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Psychological mechanisms of commuting: A cognitive dissonance approach to intercontinental commuting discomfort in Istanbul (2025)
Journal Article
This study explores the psychological mechanisms relevant for reducing commute dissonance, i.e., the psychological discomfort due to an inconsistency between commute-related cognitions and behaviour, based on Cognitive Dissonance Theory. The study is... Read More about Psychological mechanisms of commuting: A cognitive dissonance approach to intercontinental commuting discomfort in Istanbul.
Numerical study of noise reduction on looped propeller blades with bio-inspired tubercles (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
This research investigates the effect of looped propeller blades with bio-inspired sinusoidal leading-edge tubercles. CFD simulations were conducted using ANSYS Fluent, utilising a Detached Eddy Simulation viscous model combined with a Ffowcs William... Read More about Numerical study of noise reduction on looped propeller blades with bio-inspired tubercles.
Rethinking economic growth: The impact of media narratives on inequality, wealth and growth (2025)
Digital Artefact
High levels of inequality are harmful to economic growth (Alesina & Perotti, 1996) yet claims about growth often focus on increases at the ‘top’, which can lead to increased inequality (Phillips, 2020). By exploring how talk about poverty, wealth and... Read More about Rethinking economic growth: The impact of media narratives on inequality, wealth and growth.
The transformative potential of Ricoeur's narrative self (2025)
Book Chapter
This chapter explores how Paul Ricoeur’s concept of narrative identity responds to the problem of identifying a self through change by developing a dynamic concept of the self which is always open to transformation. Ricoeur aims to provide a descript... Read More about The transformative potential of Ricoeur's narrative self.
Air pollution and environmental justice in the UK (2024)
Newspaper / Magazine
Jo Barnes draws on a forthcoming Air Quality Expert Group report, looking at the links between exposure to pollutants and social inequalities.