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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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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
#Ethics in #SocialPolicy Research: what is it, how has it changed and why does it matter more than ever before? Latest blog by Colin Clark and me to introduce the new Social Policy Association (SPA) Code of Ethics. social-policy.org.uk/news/blog-no...
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Blog: Not Just a Form to Fill In: Why the SPA’s New Code of Ethics Matters for Social Policy Research - Social Policy Association
Professor Colin Clark (University of the West of Scotland) and Professor Alessio D’Angelo (University of Derby) Ethics is not what happens before the research begins. [...]
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
📣 Community and Social Infrastructure Conference - Research Impact as a Transformative Practice🏙️ Join us at the University of #Derby on 22/9 for this first public event of SIRG:D ( #SocialInfrastructure Research Group). For info and booking follow the link. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/conference...
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CONFERENCE COMMUNITY & SOCIAL INFRASTRUCTURES
Community and Social Infrastructures: Research Impact as Transformative Practice. Join us at the University of Derby. Cavendish Campus.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Huge congrats to @drdavidpatton.bsky.social 🎉for being awarded Researcher of the Year / Recovery Advocate at the Deidre Boyd Conference in London! David's work champions lived experience, and has supported 50 authors via New Central Media, redefining who gets to be seen as a knowledge creator.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Congratulations to Prof Nick Blagden and co-authors on this publication - a sensitive and methodologically rigorous piece of research making a genuinely important contribution to understanding intrafamilial offending. Well worth a read for anyone working in forensic/clinical contexts. bit.ly/4xUQeTW
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Join us on May 8th for the launch of "Connecting Solidarities" - An exhibition Celebrating 30 Years of the #Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association. This is part of an AHRC project by Larissa Allwork, Giulia Levi and @alessiodangelo.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting...
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CONNECTING SOLIDARITIES Exhibition Launch
Connecting Solidarities, an exhibition celebrating 30 years of the Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association (DBHCA).
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
We're delighted to celebrate a milestone for one of our colleagues. On Friday, Kirsty Teague successfully passed her viva and is now officially Dr Teague. Completing a doctorate is a huge undertaking and the whole of CASSPPR is very proud. Congratulations Dr Teague - a brilliant achievement!🎉
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
2 years of #CASSPPR and counting! Yesterday we came together for a celebration of the amazingly diverse, impactful and groundbreaking research undertaken by our team - including academic staff and PhD students.
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Last Friday we came together for another inspiring, though-provoking and seriously diverse conference of #IPHIR: the Interdisciplinary Partnership on Health Inequalities and Race. Find out more on iphir.wordpress.com
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
2 years of #CASSPPR and counting! Yesterday we came together for a celebration of the amazingly diverse, impactful and groundbreaking research undertaken by our team - including academic staff and PhD students.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
If there is suspected human trafficking, police must investigate - this can otherwise violate victims’ defence that they’re a victim of trafficking under section 45 of ECHR. And this also means that article 6, right to a fair trial, has also been violated. This resulted in a £65k fine in this case.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Two cases Bernie Gravett worked on:
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
There are about eight bodies that can refer to the NRM. When cases are added, an automatic email is sent to the relevant police force for the reported case.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
A reminder that if consent is fraudulently obtained, it’s not consent. #MSHT
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
…And we’re back. Bernie Gravett, who runs Specialist Policing Consultancy, is just starting a second #ModernSlavery & #HumanTrafficking presentation, this one with a focus for professionals.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Human trafficking is a serious crime and can be a life sentence. However, police try to get the trafficked person to say they’re trafficked which they are unlikely to admit to or even understand. Police need to use all the other evidence available outside of victim testimony. #HumanTrafficking
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Many ways to control kids, not just use of explicit force - conversations in the margins are letting kids overhear discussion about how you have harmed other people for example #HumanTrafficking
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
So many ways that people can be exploited: construction labour, agricultural work, sex work, selling drugs, organ harvesting… #MSHT #HumanTrafficking
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
For #CountyLines, there are a lot of psychological coercion tactics that are employed by the traffickers - victims may look free, but it’s not the case, threats, debt bondage, etc all coerce the victim. #HumanTrafficking
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The means of exploitation or trafficking can be varied, it might not look like trafficking to others #MSHT
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
The Palermo Protocol is not an easy to understand piece of legislation for most people. Bernie explains it more simply here. #MSHT
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Most people’s understanding of #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking is from television and movies. And it’s not accurate…
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Bernie Gravett giving us a potted history of drug trafficking before launching into discussions #MSHT #DerbyUni
Bernie Gravett beginning the seminar on MSHT
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Just about to start the expert seminar, “Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking in the UK Today” with Bernie Gravett. #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #MSHT
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Looking forward to tomorrow's expert seminar with Tracy Bradford, exploring the issue of Modern Slavery & Human Trafficking (MSHT). This is such an important conversation to have as MSHT thrives in silence. #MSHT #ModernSlavery #HumanTrafficking #Criminology #DerbyUni
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
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...
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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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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
"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...
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From Dickens to Derby: Poverty, Power and Compassion Today - PANEL DISCUSSION - Derby Theatre
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
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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Nisan Alıcı @nisanalici.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
📝 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...
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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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Nisan Alıcı @nisanalici.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
📚 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...
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 12/11/2025
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.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
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. 🕊️
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
** 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!
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
🎉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
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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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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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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Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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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Eve Penford @evepea.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
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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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
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.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
*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
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
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. 🌅
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
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.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 21/05/2025
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
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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...
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Derbyshire Refugee Conference 2025
An insightful, in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
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.
Larissa Allwork (PI) and Giulia Levi (Co-I) at the Derby Bosnia Herzegovina Community Association in Derby.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
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...
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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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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
#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...
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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
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Alessio D'Angelo @alessiodangelo.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
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.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
*** 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...
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Derbyshire Refugee Conference 2025
An insightful, in-person event bringing together researchers, organisations, and individuals with lived experience of seeking sanctuary
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
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.
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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 09/04/2025
"Reported sexual crimes against minors". At today's #CASSPPR seminar, @evepea.bsky.social shared emerging findings from her groundbreaking research on data availability, raising key issues about crime data reporting, recording and availability. We look forward to seeing the next steps in this study
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