2022
Our 2022 content archive
Articles
23 May 2022
Ensuring a just future for coal mining communities in Australia
As the inevitable shift away from fossil fuels occurs, communities on the frontline must not be left behind. We hear from Dr Robert MacNeil on the barriers to achieving a just transition and our post-coal future in Australia.
20 May 2022
Striking from school for the climate
In recent years, school strikers demanding climate justice have challenged the education system. Researchers Dr Blanche Verlie and Alicia Flynn consider activism as a form of learning, and the implications of the climate crisis on schooling.
13 May 2022
Expanding environmental justice through a lens of political philosophy
How can the concepts of political theorists Michel Foucault and Hannah Arendt be applied to critical environmental justice? Here, 2022 Honours Fellow Ailish Ryan discusses her research into how philosophical notions of self-care and freedom can inform interpersonal, localised environmentalism.
29 April 2022
The role of environmental human rights in the Warragamba Dam wall raising proposal
How does access to information around environmental decision-making impact communities? We hear from 2022 Honours Fellow Olivia Mulligan about her research into public participation in the Warragamba Dam Wall Raising Proposal.
28 April 2022
We need to talk about Australia鈥檚 鈥榰nnatural鈥� disasters
Viewing human-induced climate disasters such as the recent Australian floods as 鈥楿nNatural鈥� is necessary to demand greater government accountability, writes Professor Rosemary Lyster.
21 April 2022
European romanticism and colonial environmental violence
2022 Honours Fellow Vivienne Goodes talks to SEI about the parallels between the rise of ecological consciousness in Europe and colonial destruction of Indigenous environments and cultures.
13 April 2022
Knowledge integration and aesthetic experience in the climate crisis
We sit down with Michael Stratford Hutch, SEI鈥檚 inaugural Iain McCalman Honours Fellow, to hear about their Honours research on the 鈥減raxial rift鈥� between knowledge and action in response to the climate crisis.
11 April 2022
Action today for tomorrow series: without a root, a tree cannot stand
As part of SEI鈥檚 Action Today for Tomorrow Series, Togolese activist Kaossara Sani advocates for global unity in securing climate justice for all.
05 April 2022
Introducing SEI鈥檚 Communities on the Frontline series
Weaving together several SEI research projects, this new series hears from communities at the centre of Australia鈥檚 shifting energy landscape.
29 March 2022
Kin and connectivity: thinking with Deborah Bird Rose
SEI Deputy Director Thom van Dooren reflects upon the legacy and impact of anthropologist Deborah Bird Rose with the release of a new edited collection.