The Sociology Show (Matthew Wilkin)

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr.Marcia Morgan who is best known for her book; Black Women Prison Employees, The Intersectionality of Gender and Race

In this episode, Matthew interviews Kim Constable, an A-level sociology better known as the Hectic teacher on how she became a Sociology teacher and her immense collection of varied resources.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Sue Palmer, the author of Upstart, 21st century boys, 21st century girls and of course, Toxic childhood.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Prof Louise Archer (Karl Mannheim Professor of Sociology of Education at the University College London Institute of Education) on her research into education and inequality.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Duncan Hall who is subject lead for Sociology and Politics at Tutor2U, a company that provide resources and run conferences for Sociology students up and down the country.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Lisa McKenzie from the London School of Economics on the issue of social class and inequality. Lisa is best known for her book Getting By: Estates, Class and Culture in Austerity Britain.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts who are the authors of Boys Don't Try?: Rethinking Masculinity in Schools to discuss some of the reasons behind why boys are underachieving in certain aspects of education.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Professor Cecile Wright from The University of Nottingham, Cecile was the first black female professor in the East Midlands and is best known for her work on ethnicity and inequality in education. Here she talks about her own upbringing and some of the main challenges that black pupils can face in a British education system.

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Li Xueshi from the Chinese University of Hong Kong to discuss the Sociology of food. Dr. Li explains about cultural differences, food production and the importance of food consumption.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Ben Hewitson from the 'allsociology:take 1' podcast about his background in research, teaching and his take on the current situation regarding Covid19 and how this could be applied sosociological theories.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Carolyn Jackson from Lancaster university about her classic lads and ladettes research and then her most recent publication entitled; Lad Culture in HE: Sexism, Sexual Harassment and Violence.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sam Friedman from LSE about his book 'The Class Ceiling: Why it pays to be privileged'. Sam explains his research into social mobility, the closed nature of certain professions and the myth of meritocracy.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Alison Phipps from the University of Sussex about her new book 'Me not you: The trouble with mainstream Feminism'.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Mike Ward from Swansea University. In the first part the discussion looks at Mike's work on masculinity. In part 2 Mike discusses his current unfunded research 'CoronaDiaries' as featured on the BBC - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-52229919#

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Finn Mackay from UWE Bristol about her book entitled 'Radical Feminism: Feminist activism in movement'. Finn explains the 4 main components of Radical Feminism and some of the misconceptions about the movement too,

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Mike Savage from LSE about his work in the field of social Class. Mike discusses the Great British class survey, his book 'Social class in the 21st Century' and also his 7 tier social class hierarchy scale.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ashley Morgan from the Cardiff school of Art and Design about the Sociology of fashion, why men do not wear skirts and why most of men's fashion is so dull and boring!

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Jenny Thatcher from The University of East London. In part one Jenny explains her dislike of school leading to an unexpected route into Sociology and academia. In part 2 Jenny discusses her ethnographic research at a bridal store and her current research in a London pub.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Les Back from Goldsmiths University. Les discusses his book 'The changing face of football - racism, identity and multi-culture in the English game' and his experiences of writing about race and racism as a white academic.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Fergus McNeil who is a Professor of Criminology and Social Work at the University of Glasgow. Fergus discusses many of his ideas from his book: Pervasive Punishment: Making Sense of Mass Supervision.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Drew Dalton, a senior lecturer from the University of Sunderland about issues surrounding sexuality. Drew outlines the research and work he does with LGBT+ individuals including his work looking at LGBT Muslims in the UK.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor of Sociology at Manchester University, author and former Guardian columnist; Gary Younge. In part 1 Gary talks about his background and three of his well known books, in part 2 the discussion moves on to #Blacklivesmatter and the current climate surrounding this.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Rosie Hodsdon from the University of Sunderland about her PHD work on pornography. Rosie's research interests include sex work, BDSM and other aspects of gender, sexuality and the laws surrounding pornography content.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Tariq Modood from the University of Bristol. In this first part, Tariq discusses his upbringing, moving to Britain, his early education and his journey into Sociology. Tariq also describes his literacy influences in both Philosophy and Sociology.

