This summer, QUT School of Justice unit Environmental Crime and Climate Change (JSB255) featured the inaugural Environmental Justice Writing Prize. The prize was awarded for the best submissions received for the final assessment in the unit (a 2,000-word case study on a problem in Environmental Justice). Four students…
Publication: Governments love to talk about ‘shared responsibility’ in a disaster – but does anyone know what it means?
QUT Centre for Justice members Associate Professor Rowena Maguire, Professor Amanda Kennedy, Annastasia Bousgas, Associate Professor Bridget Lewis and Centre Director Professor Melissa Bull address this question in their recently published article in The Conversation. In light of the recent devastating floods in Queensland and New South Wales,…
OUT NOW: How to academia: a School of Justice podcast series
QUT School of Justice is proud to present How to academia: a School of Justice Podcast Series. How to academia lets you into the minds and experiences of staff and students of QUT School of Justice. We talk research, crime, current issues, and how to deal with…
Welcome new Editorial Board Members – Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Editorial Board
The International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy Editorial team are very pleased to welcome ten new members to the International Editorial Board this month: Dr Maria Laura Bhöm, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany Professor Mary Bosworth, Oxford University, United Kingdom Dr Louise Brangan, University of…
Publication: Can a martini stop Putin? How consumers and investors are imposing DIY sanctions on Russia
QUT Centre for Justice member Dr Erin O’Brien, and QUT PhD candidate Justine Coneybeer have published an article in The Conversation about their research into political activism and participation, and how individuals use their consumer and investor power to respond to Russia’s actions. You can read the full…
QUT C4J and QCOSS: “In Conversation” Series
QUT Centre for Justice is pleased to be partnering with QCOSS (Queensland Council of Social Service) to provide an ‘In Conversation’ series around mutual key policy areas. 16 March 2022 1.00pm – 2.00pm Under Treasurer Leon Allen We will unpack the Queensland Government’s budget process, including how our…
PhD Scholarship Opportunity – Protest politics in the marketplace: investigating ethical consumerism and shareholder activism
About the scholarship This PhD scholarship is part of an Australian Research Council Discovery Early Career Researcher Award (DECRA) project investigating the role of non-government organisations (NGOs) in mobilising ethical consumerism and shareholder activism. Through a world-first study of Australia’s anti-slavery advocacy network, this project aims to develop…
IWD Publication: Young feminist leadership is the future of peacebuilding
QUT Centre for Justice member, Dr Helen Berents has co-authored an article with young women peacebuilders, Erika Yague, and Shadi Rouhshahbaz for The Lowy Institute The Interpreter Series, to commemorate International Women’s Day. The article titled, “Young feminist leadership is the future of peacebuilding” discusses how intergenerational feminist…
UN Commission on the Status of Women – NGO Sessions
QUT Centre for Justice member, Professor Kerry Carrington will present at the 66th UN Commission on the Status of Women – NGO Sessions. Topic CSW66 Parallel Event: Feminist Approaches to Justice: Women, Disasters and Climate Change: The Research Speaks Sponsored…
Event: International Women’s Day
Moreton Bay Regional Libraries are running a Women’s Day Event on Tuesday 8 March 2022. This year’s theme calls on us to imagine a gender–equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that is diverse, equitable, and inclusive. Join us as we celebrate inspiring…