Very glad to share this critical reflection from our own @nasarmeer.bsky.social; out now with @politicshome.bsky.social.
Out now by our own @susan-batchelor.bsky.social and Caitlin Gormley, ‘Reframing repeat violence: A critical life-course perspective’, British Journal of Criminology.
Open access: academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
About 250m from my childhood home. Still fascinated by the design. 😊
When violence unfolds across multiple relationships and contexts, incident-based systems struggle to recognise how harms accumulate.
New article: ‘Reframing Repeat Violence: A Critical Life-Course Perspective’, British Journal of Criminology.
Open access:
academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
The article develops a qualitative typology highlighting different configurations of repeat violence, including:
• unsettled lives
• mutual violence
• intermittent victimisation
Open access:
academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
Our analysis shifts attention away from linear life-course trajectories towards the relational conditions through which harm is produced, recognised and sustained over time.
Open access:
academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
Rather than treating repeat violence as incident frequency or individual risk, we analyse it as a cumulative, relational process shaped by inequality and institutional response.
Open access:
academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
The research also highlights the role of institutions - including how misrecognition and marginalisation shape access to safety and support.
Open access:
academic.oup.com/bjc/article/...
🖊 BLOG: As a Commissioner in the Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission 🏴, I've written a blog on 'What we learn from listening to people who have been through our Justice system.' Lived experience helped to inform our report.
🔗 Guest blog
@sacroscotland.bsky.social
www.sacro.org.uk/post/what-we...
📣 The first of our two performances at Capital Theatres, Studio Theatre has sold out!
Edinburgh, just over a week until we see you! 🌉
www.capitaltheatres.com/shows/a-gian...
#theatre #livemusic #edinburgh #scotland #gig
Had fun writing this… and the sequel, more of which later. 😉
We are very pleased to let you know that the latest entry in the Sociological & Cultural Studies blog series has just been published. In 'Away From the Faeries' @fergusmcneill.bsky.social asks what an old Scottish folktale might have to tell us about the meaning of rehabilitation. Please share.
Cover of The Lancet:
@thelancet.com
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
What a brilliant opening night for A Giant on the Bridge.
Hear what our audience members had to say. 🧡
We’re touring across Scotland until the end of March: www.ktproducing.co.uk/giant
#livemusic #theatre #scotland #gig #scottishtheatre
📣 Opening night for A Giant on the Bridge
Acoustic songwriting, bold storytelling, Scottish hip-hop and more. Here’s a small taste of what to expect.
👉 Two nights in Glasgow only: 25-26 Feb
cottiers.com/event/a-gian...
#livemusic #glasgow #theatre #gig #scottishtheatre
Here’s a sneak peek of the track ‘Everything’s Spherical’ written by Matthew & Jo Mango. 👀
Performed by:
Louis Abbott
Jo Mango
Dave Hook
Jill O’Sullivan
Kim Grant
#livemusic #gig #theatre #scottishtheatre #musicvideo
🎶 We sat down with Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow) to find out more about the different types of music you can experience in A Giant on the Bridge.
Two days to go - Cottiers, Glasgow
cottiers.com/event/a-gian...
#livemusic #gig #theatre #scotland #glasgow
📣 In just one week, A Giant on the Bridge tour kicks off at Cottiers, Glasgow.
Director Liam Hurley walks us through the space where we’ll be transforming it into something really magical. ✨
Glasgow, book your tickets: cottiers.com/event/a-gian...
#livemusic #gig #theatre #glasgow #scotland
New research from the @glasgow.ac.uk explores how recent UK Supreme Court rulings are reshaping the limits of devolved law-making in Scotland and beyond, and what this means for parliamentary powers and cooperation.
Read more on the #SocSciHub: tinyurl.com/yj4fz7my
First day of rehearsals and we’re off.☺️
The A Giant on the Bridge team were back in the studio today, bringing the show to life ahead of our tour opening next week at Cottiers, Glasgow.
#livemusic #gig #theatre #scotland
We caught up with one of our performers, Jill O’Sullivan as they prepare to take A Giant on the Bridge out on the road this month. 🎸
Opening at Cottiers, Glasgow Feb 25th 2026
Browse our full Scottish tour dates: www.ktproducing.co.uk/giant
#theatre #livemusic #gig #scotland
STV News story on our independent Sentencing & Penal Policy Commission report to reduce the prison population and change Scottish Justice.
It's heartening to see First Minister @johnswinney.bsky.social call our work "well considered and thoughtful"
#Sentencing #Criminology
youtu.be/nyC1gwUwWAA?...
Every year in Scotland 10,000 people return home from prison to an uncertain future 🌉
A Giant on the Bridge fuses acoustic songs, Scottish hip-hop and powerful storytelling.
Touring Glasgow | St Andrews | Ullapool | Aberdeen | Inverness | Ayr | Greenock | Edinburgh | Stirling | Birnam | Skye
📣 In less than a month we’ll be out on the road bringing A Giant on the Bridge to audiences across Scotland.
🗓️ Have you got your tickets yet?
#livemusic #scotland #gig #theatre #scottishtheatre
We're absolutely delighted to share the news that our dear colleague Prof. Bridget Fowler is this year's recipient of the @britsoci.bsky.social Distinguished Service Award. The very definition of a worthy winner...
☺️ Two years ago at Edinburgh Fringe, audiences shared why A Giant on the Bridge stayed with them.
Book now and experience it for yourself live across Scotland next month! 🎶
www.ktproducing.co.uk/giant
#Theatre #Gig #Scotland #LiveMusic #ScottishTheatre
Spotted around Glasgow! 👀
We’ll be sharing some behind the scenes of A Giant on the Bridge in the coming weeks as we start preparing to head out on the road. 🚘
Browse your nearest venue: www.ktproducing.co.uk/giant
Design by Paul Stapleton
#LiveMusic #Theatre #Scotland #Gig #ScottishTheatre
Help out if you can…?
US government rn
Dear everything I could have been
Gone before you could ever be
So grown but so far from complete
Who do I dare to let you see?
I don’t know you, you don’t know me
I don’t know me…🌫️
A Giant on the Bridge tours Feb 25 - Mar 21 2026
#Theatre #Gig #Scotland #LiveMusic #ScottishTheatre