In this episode, Matthew continues his discussion with Tariq Madood, this time about Tariq's own research into Multi-culturalism and secularism. Tariq explains how true, effective multi-culturalism works and why there are often misconceptions regarding its effectiveness in Britain.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Diane Reay from Cambridge University about her book 'Miseducation - Inequality, Education and the Working classes'. Diane explains her own upbringing and route into Sociology and then describes the many failings and shortcomings of the English education system for the working classes and under-privileged.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Tess Bartlett from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. Dr. Bartlett's work looks at a range of issues such as fathers, families, imprisonment, identity and masculinities. She explains about many of the issues men face in prison in regards to lack of support they receive as fathers or classes to aid their fatherhood skills.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sian Lewis, an associate lecturer of Criminology and Sociology at The University of Roehampton. Sian explains about her ethnographic research into the issue of sexual harassment on the London underground and the experiences that many females face on their journeys and daily commutes.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ian Cushing from Brunel University about the issue of language. Ian is a lecturer in education and focuses on the ideas of language policy, language in schools, young people's language and whether language policing is simply another form of discrimination.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aliya Hamid Rao who is an assistant Professor of Sociology at Singapore management university. Aliya talks about her new book 'Crunch time; how married couples confront unemployment' and how the treatment of unemployment differs compared to whether it is the male or female has that faces the predicament.

In this BONUS episode, Matthew talks to Alex Buckley about the campaign to get Sociology on the syllabus at all schools. Alex explains how Sociology could and should be incorporated into the national curriculum for years 7-9. You can also read more about this here - http://www.sociologyonthesyllabus.org/

In this episode, Matthew interviews Dr. Mark Doidge from The University of Brighton about football fans, fan culture and ultras. Mark discusses a range of issues surrounding the game such as politics, racism, sexism, community work and inclusivity as well as his own ethnographic research on fan culture in Europe.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Steven Roberts from Monash University in Melbourne about youths and masculinity. Steven explains his interest in youth cultures and how the parameters of youth age brackets continue to shift as well as describing the experiences of working class male youths and how those experiences are changing. Steven also discusses his new textbook 'Youth Sociology' written with Alan France, Julia Coffey and Cathy Waite.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Grace Robinson from The university of Leeds and the Director of Black Box Research and Consultancy Ltd. Grace talks about her research into child criminal exploitation within the world of class A drugs and how youths are used to deliver and supply the drugs across county lines.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sheila Quaid from The University of Sunderland about her research on the family and child free women. Sheila has conducted interviews with a variety of women who do not have children with a diversity and variety of reasons as to why that is the case from those who have never wanted to children to those that wish they could.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ryan Scoats from Coventry University about his research on threesomes. Ryan explains all about his methodology, sample and findings from his book 'Understanding threesomes: Sex, gender and consensual non-monogamy'.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Angela McRobbie from Goldsmiths University about her early research from the Mid 70s to the late 80s including studies on magazines for girls, female subcultures, women and music/fashion and the issue of moral panics. This podcast forms the first half of a two part interview.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Anna Tarrant from The University of Lincoln on her work around parenting and fatherhood. Anna explains in detail about her qualitative methodologies and some of the experiences of fathers/grandfathers and their relationship with parenting.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Lucy Neville from the University of Leicester on her book "Girls who like boys who like boys'. Lucy explains her methodologies and findings from interviewing women who enjoy watching male on male pornography. Please note that this episodes has some explicit themes.

In this short bonus episode, Matthew talks to Professor Steve Bruce from the University of Aberdeen about secularisation. This interview was recorded back in 2007 and has just been found on an old hard drive collecting dust!

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Poonam Madar about her research on the lived experiences of black British males particularly in the London area. Poonam explains the findings from her interviews with the men on the topics of education, employment and the media.

In this short episode, Matthew provides an update on what is happening with the podcast and also explains the upcoming guests for the next few weeks.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about her qualitative research into the lives of ageing punk women. Laura explains what the punk scene means to those women who were part of the scene in their youth but remain connected to the scene as they get older too.

Are you studying Sociology for the first time? Do you want to know a little bit more about what Sociology is, what you will study and what you can do with a Sociology qualification? In this episode, Matthew talks to fellow teacher Ben Hewitson about some of the common questions students have when studying the subject for the first time.

You can help fund the show here - https://www.gofundme.com/manage/the-sociology-show

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Aaron Winter who is a senior lecturer in criminology and criminal justice at The University of East London. Aaron's work focusses on right wing extremism, terrorism, racism, anti-semitism and islamophobia.

Are you about to start answering exam style questions for Sociology? Do you have an essay to write and you're not sure how to start it, structure it and what to include? In this episode, Matthew talks to Kate Flatley who is both a teacher and an examiner of Sociology about how you should set out your answers and put your essays together.

