December

18 December 2017

EJ series, part 7: challenging the fossil state: ‘environmental justice’ as a strategic discursive bridge

When our politicians refuse to acknowledge the imminent deadlines for change demanded by climate science, what scope is there for researchers to challenge and go beyond deadlocked political institutions? This blog post reflects upon some of the answers provided by researchers presenting at the 2017 Environmental Justice (EJ) Conference. I consider EJ’s conceptual usefulness for integrating tractable political demands into an overarching rights-based discourse.

14 December 2017

EJ Series, part 6: considerations of procedural justice in national adaptation plans

This article is based on a paper presented by Abbie White at the Environmental Justice 2017: Looking Back, Looking Forward Conference, University of Sydney, 6-8 November 2017 and is a part of Abbie’s broader PhD research.

11 December 2017

EJ Series, part 5: climate change, urban heat and ethnically diverse communities

This blog is based on a paper presented by Phil McManus at the Environmental Justice 2017 Conference, University of Sydney, 6-8 November 2017.

11 December 2017

EJ series, part 4: propagules, pumps and briny relations

Susan Reid offers meditations on the material liveliness and relationality of the ocean itself as providing conditions in which alter-imaginaries for governance might emerge. This blog is based on a paper presented at the Environmental Justice 2017: Looking Back, Looking Forward Conference, University of Sydney, 6-8 November 2017.

06 December 2017

EJ Series, part 3: (re)articulating sustainable hydropower: the resistance against Belo Monte

This blog is based on a paper presented by Ed Atkins at the Environmental Justice 2017 Conference, University of Sydney, 6-8 November 2017, and is a part of his broader PhD research.