BSC Hate Crime Network Sophie and Sylvia Lancaster Prize
(Sponsored by Palgrave)
Past Winners
Winner 2024 – Neil Chakraborti and the Leicester Centre for Hate Studies for ‘Revisiting the Harms of Hate’.
Launched in November 2023, ‘Revisiting the Harms of Hate’; is the sequel to the short film ‘Harms of Hate’, released a decade ago. It explores the devastating impact of hate crime, with a specific focus upon members of ‘hard-to-reach’ groups. Four victims from different backgrounds share their experiences of hate and harassment and explore how they have been affected by the events of the last decade. The judges felt that the innovation of the film speaks to how Criminology ought to engage above and beyond more ‘academic’ outputs, the importance of participatory research methods, and finding ways to engage with the wider public. It’s a very hard-hitting and moving film that highlights the devastating impact that hate crime can have. It speaks to academic, practitioner and public audiences, and stands testament to the direction social science research should be moving in, and the ways we can try and effect real world change.
Winner 2023 – Professor Mark Walters for his book “Criminalising Hate: Law as Social Justice Liberalism”.