You can help fund the show here - https://www.gofundme.com/manage/the-sociology-show

In this episode, Matthew talks through 15 films influential and inspirational films for Sociology whether you are a student, teacher or just intrigued! Each film will have a brief synopsis, the year it was released, a rating score from IMDB and which topics it would be useful for.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Claire Sedgwick from the University of Nottingham about her book; Feminist Media: From the second wave to the digital age. Claire also talks about her current research on stand up comedy and the sociological issues which arise from the scene.

In this episode, Matthew defines 18 key terms that you need to know for studying Sociology from norms, values and roles to anticipatory socialisation, sanctions and social construction. These terms are the basic terms that Sociologists use all the time in their writing and theories. Enjoy.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alison Lamont from The University of Roehampton about her research on the 2008 earthquake in Sichuan, China. Alison's work looks at the impact on the family unit following the tragedy and how such incidents were reported by the Chinese media.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Circe Newbold who is an A-level Sociology teacher and examiner for a major exam board about the topic of Positivism and Interpretivism. The discussion looks at the ways the two disciplines view society and the different methods they adopt when conducting their research.

In this short episode, I ask for your questions. You can ask anything about Sociology no matter how simple or complex you think the question is. Please send your questions to thesociologyshowpodcast@gmail.com

In this episode, Matthew talks to the Social Gerontologist - Dr. Robin Hadley. Rob's research focuses on male childlessness and ageing and here he explains his own personal experiences of being an older childless man along with the findings of his research on a topic that is pretty much neglected within the field of Sociology.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Lousie Owusu-Kwarteng who is an associate professor of Sociology at the university of Greenwich. Louise talks about her research on ethnicity and education, the experiences of West African students, intra-racial tensions and her current research on black identity and music.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Laura Way about Functionalism- what it is, where it originated and who are the most important theorists within the discipline. Terms such as Positivism, consensus, meritocracy and anomie are all discussed here.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nick Stevenson from the University of Nottingham all about Marxism. Nick explains about the communist manifesto, the alienation of work, the system of capitalism and the different branches of Marxism.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Alicia Walker on her research around intimate relationships and infidelity. In part one Alicia discusses her book;The Secret Life of the Cheating Wife: Power, Pragmatism, and Pleasure in Women's Infidelity. In part 2 she discusses her latest book; Chasing Masculinity: Men, Validation, and Infidelity.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Claire Sedgwick all about Feminism. Claire discusses the different waves of Feminism, the branches of Feminism, the key areas of focus and gives some top tips of key Feminist writers to read about in more detail.

In this episode, Matthew talks to cultural sociologist, theorist and methodologist - Dr. Monique Charles. Monique talks about her research into the UK Grime scene and her study - ‘Hallowed be thy Grime? : A musicological and sociological genealogy of Grime music and its relation to black Atlantic religious discourse.’

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nathan Kerrigan all about symbolic interactionism. Nathan explains the ideas of Weber, Mead, Goffman, Simmel and Becker as well as the key overarching ideas of the discipline and their approach to research.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Caroline Bald. Caroline is MA course lead for Social Work and Human Rights at University of Essex and a registered social worker specialising originally in criminal justice. She is a Professional Doctorate in Social Care Education student researching 'Wellbeing discourse, understanding and implications in Social Work Education

In this short episode, Matthew asks which guests you would like to hear from and also what else would you like covered in the student specials?

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Nicola Harding from Lancaster University. In part 1 Nicola discusses her long and winding route into the world of Sociology. In part 2 she outlines her wide variety of research in particular her work on women and punishment.

In this episode. Matthew talks to Drew Dalton from The university of Sunderland all about Post-modernism. Drew explains the difference between modernity, liquid modernity and post-modernity as well as explaining ideas from the likes of Bauman, Foucault and Baudrillard.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Sam Baars who is Director of Research and Operations at The Centre for Education & Youth, he is also the creator of the Worthing Museum Podcast. Sam's research interests are in young people, area-based inequalities, social science impact and local economic development.

In this student special, Matthew talks to Sociology and Politics teacher Emma Aston about the difference between left and right wing thinking. Emma explains where the terms originate from, the basic principles and then how they would differ on their attitudes towards the family, education, religion and crime.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Teresa Crew about her book 'Higher Education and Working-Class Academics: Precarity and Diversity in Academia'. Teresa talks about her journey into the world of sociology, her inspirations and what she feels a working class academic can bring to the classroom.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Julia Martinez-Arino all about religion. Julia discusses her work on the process of apostasy from the Catholic church and how this impacts ideas around culture. Julia also then explains the provisions that prisons and hospitals often have to make in regard to religious diversity and the requirements of individuals.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor of Sociology and African-American studies at Columbia University - Sudhir Venkatesh. Sudhir explains his famous book 'Gang leader for a day' in terms of how he came to study the Black Kings gang on the Robert Taylor homes estates, his ethnographic methodology and his overall conclusions and findings from the ground-breaking research.

