'The Fair Necessities'. Unsustainable levels of inequality have contributed to a broken economy & volatile politics. But a fairer society is within reach. 🎟️Bristol | Nov 11, 6:30 PM. ow.ly/76pI50ZQTy2
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The Fair Necessities: Why We Need a Fairer Britain & How to Make It Happen
Join us at the Bristol Rooms, with author Will Snell, to explore the issues raised in his recently published book, 'The Fair Necessities'.
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Rikki Dean @rikkidean.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
To spread the word about the release of my book, @brisunipress.bsky.social are offering 50% off the paperback, making it a very reasonable £15. I have 20 discount codes to DM to the first people to share this post. Or read open access at: bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/democracy-pa...
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The book cover consists of a dark blue square panel in the top half with the title of the book, “Democracy, Participation and Public Administration: A Systems Approach” in white text, and the author name, “Rikki Dean” in white text. The dark blue panel is semi-transparent and overlaid onto the Kandinsky painting “A Delicate Tension”, which fills the entire cover. In the bottom right corner is the Bristol University Press Logo, a capital B in a black circle.

The description of the text reads, “The democratic state is unravelling. Authoritarians exploit its deficits to disguise attacks on democracy as democratic renewal, while Silicon Valley searches for ways to replace public service with private technology. Countering these threats to democratic governance requires thinking administratively about democracy and democratically about administration.

This book develops a novel democratic systems theory that puts public administration at the heart of democracy. The new approach is then applied to the project of democratic innovation, exploring the potential of public participation and digital technologies to democratise the administrative state. It is essential reading for defending democracy in an age of resurgent authoritarianism, providing both theoretical innovation and practical pathways towards a more democratic future.”

Adding the testomonials exceeds the maximum length of the alt text box, but they can be machine read on the book website: https://bristoluniversitypress.co.uk/democracy-participation-and-public-administration.

The details of the launch offer, are “50% off paperback price for first 20 reposters. Or read online / download open access”
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Ioana Cerasella Chis @cerasellachis.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
To learn about other books featured on ISEE's & SLSA's websites & consider joining the Society or Association, visit ISEE: www.isecoeco.org/publications... & www.isecoeco.org/membership/ SLSA: www.slsa.ac.uk/publications... & www.slsa.ac.uk/membership @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Recent Books - The International Society for Ecological Economics
Are you looking for some recommended reading about ecological economics. Here is our list which is always being developed and updated.
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survivingwork.bsky.social @survivingwork.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The first submission to the MuchBetter.Help Library is a series of podcasts Stories of UberTherapy, available free to listen www.muchbetter.help @brisunipress.bsky.social @workerinfox.bsky.social @healingjusticeldn.bsky.social @dairinstitute.bsky.social @datasociety.bsky.social @nuhw.org
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Charkin to its Business Advisory Board. The Business Advisory Board combines independent expertise with University representation to advise the press as it grows and evolves. Find out more: ow.ly/i9Se50ZQG4O
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Did you know that the University of Bristol has its own university press? Visit our stand at the TQEC on 10 October and learn more about publishing with Bristol University Press, which is based in the University of Bristol's Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences. ow.ly/o7pp50ZQBj1
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Join Mats Alvesson in conversation with Martin Parker as they discuss the new book, 'Return to Judgement' and make the case for greater autonomy, critical thinking and professional judgement. 📅 1 Oct, 6–8 PM | 📍Sloane Robinson Building, Bristol ow.ly/nYTM50ZLa87
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Mats Alvesson in conversation with Martin Parker
Join Professor Mats Alvesson for an evening in conversation with Professor Martin Parker, exploring his latest book, Return to Judgement
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
'Indefensible' by John Hyde out now, examines the devastating Post Office scandal and how lawyers failed to stop it. Victims faced wrongful convictions, imprisonment, bankruptcy, homelessness and family breakdown, with at least seven people dying by suicide. ow.ly/5LT850ZKlhk
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Inside the Post Office compensation scandal: Victims still face injustice - Transforming Society
John Hyde, author of 'Indefensible', argues that despite promises of fair compensation, victims of the Post Office scandal have faced a slow, adversarial claims process that prolongs their suffering, largely driven by the organisation’s own approach rather than just its lawyers.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
How can we work together to build a food bank free future? Join us for the launch of 'A Taste for Change', a new book by Heather Buckingham that sets out a practical vision and roadmap for a food bank–free future. #FoodBanks 🎟️Wed, 14 Oct, 6:30 PM: ow.ly/r6rA50ZMwc4
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
#AI could transform our lives in profound ways, but who gets to shape that future, and how do we manage the risks? These books explore AI’s possibilities and pressing questions, and what its future could hold. 🌟30% off with code BUP30 until September 30th.🌟 ow.ly/v1LP50ZQeFZ
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Reed Van Schenck, author of 'The Reactionary Web', argues that #TruthSocial’s paid Truth API gives wealthy traders advance access to #Trump’s market-moving announcements, highlighting how the commodification of information can undermine economic fairness and democracy. ow.ly/gjWo50ZQa94
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Trump is selling a 50-millisecond head start on Truth Social: Democracy could pay the price - Transforming Society
Reed Van Schenck, author of 'The Reactionary Web', argues that Truth Social’s paid Truth API gives wealthy traders advance access to Trump’s market-moving announcements, highlighting how the commodification of information can undermine economic fairness and democracy.
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LSE Inequalities @lseinequalities.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Why do inequalities persist, and what would it take to build a fairer Britain? Join us for a discussion of The Fair Necessities book with Will Snell, CEO of @fairnessfdn.bsky.social, @profkepickett.bsky.social & @aaronreeves.bsky.social. 📅 14 October 2026 buff.ly/XHvOvGC
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The fair necessities | How to build a more equal Britain
Britain faces deep inequality and a fractured social contract. Join academics, policy experts and civil society leaders to discuss practical pathways to a fairer future.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Luke Moffett, author of 'Algorithms of War', discusses how the growing use of #AI on the battlefield is reshaping the way life-and-death decisions are made, risking dehumanising civilians by reducing them to data points. ow.ly/TYhG50ZPGFo
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Faster, not wiser: The rise and risks of military AI - Transforming Society
Luke Moffett, author of 'Algorithms of War', discusses how the growing use of AI on the battlefield is reshaping the way life-and-death decisions are made, risking dehumanising civilians by reducing them to data points.
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Today is the #InternationalDayOfPeace. 🕊️ This year’s theme is 'Invest in Peace - For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day'. We believe investing in peace through sustained research is the best way of building a lasting peace from the ground up. Browse our website: ow.ly/txLT50ZOgCQ
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Bristol University Press @brisunipress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Book launch - Creative Value Chains. 📚 This book advocates rethinking copyright and contracts through a lens of distributive justice to ensure equitable compensation for all stakeholders in the creative process. Thurs, 24 Sept | 6:30 PM: ow.ly/gh8H50ZNmvG
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