Environment and Sustainability
Carolyn Snell and Lucie Middlemiss, authors of 'Just Climate Futures', argue that while Net Zero policies are vital for tackling climate change, they must be shaped around everyday realities and social inequalities to ensure they enhance rather than diminish people’s lives.…Read more
Rikke Sigmer Nielsen explores how eco-guilt and eco-shame, though emotionally complex and sometimes exploited, can drive meaningful personal and collective action when grounded in genuine concern and paired with a call for systemic change…Read more
In this episode, George Miller talks to Heather Browning and Walter Veit about the ethics of captivity, the challenges of balancing animal welfare with the need for public engagement, and the potential for zoos to drive meaningful conservation efforts. We also get to hear about Walter’s recent memorable encounter with Frank the feisty king penguin.…Read more
Sarrah Kassem, author of 'Work and Alienation in the Platform Economy', reveals how Amazon’s holiday success depends on overworked employees, fueling global labor efforts like Make Amazon Pay.…Read more
Thea Cook, Senior Journals Marketing Executive, reflects on our first year with the Africa Charter, which Bristol University Press joined in 2023 to advance fairer global research.…Read more
Anitra Nelson and Ralph Horne warn that endless growth is unsustainable, advocating for degrowth through reduced overconsumption, reformed food systems, and post-growth economics to advance social justice.…Read more
On Transforming Society, Stefan Zylinski considers the neocolonial dynamics that continue to exist in flows of investment from capitalist elites to the Global South for climate mitigation measures.…Read more
Check out our curated list of must-read open access books and articles across the social sciences for your summer reading. …Read more
If the way we eat now is bad for our health, bad for animal welfare and bad for the planet, is veganism the answer? Catherine Oliver and George Miller discuss in our latest podcast.…Read more
Ragnhild Sollund and Martine Lie discuss the protection of endangered animals offered by conventions such as CITES and the Bern Convention and ask if it's purely symbolic.…Read more