Social justice is central to driving transformational policy change that benefits people and planet, and is an essential component for ensuring inclusive and equitable outcomes on key eco-social and economic issues. With a focus on equity and human rights, research in this programme finds solutions to problems of disempowerment, social marginalisation and exclusion by investigating the complex social processes, laws, institutions and practices that can improve policy-making practices and outcomes in the future - especially for disadvantaged or marginalised groups.
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To commission research or find out more about this theme, please contact Theme Lead: Dr Kiah Smith.
Current Projects
- Legacy + Sustainability: Co-designing a regional food procurement strategy for Bris2032 Olympics and beyond
- Coastal Horticulture in Northeastern Australia (ARC Discovery)
- The Forgotten Children, Ten Years On (ARC Linkage)
- Activating employment futures through work integration social enterprise (ARC Linkage)
Past Projects
- Advancing equitable and non-discriminatory access to health services for First Nations peoples: A multidisciplinary Queensland Human Rights Act case study
- Conditional Welfare: A Comparative case study of Income Management Policies
- Seamless Journeys to Work for Young Adults with Disabilities (ARC LInkage Project)
- A Just Climate Transition: Developing a social justice framework for a just climate transition in rural Victoria (ARC Linkage Project administered by the University of New South Wales)
- Photovoice and Service User Driven Transformations (Anglicare Southern Queensland)
- An evaluation of the Keeping Families Together (KFT) project that provides supportive housing for families experiencing vulnerabilities
- A ten year empirical review of tenancies at Common Ground Queensland
- Reconceptualising Indigenous education through a discourse of excellence
- Investigating the role and performance of civil society organisations in achieving the SDGs in Germany and Australia
- Investigating how community food networks address inequalities in food access by advancing understandings of food justice and governance