All Outputs (131)

Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights (2014)
Journal Article

© 2014 Taylor & Francis. Public support for human rights in the UK remains limited, partly as a result of misleading media coverage, as well as political hostility. The UK Human Rights Act, in particular, has been under sustained attack and is now... Read More about Developing public support for human rights in the United Kingdom: Reasserting the importance of socio-economic rights.

La Justicia Ambiental (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A talk given to an open university in Cochabamba, Bolivia, regarding environmental inequality,the concept of environmental justice, and environmental injustices in different parts of the world.

Working class involvement in the Green Party (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A speech given to the Green Party national conference on how to be more inclusive of working class people.

Urban waste collection – An environmental justice issue? (2013)
Book Chapter

Despite recent attempts to improve urban waste management through increased recycling, insufficient attention has been paid to the social and distributional impacts of waste policy. This omission means that such changes appear to have reinforced envi... Read More about Urban waste collection – An environmental justice issue?.

Public attitudes to human rights (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A presentation of our research on UK public attitudes to human rights.

Inequity and the ecological crisis (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Climate justice, energy justice, environmental justice

Public attitudes to human rights - Data synthesis (2012)
Report

This report identifies, summarises, evaluates and analyses the data that currently exist on British public attitudes to human rights, in general, and minority rights, in particular. Human rights will be considered in a broad sense, to include economi... Read More about Public attitudes to human rights - Data synthesis.

Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review (2012)
Report

n the UK, human rights have, for some time, been susceptible to difficulties of misunderstanding, lack of public awareness, misleading and inaccurate media coverage and political manipulation. The Human Rights Act, 1998 (HRA), in particular, has been... Read More about Public attitudes to human rights - Literature review.

The Mohawk traditional council (2012)
Journal Article

This work discusses environmental justice issues in Kahnawake, one of the eight communities that make up the Mohawk Nation. The traditional territory of the Mohawk extends through vast regions of what is currently referred to as Quebec, Ontario, and... Read More about The Mohawk traditional council.

Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations (2012)
Journal Article

Cuba, a country that is often portrayed as an isolated, secretive and bureaucratic dictatorship, would appear to present many challenges for a social researcher intent on eliciting the genuine opinions of the native population. However, in December 2... Read More about Doing qualitative fieldwork in Cuba: Social research in politically sensitive locations.

Climate justice (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion of climate justice in Latin America, focussing on Bolivia, Cuba and Venezuela.

Climate justice in Latin America (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presenting global climate injustices and impacts on Latin America.

How to increase working-class representation (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

How to overcome the barriers to working-class representation in the Green Party

Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study (2011)
Report

The study‘s focus was on social inclusion, and how voluntary and charitable organisations try to overcome the barriers and inequalities which prevent people participating on equal terms in society. Its aim was to identify gaps in provision and ways t... Read More about Guernsey voluntary and charitable sector research study.

St. Pauls young people in 2011: Aspirations and challenges (2011)
Report

This report discusses the aspirations and challenges of Black and Minority Ethnic young people living in the St. Pauls ward of Bristol in the UK. It shows that the young people have high aspirations and concrete goals but face many external challenge... Read More about St. Pauls young people in 2011: Aspirations and challenges.

A socialist path to sustainability (2011)
Journal Article

In its 2006 Sustainability Index Report, the World Wildlife Fund determined that there is only one nation in the world that is currently living sustainably - and that nation is Cuba. This assessment was based on Cuba’s high levels of social developme... Read More about A socialist path to sustainability.

Environment and the socially inclusive city (2011)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Looking at people's perceptions of their local environment as reported at the Bristol Festival of Nature. Creating a map of environmental inequalities.

Living well in Lockleaze (2011)
Other

The booklet ‘Living Well in Lockleaze’, was produced by Lockleaze Environment Group with the aim of making life better and easier for the people who live here. We compiled a list of 101 tips and resources to make money go further, improve health, in... Read More about Living well in Lockleaze.

Environmental justice in Cuba (2011)
Journal Article

'Environmental justice' refers to the human right to a healthy and safe environment, a fair share of natural resources, access to environmental information and participation in environmental decision-making. Some analysts have argued that environment... Read More about Environmental justice in Cuba.

Climate justice: The global climate negotiations (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A discussion of the role of Bolivia in the climate negotiations, seeking a maximum 1.5 degrees of warming, while others accept 2 degrees.