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Sociology and Social Policy

Access open access research  in sociology and social policy, which aims to explore issues of social justice, explore society's challenges, influence social policy and reflect our society.

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Russian Pendulum

Alena Ledeneva,

01 April 2026

open access
Postdigital Intimacies

Adrienne Evans, Jamie Hakim, Jessica Ringrose, Amy Shields Dobson, Shaka McGlotten,

16 March 2026

open access
The Chronopolitics of Life

Nolwenn Bühler, Nils Graber, Victoria Boydell, Cinzia Greco,

01 December 2025

open access
Evaluating Anti-Trafficking Interventions

Ella Cockbain, Aiden Sidebottom, Sheldon X. Zhang,

18 November 2025

open access
The Anatomy of Right-Wing Populism

Jan Kubik, Richard C. M. Mole,

14 October 2025

open access
The Babushka Phenomenon

Anna Shadrina,

01 October 2025

open access
Playing the Archive

Andrew Burn, John Potter, Kate Cowan, Julia Bishop,

10 April 2025

open access
Precarious Motherhood

Rachel Benchekroun,

11 March 2025

The image displays the cover of the book ‘Revisiting Childhood Resilience Through Marginalised and Displaced Voices: Perspectives from the Past and Present’, authored by Wendy Sims-Schouten. The cover features a blurred background with dark tones and light streaks, with a translucent silhouette of an outstretched hand reaching towards the viewer. The title is in white text, and the UCL Press logo is at the bottom. open access
Revisiting Childhood Resilience Through Marginalised and Displaced Voices

Wendy Sims-Schouten,

11 February 2025

open access
Polish Cities of Migration

Anne White,

18 November 2024

The image displays the cover of the book ‘Caring is Sharing? Couples Navigating Parenthood’, authored by Katherine Twamley. The cover features a teal background with illustrations of couples performing various parenting and household tasks, arranged like puzzle pieces. The title is in white and yellow text, and the UCL Press logo is at the bottom. open access
Caring is Sharing?

Katherine Twamley,

06 November 2024

open access
Early Childhood in the Anglosphere

Peter Moss, Linda Mitchell,

09 May 2024

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