On May 12, 2022, Anabela Carvalho participated in the 10th Science Communication Congress SciComPt with a presentation on “Science(s) in Climate Activism’ with the collaboration of our new team member, Daniela Ferreira da Silva. The congress took place from 11 to 14 May 2022 at Parque Ciência e Tecnologia de São Miguel, Azores.
More information in the Congress abstract book and website.
Anabela Carvalho contributed to the preparation of the report Climate Futures: Youth Perspectives, by William Finnegan. Published in 2021 by Cumberland Lodge, Windsor.
Anabela Carvalho participated, as a guest speaker, in the session ‘We are all agents of change’ organised by the Centre of Medical Students of the University of Minho (NEMUM) within the scope of EcoWeek, via Zoom.
We are accepting applications for 1 Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS) of Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon.
All details can be consulted here.
Potential candidates must have:
Deadline: 22nd of April 2022
Anabela Carvalho discussed issues about ‘Universities and the ecological crisis’ as a guest speaker in a roundtable organised by Rede para o Decrescimento in partnership with Rede BLX Bibliotecas de Lisboa, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the book ‘The Limits to Growth ‘. This event was part of the cycle Crescer até Rebentar?.
There is an open call for applications for a Postdoctoral Scholarship within the scope of the R&D project JUSTFUTURES – “Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Narratives and Political Imaginaries of Young People”.
The work plan will be developed at Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho.
Concurso encerrado a 15 de Fevereiro 2021.
More info and details on how to apply here.
A call is open for one (1) PhD Fellowship within our research project “JUSTFUTURES – Climate Futures and Just Transformations: Narratives and Political Imaginaries of Young People”.
This is intended for R&D activities carried out by students enrolled in a PhD and the award of a degree based on work carried out within the JUSTFUTURES project.
The work will be carried out at the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho.
Deadline: 15/02/2022
More info and details on how to apply here.
Anabela Carvalho presented, as a guest speaker, on ‘Climate change: A story of capturing the narrative and of the dissemination responsibility’ at the Public Session in Porto, on the occasion of COP26. This event was organised by Campo Aberto – Environmental Defense Association and by the Greve Climática Estudantil of Porto, with the support of ACER – Associação Cultural e de Estudos Regionais; Clube Unesco da Cidade do Porto; NDMALO-GE: Núcleo de Defesa do Meio Ambiente de Lordelo do Ouro – Grupo Ecológico; Movimento por um Jardim Ferroviário na Boavista e Cinema Passos Manuel.
Sustainability is organising a special issue on the topic of “Youth Climate Activism and Sustainable Civic and Political Engagement”, edited by Elvira Cicognani and Maria Fernandes-Jesus.
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2021.
More info please contact the editors at elvira.cicognani@unibo.it or m.fernandesjesus@yorksj.ac.uk
Anabela Carvalho, Chris Russill and Julie Doyle, recently organized a Research Topic in Frontiers in Communication. The Research Topic is composed of 10 articles, where more than 20 authors engage in critical approaches to climate change and civic action.
In the editorial article, besides introducing the papers that are part of the Research Topic, the editors discuss the nature of critical communication research and how it can contribute to understanding civic action and social transformation.
All the papers can be accessed in the journal.