Abstract Advances in Internet Technologies (ITs) and online social networks have made
more benefits to humanity. At the same time, the dark side of this growth/benefit has led to …

This article argues for a definition of online hate speech as a contextualised speech act that
is part of a social process of alienation. It suggests that hate speech comes in degrees, is …

Social injustices, structural and personal crises as well as intensifying stress on some
citizens seem increasing preoccupations in contemporary society and social policy. In this …

Having gone through 30 years of development, the new edition of this highly-regarded
classic is the most trusted companion for understanding and promoting the potential for …

Over the last forty years, the field of disability studies has emerged from the political activism
of disabled people. In this challenging review of the field, leading disability academic and …

This article suggests that the concepts of vulnerability and 'difference'should be focal points
of hate crime scholarship if the values at the heart of the hate crime movement are not to be …

Disabled people are routinely assumed to lack the capabilities and capacities to embody
and experience sexuality and desire, as well as the agency to love and be loved by others …

This Handbook is the first to explore the emergent field of 'placemaking'in terms of the recent
research, teaching and learning, and practice agenda for the next few years. Offering …

In recent years, disability studies has been driven by a model of disability which focuses on
the social and economic oppression of disabled people. Although an important …

This article engages with emerging debates in law and feminist philosophy around the
concept of vulnerability. Central to this is the call to re-imagine and re-frame vulnerability as …