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Mar 2022
39m 2s

Interview with Dr. Guilia Zampini

MATTHEW WILKIN
About this episode
In this episode, Matthew talks to Dr Guilia Zampini. Giulia is a researcher and a senior lecturer in criminology at the University of Greenwich. Since joining Greenwich, Giulia has continued to develop her work on the relationship between evidence and morality in the domains of drug and prostitution policy. Giulia’s commitment to social justice has inspired her to take leadership of projects with people who are marginalised or excluded from education and policy debates. These include her teaching work inspired by the Inside Out Prison Exchange Programme, and the participatory action research project People and Dancefloors.

You can follow Guilia on Twitter - @GFZampini

View her website - http://peopleanddancefloors.com/

And watch her film - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnpjkPec9SM
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