Environmental Justice

Scholars across the university are leading research with global and local partners to explore a diverse range of concerns including:

Climate and ecological breakdown
Renewable energy
Environmental political theory and ethics
Environmental planning and urban environments
Food security
Sustainable water

A variety of research groups, networks and projects have been established to tackle urgent environmental concerns. These include: the Anthropocene Research Group; the Environmental Humanities Initiative; the Global Challenges Academy; the Global Urban Research Unit; the North East Coastal Community Resilience project; the Centres of Research Excellence (NUCoREs) on Climate and Environmental Resilience, Cities, and Energy; and the Global Challenges Research Fund hubs on Living Deltas, and Water Security and Sustainable Development.

Building on this inspiring work, the Institute for Social Sciences aims to bring scholars and practitioners together to make links and promote further interdisciplinary dialogue. Through a series of events and competitions, the Institute will specifically promote connection around the theme of Environmental Justice. Centering the question of ‘justice’ this theme encourages deepened interdisciplinary conversation on some of the following issues:

Intersections between environmental issues and other forms of justice, such as in relation to race, health, experience of space, energy, and education
Colonial dimensions of ecological crises such as climate breakdown, and greater collaboration with global South scholars and activists
Collective action and social movements for environmental justice, beyond ‘top-down’ governance and privatised consumption patterns
Arts and Humanities perspectives on environmental justice.

If your work speaks to the theme of Environmental Justice, please keep an eye on our upcoming events and get in touch with Jen Bagelman