Sociology and Criminology blog
Micro and Macro harms of Neoliberalism through the lens of violent and structural crime
Day after day, the wider media issue reports on violent crimes, with a heavy focus on knife crime.
‘I didn’t realise it was already Halloween, freak”: Reflections of a Goth immersed in sociological deviance
Everyone has something they identify themselves with, it’s taught at the most basic level of sociology.
Winning Wars: The Myth of Technology
Technology has long played a part in the success and failure of military operations.
Personal Sovereignty, or “He who makes a beast of himself…”
Much has been said recently about sovereignty; if the sloganeering chants that drove a majority of a population to vot...
Myths and Small Margins: Lessons of Command from Operation Barbarossa
When society thinks of key moments in human history, we are often reminded of how so much can be decided by the smalle...
Removing ‘No Outsiders’ school lessons is adding to LGBT people being targets for hate speech and violence
Ben Colliver argues there are ‘serious implications’ for children who are being denied access to the No Outsiders prog...
Introducing the Desecuritising Higher Education Project at Birmingham City University
Looking into Prevent duty
Four deadly planes and their legacy: Iraq 16 years after the invasion
Dr Lily Hamourtziadou and Edwin Knapp look at the legacy of the Iraq war, 16 years after it started.
How you can get into Psychology and Criminology
You may be very happy with your current degree, but would like to see what options are out there to diversify your ski...
The Dark ‘Flâneur’: Re-theorising Serial Murder through the Ultra-Realist Lens
How did a transient physical labourer whom was once noted as an aspiring and promising boxer come to hold the grizzly ...
Raising Awareness of Coercive Control
Amidst the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence, I thought it would be beneficial to reflect on my attend...
Attacking a Giant: The lessons of Pearl Harbour
As many around the world prepare for the annual festivities, it is maybe important to remember another key moment that...
Grenfell Tower Walk
In June 2017 the country’s attention focused on London, as we witnessed one of the UK’s worst disasters: the fire at G...
Sociology - My Three Reasons Why
Why should you consider applying to study at the School of Social Sciences?
The Norwegian response to Breivik is a sign of a “fundamentally civilised nation”
What should be the main purpose of imprisonment? Criminology Lecturer Liam Brolan explores Norway's response to Anders...