You can download a student worksheet to accompany the podcast here - file:///X:/SociologyHSC/Sociology/A%20Level%20Sociology/Unit%201A%20-%20Socialisation,%20culture%20and%20identity/Topic%208%20-%20Ethnicity/MatthewEthnicity/VenkGROPDF.pdf

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Ashley Morgan about international men's day. Ashley talks about the purpose of the movement, the key issues behind it and why it is an important issue for everyone in society.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Ben Hewitson from the allsociology:take 1 podcast about research methods. Ben explains the difference between primary and secondary research, qualitative and quantitative data and those all important terms - Validity, Reliability and Representativeness.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Laura Bentley about her research on working class women in higher education. Laura is a Research Fellow in the Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology at The University of Birmingham. Laura's work seeks to examine and demonstrate how inequalities are established and reproduced through policies and practices in education, employment and wider societal structures, and works to eradicate these.

In this episode, we continue understanding research methods and look at PETs - The practical, ethical and theoretical issues that sociologists must consider before and during their research. This also covers some key studies that help to understand the issues of PETs.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Claire Markham - a Lecturer in Sociology & Criminology. Claire talks about her work on rural pubs and rural communities, what the local pub can mean to a village, how pubs have to adapt to a changing market and the impacts of pub closures to the rural communities.

In this episode, Matthew talks through four studies that use a quantitative method. One study uses a postal questionnaire, another relies on police statistics, one uses the American census and one uses a survey given to school children. If you are looking for more studies to refer to in your essays then this should be of use to you.

In this episode, Matthew talks through four studies that use a qualitative method. One study uses content analysis and interviews, another relies on a case study, one uses participant observation and one uses unstructured interviews. If you are looking for more studies to refer to in your essays then this should be of use to you.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Letisha Brown - an Assistant Professor of Sociology at Virginia Tech. She is an affiliate of the Africana Studies. Letisha's research primarily adopts a black feminist approach to examine representations of black females in sport and black girlhoods, her work also examines the lived experiences of food and eating among college-educated adults.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Alex Blower about his research on widening access to higher education. Alex talks about his qualitative research into this important issue and takes a particular focus on the issue of white, working class boys.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr. Kate Stewart from Nottingham Trent university and Dr. Matthew Cole from the Open University about their research on veganism. They discuss their own route into the topic and their personal journey into veganism, the impact of primary socialisation on children and food and also why the vegan movement has seen an upsurge in recent years.

In this episode, Matthew talks to 4 Sociology students about their experiences of learning online for Sociology under the current lockdown restrictions. Rosie, Juno, Bailey and Kitty outline some of the difficulties and benefits of working from home as well as their honest feedback into the type of lessons which are more or less beneficial to keep them motivated and engaged.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Ali Meghji - A Lecturer in Social Inequalities at Magdelene College, University of Cambridge. In part 1 Ali talks about his publication: 'Black middle class Britannia: identities, repertoires, cultural consumption, racism, resistance and social change'. In part 2 Ali talks about his 2020 publication: 'Decolonizing Sociology' and reflects on the importance of how the subject is both taught and learnt by individuals.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Drew Dalton from the University of Sunderland about what you can expect from studying a Sociology degree. Drew explains some of the different pathways and routes you can take and what modules you can expect to study within them. Drew discusses the classic BSC Sociology route, the gender and inequality route, the social policy route and also the research and practice route.

In this episode, Matthew conducts the second part of his interview with Professor Angela McRobbie, this time focusing on her work from the late 80s all the way up to the present day. Angela talks about her research such as British Fashion Design: Rag Trade or Image Industry?,
The Aftermath of Feminism: Gender, Culture and Social Change and Feminism and the Politics of 'Resilience'.

