Insights related to the environment are ever growing. Here you’ll find articles that connect people to planet.
Looking for a resource to help make connections between people, places and things, across global supply chains? Followthethings.com is a resource to keep in your back pocket. A spoof shopping website, Followthethings.com operates with a focus on trade justice activism. In this way, content on the website examines the hidden yet very real social, political, […]
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What are the connections between ‘risk’ and ‘gender’ in interventions related to climate change in Bangladesh’s coastal regions? When it comes to women and climate change, what are the implications of framing women as uniquely ‘vulnerable’? In this article, the author examines climate change adaptation through a particular project in the context of Bangladesh’s coastal
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When it comes to exercise and physical activity, how does air pollution impact health? Being active outdoors through cycling and walking may come with health benefits, but are these benefits washed away thanks to increased exposure to air pollution? In this article, the authors explore just that and also raise important questions along the way.
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How does foreign corporate accountability impact human rights and environmental concerns across global supply chains? In this article, the author’s explore just that. Check out the abstract below, and then click through to the main article to learn more: The politics of supply chain regulations: Towards foreign corporate accountability in the area of human rights
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When it comes to television journalism, how does gender-based bias impact representations of women? If you’re interested in this question, here’s an article you may enjoy. In this study, the authors turn their attention to a specific context in Portugal to reveal how assumptions about gender, as well as language and workplace environment, play into
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How important is energy efficient housing when it comes to working towards net zero carbon targets? In this article, the authors examine different energy service models for improving decarbonisation of housing, and whether any hold potential to be scaled up to help accelerate the path to net zero. They turn to the context of the
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What is the circular economy, and how important are clothing repair practices in the process? What are some key barriers that might impact how individuals engage with their clothing, opting to repair items that need mending, in the first place? In this article, the authors explore clothing repair practices in the context of Canada and
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Social Science Bites is a podcast series worth bookmarking. Hosted by David Edmonds, the podcast series is a feast for the ears, and a nice break away from engaging with academic research through research articles alone. Here, you have academics sharing insights from their research, and in the process the research comes alive. There is
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Can we extend and suspend our understandings of the social worlds around us to imagine something different? How can fashion work as a tool to unlock new imaginaries–away from the current realities of social and environmental exploitation under the logic of global capitalism? Enter Fashion Fictions. Fashion Fictions A project from Amy Twigger Holroyd, explores just
Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power, by Max Liboiron and Josh Lepawsky, examines relationships of people and power across social worlds, and it is available to access and read for free, thanks to Creative Commons licensing: click here to find Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power. Discard Studies: Wasting, Systems, and Power, by Max Liboiron
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