Just Stop Oil: how mediation between climate activists and police could help with escalating protests

Mike Makin-Waite reflects on how civic mediation practices may help to de-escalate protest scenarios.
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Mike Makin-Waite reflects on how civic mediation practices may help to de-escalate protest scenarios.
Jill Gibbon has visited many international arms fairs disguised as a consultant. There she learned that in the global arms trade, only the needs of the customer truly count.
Perhaps the best way to understand the reasons why people embark on these journeys is to put yourself in their shoes.
What we can learn from squatters, climate protestors and desert hippies.
Former ISRF Fellow Craig Jones presents his new book, The War Lawyers. In this groundbreaking study, Jones explores how important law and war lawyers have become in the conduct of contemporary warfare, and how it is understood.
Former ISRF Fellow Kimberley Brownlee presents her new book, Being Sure of Each Other. In this landmark work, Brownlee champions our fundamental––but largely neglected––human right against social deprivation.
Distinguished Professor Christopher Newfield will be joining the ISRF as Director of Research in July 2020.
Former ISRF Fellow Joy White presents her new book, Terraformed. Part ethnography, part memoir, Terraformed contextualises the history of Newham and considers how young Black lives are affected by racism, neoliberalism and austerity.
How does an artist engage with the uneasy churning of materiality, visuality, culture, and finance? Salvaging scraps from its excesses and reassembling them is one way….