If you have yet to listen to Part 1 of the interview you can find this here - https://www.spreaker.com/user/12291241/angela-mcrobbie

In this episode, Matthew talks to Idil Galip about Internet memes. Idil explains the etymology of the term, what constitutes a meme and how and why meme creators use them. The discussion goes on to why memes such as the Bernie Sanders mitten meme and the 4 lads meme become a viral phenomenon.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Bethany Robertson from The University of York about her research on gender identities of women in farming. Bethany discusses how she has interviewed many women working in the farming industry and some of their experiences of this.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the families and household topic on issues such as childhood, family diversity, affairs in marriage and changes in solo living.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Professor Nicola Ingram. Nicola is Professor of Sociology and Education at Manchester Metropolitan University. Her research is focused on young people and social inequalities in education and work. She has published widely on these issues and her recent books include: Working-Class Boys and Educational Success: Teenage Identities, Masculinities and Urban Schooling (Palgrave MacMillan 2018); Educational Choices, Aspirations and Transitions in Europe (Routledge 2018); Higher Education, Social Class and Social Mobility: the Degree Generation (Palgrave MacMillan 2016); and Moving on Up? Unequal Graduate Labour Market Struggles (Bristol University Press, Forthcoming). Nicola is co-founder and co-convenor of the British Sociological Association’s (BSA) Bourdieu Study Group, and co-convenor of the BSA Sociology of Education Study Group. She is on the editorial board of the Sociological Review, Sociology and the British Journal of Sociology of Education.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the Education topic such as ethnicity, Social class, gender, the national curriculum, streaming and the effectiveness of sanctions.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Brian McDonough who is course leader in the Faculty of Sport, Health and Social Sciences at Solent university in Southampton. Brian discusses his new book; Flying Aeroplanes and Other Sociological Tales: An Introduction to Sociology and Research Methods including chapters such as 'The sociologist and the stolen bicycle'.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the Crime and Deviance topic on issues such as masculinity, green crime, ethnicity, cyber crime and increasing female crime.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Richard Driscoll who is a teacher at Shenzhen College of International Education about his experiences of teaching the subject in China for the last seven years. Richard explains how Sociology has gained a very high status amongst the students and also about a recent webinar he delivered linking Sociological issues to the pandemic.

In this episode, Matthew talks through some key studies that are useful for the beliefs and religion topic covering issues such as Scientology, secularisation, spirituality, age and religion and apostasy.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Kate Herrity from the University of Cambridge and Dr Jason Warr from De Montford University about their new book - Sensory Penalties. Sensory Penalties reflects an explosion in explorations of the sensory and disrupts conventional expectations of both form and focus by expanding anthropological practices and craft into the field of criminology and criminological research.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Jasmine Harris - an Associate Professor of Sociology at Ursinus College. Jasmine holds a Ph.D in Sociology from the University of Minnesota, a Masters degree in Public Communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. Dr. Harris’ research, writing, and teaching, focus on the impacts of racism and racial inequality on Black communities and Black people as individuals, particularly when living and working in predominantly white institutional settings. Her examination of academic experiences among DI football and men’s basketball players has appeared in the Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Houston Chronicle, and Philadelphia Inquirer. Her forthcoming book examines the impacts of educational racism on Black women in the U.S.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Sarah McLaughlin about studying Sociology as an adult through an access course. Sarah explains the structure, grading and content of the course and what students can expect. She also talks through some of the challenges of returning to the classroom as an adult especially for those that have spent some time out of education.

In this episode, Matthew talks to the comedian, journalist and political satirist - Andrew Doyle. Andrew is perhaps best known for being the co-creator of the fictional character Jonathan Pie and for being the man behind the Titania McGrath parody account on twitter. In part one Andrew talks about Titania in relation to the culture wars, the social justice movement and wokeism. In the second half of the interview Andrew discusses his new book 'Free speech and why it matters'.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Duncan Exley about his book 'The End of Aspiration?
Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects'. Duncan discusses some of the people he spoke to via semi structured interviews about their experiences of moving up from a working class childhood into a higher social status and some of the challenges they encountered on that journey.

Before we head off for an Easter Break - a very quick update and a call out for your own Sociology podcasts.

In this episode, Matthew talks to Deanna Dadusc, Roxana Pessoa Cavalcanti and Stephen Burrell about the issue of violence against women and girls following the kidnap and murder of Sarah Everard. The discussion focuses on what the murder of Sarah Everard tells us about society already and considers the systemic and structural changes that need to happen in order to tackle this ongoing issue.

You can follow the contributors to this show on twitter too -
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@RoxyCavalcanti
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In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr David Scott from The Open University. David's research interests include the ethical foundations of penal abolitionism; the historical relationship between penal abolitionism and the politics of social justice; and anti-carceral approaches to prisons, punishment and the social harms of state-corporate power. His books include Against Imprisonment , Controversial Issues in Prisons, Why Prison?, The International Handbook of Penal Abolition and his latest book is entitled For Abolition.