Electronic copies of Faculty of Social Sciences books. http://hdl.handle.net/1893/24085 2026-09-26T10:29:49Z 2026-09-26T10:29:49Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37152 2025-09-23T03:52:25Z 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Abolition Science Fiction Editor(s): Crockett Thomas, Phil Abstract: Abolition Science Fiction (2022) is a free collection of sci fi short stories written by activists and scholars involved in prison abolition and transformative justice in the UK, edited by Phil Crockett Thomas. The stories are not all explicitly about prison abolition, but all of them explore the underlying question of how we can live well together, tackling complex topics like violence, revenge, responsibility, care, and community. As such they can help us imagine a future where we respond to harm without exclusion and punishment, illustrating Ruth Wilson Gilmore’s contention that ‘abolition requires that we change one thing: everything.’ Alongside the stories are extracts from discussions from the workshops where we wrote and shared the stories. There are also creative writing exercises and discussion prompts, included to help readers explore ideas about abolition and transformative justice in creative ways. The book is aimed both at those curious about abolition and at seasoned activists who want to explore abolition through creative writing. You can read more about the project at https://abolitionscifi.org

2022-01-01T00:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37141 2025-06-25T00:01:11Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Beyond the Game Editor(s): Crockett Thomas, Phil Abstract: A collection of creative writing by current and former athletes on retirement, edited by Phil Crockett Thomas. Developed as part of Crafting the Future: Exploring the Power of Creative Writing in Pre-retirement Preparation for Athletes, a research project led by Phil Crockett Thomas and Hee Jung Hong, supported by a Stirling Crucible New Collaboration Grant from the University of Stirling (2023-24).

2024-01-01T00:00:00Z Rummery, Kirstein http://hdl.handle.net/1893/37100 2025-05-31T00:05:25Z 2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Care Poverty and Unmet Needs: Inequalities in Theory and Practice Author(s): Rummery, Kirstein Editor(s): Kröger, Teppo; Brimblecombe, Nicola; Rodrigues, Ricardo; Rummery, Kirstein Abstract: This chapter places the theory of care poverty in the context of other theories of care and provides an overview of the conflicts inherent in these theories, including the idea of ‘social citizenship’ – the right to access resources to meet needs, in this case care needs. Ideas about care poverty are used to offer a theoretical way of synthesising previous conflicting theories of care, testing this against kinship versus formal care provision. The chapter concludes that the concept of care poverty enables us to talk about the need for care as a social right, to reframe our thinking away from vulnerabilities and needs and towards a more emancipatory approach to care provision. As well as ontological power, the concept also has political power. The care poverty theory needs to be empirically tested and there is work to be done in comparative social policy to examine the ideas, institutions and actors that exacerbate and alleviate care poverty.

2025-01-01T00:00:00Z Burnett, Cathy Adams, Gill Gillen, Julia Thompson, Terrie Lynn Čermáková, Anna Ben Shannon, David Shetty, Parinita http://hdl.handle.net/1893/36668 2025-03-18T01:02:01Z 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z

Title: Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education: Interrogating How Teachers Encounter Research in An Age of Evidence-Based Teaching Author(s): Burnett, Cathy; Adams, Gill; Gillen, Julia; Thompson, Terrie Lynn; Čermáková, Anna; Ben Shannon, David; Shetty, Parinita Abstract: This book delves into the intriguing question of why certain types of literacy research gain more traction than others in educational settings. It draws upon findings from Research Mobilities in Primary Literacy Education, an innovative and interdisciplinary study conducted in England and supported by the Economic and Social Research Council [ES/W000571/1]. The study investigated the types of literacy research that reach teachers, the ways in which human and non-human actors mobilise research ad the transformation of research as it circulates. The book argues that, for teachers to foster genuinely inclusive literacy classrooms, they need to be equipped to draw on understandings associated with a variety of theoretical perspectives and research traditions. It further explores the dynamics of research dissemination and the factors that influence the uptake and application of research findings in educational contexts. This work is an original and groundbreaking contribution to debates about the scope and focus of literacy education, the role of evidence-based teaching and approaches to professional learning. This book is of vital interest to scholars, researchers and students with interests in Literacy Education, Professional Development and the Ethics of Research. It challenges conventional wisdom, provokes thoughtful discussion and inspires readers to rethink the role and value of research in shaping literacy education that is inclusive, effective and meaningful.

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