Peter Redman teaches in the Sociology discipline at the Open University. He is currently Director of Teaching for Sociology, Social Policy and Criminology and the ‘qualification lead’ for R46 BA (Hons) Criminology and Sociology. Peter is co-editor of the Palgrave book series ‘Studies in the Psychosocial’ and, until recently, convened the British Sociological Association’s ‘Sociology, Psychoanalysis and the Psychosocial’ study group.