Featured Works
Explore our current research initiatives addressing contemporary global challenges
to advance social justice.
Book Launch: Routledge Handbook of Young People’s Environmental Activism
A global handbook edited by Sadiya Akram (University of Birmingham) and Benjamin Bauman (Manchester Metropolitan University).
Our Shared Stories: Collaborative Histories in the Valley of Sanctuary (CHIVS)
What role can community archives play in exploring shared stories and shared histories across generations, borders and time?
Moving Images: Exploring Migration Through Audiovisual Storytelling
Moving Images’ brought together academics, artists, community members, and practitioners to explore the ethics and aesthetics of audiovisual representations of migration.
Engaging global youth* in nature-based activities
This text and audiovisual resource offer ten tips from the Tree of Hope Youth Research Group to make nature-based activities more inclusive for ‘global youth.
Surfacing Zarqa
A British Academy funded project exploring home, heritage and belonging among migrant-background young people in Zarqa, Jordan.
Radical Kindness
A chapter on young climate activists transforming democracy, published in the Council of Europe/European Commission book: Youth Political Participation.
Beyond Access
An article published in International Sociology exploring intersectional challenges for Higher Education success in South Africa.