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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Social Infrastructure in Context. International online symposium by the Social Infrastructure Research Group. Speakers: B. De Carli (Sheffield), J. Penny (UCL) and D. Ay (Bern), with intro by @alessiodangelo.bsky.social Follow the link for info and to book: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/social-inf...

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Social Infrastructure in Context

Understandings, experiences, and approaches. International online symposium by the Social Infrastructure Research Group (SIRGd)

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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

For the occasion we also updated our official webpage. Check the link below for an overview of our areas of research and expertise, and keep watching this space for more regular updates on events, publications and research activities. www.derby.ac.uk/research/the...

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Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy, Practice and Research

The Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy, Practice and Research (CASSPPR) researches real-world issues to work towards the improvement of society by informing policy, shaping practice, and leadi...

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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

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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

However, the police often don’t open a crime report on this, AND it can take up to two years for people to go from potential trafficking victim status to confirmed victim status. This is often way later than victims’ court cases (for crimes committed while/as a consequence of being trafficked.

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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

In Ukraine, boys are being taken for the Russian army, used to dig the graves of those killed in combat #MSHT

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CASSPPR @cassppr.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Organ harvesting is rarely prosecuted in the UK but it does happen

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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

…this misrepresentation is problematic in court, when juries don’t understand the realities of human trafficking and exploitation

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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

The event was co-organised by #CASSPPR and Social Life. This was part of our #Staveley Social Infrastructure programme, commissioned by #Chesterfield Borough Council. The research team is led by @alessiodangelo.bsky.social, with @nisanalici.bsky.social, Emily Bathie and Daniel Milestone-Mapplebeck.

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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 · 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

It was an opportunity to showcase research and local initiatives, to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the refugee sector in Derby/shire and to explore ways to enhance collaborations across sectors - including with some very hands-on mapping workshops (by @alessiodangelo.bsky.social)

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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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