Involved in youth justice and after some afternoon reading? Dr Ali Wigzell and our colleague @clcpaterson.bsky.social have just published a paper on Progressive desistance practice in youth justice! Read it here: hmiprobation.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/document/pro...

Hope you all enjoyed the Bank Holiday Weekend! We are back with an article discussing the social value of the Combined Cadet Forces in the UK and its impact on building confidence, character, and resilience in young people! Read more here: www.northampton.ac.uk/news/value-f...

Some lovely Thursday reading in a lovely open access article! Published today in Children Youth Services Review, Claire, Michael, Ecem, and Megan discuss effective mental health support for young people in care using Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Systems Theory www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Five years on from the pandemic, although questions remain on its full economic and societal impact, social enterprises thrived In an article hosted on SEUK, Richard and Claire talk about the importance of social enterprises’ hybridity and community engagement shorturl.at/yradU

Start your week with some lovely light reading in our latest open access publication! Michael, Richard, and Claire have recently published in Theory and Society on the construction of "institutional fiefdoms" within a strategic action field. Link below! link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Looking for some lunchtime reading? Richard and Claire have recently published an open-access article in Nonprofit Management & Leadership! This article looks at the role of hybridity in ensuring social enterprise resilience during COVID-19 #academicsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Delighted to share that both Ecem and Richard from ISII have successful secured British Council funding for a project focused on training the next generation of teachers in both the UK and Turkey! Follow the link for more information! pure.northampton.ac.uk/en/projects/...

We were delighted to host visitors from Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS at the University of Northampton. We discussed opportunities for collaborative research and look forward to developing our partnership in the future! #Socialimpact #SDGs #Researchsky #academicsky #impact

As we return to the office we want to wish everyone a Happy New Year from all of us at ISII!

[Open Access] Our team has recently published a new article on the benefits of using the arts and creating new cultural artifacts to promote intergenerational dialogue within a peacebuilding context! Available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #academicsky #polsky #artsresearch

ISII’s British Council funded Gender Equality Partnership held a policy roundtable at Binus University in Malang, Indonesia. The event brought together female entrepreneurs and key support organisations, to discuss the challenges facing women in starting their own businesses #academicsky

Does the Westernisation of the international third sector keep you up at night? We recently published a paper on the 'cosmopolitan' tension between 'mobile elites' and 'locked in nationals' in Poland and Vietnam Open access as always! #academicsky #polsky onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Start your weekend the right way by sharing your first published paper! For Michael it was working Richard on community-led social innovation in Vietnam, open access link below ⬇️ www.emerald.com/insight/cont... #academicsky

Our research leader, Claire, is attending the NAYJ 2024 Annual Seminar today at Manchester Hall to hear about future direction in youth justice. Check out the NAYJ open-access book that explores these areas #NAYJ #ChildFirst #Crimsky #Academicsky bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollbook-o...

Last week Jennifer appeared at the Participation, People, and Power in Data and AI conference at @liverpooluni.bsky.social presenting the "PROBable" Futures project to attendees and our development of an experimental oversight committee for AI, which engages the community #AIsky #Academicsky

Yesterday, we were with local heritage groups workshopping theories of change! From helping local communities to tell their stories, giving students hands-on opportunities to explore the counties history, to giving our artists a platform, our heritage seems to be in good hands! #academicsky

Finding new ways to engage with underrepresented students means thinking creatively. Sometimes, though, institutional limitations can restrict that creativity. Michael and Ecem looked at how formality and accountability affect educational outreach. #academicsky www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Interested in how ethical review can be applied to responsible #AI in #Policing? Collaborating with Northumbria University and the University of Glasgow, ISII looked at the role of the community, communication, and the effectiveness of review. pure.northampton.ac.uk/ws/portalfil...

In a recent publication, Claire, Ecem, Emma, and Richard showcased how the development of social and emotional skills can translate into tangible and powerful change for young people. #youthjustice #academia www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...