by Talking Humanities | Nov 12, 2019 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Politics & Law, Research & Resources
Earlier this month, in what is termed a ‘major U-turn’, the UK’s Conservative government stopped fracking in England with immediate effect. The decision coincided with the launch of a report by a team of academics who have been studying anti-fracking demonstrations...
by Talking Humanities | Oct 25, 2018 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Research & Resources
Last week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released a serious warning of the dire consequences of exceeding 1.5o C of global warming. It urged governments, yet again, to cut carbon emissions faster and warned that the ‘next few years are probably...
by Talking Humanities | Jul 2, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Human Rights, Politics & Law
As director of the Human Rights Consortium’s Extreme Energy Initiative, earlier this year Dr Damien short was asked by local resident’s groups to provide expert testimony to the Lancashire County Council Development Control Committee (DCC) on the human rights impacts...
by aseifert | Jan 20, 2015 | Analysis & Comment, Features, Human Rights, Republished
Republished from From time to time members of the School of Advanced Study publish about their research on other websites. This post republishes that work from the original article. By Dr Damien Short and Jessica Elliot Although only a small area of land has been...
by aseifert | Dec 16, 2014 | Analysis & Comment, Politics & Law, Republished
Republished from From time to time members of the School of Advanced Study publish about their research on other websites. This post republishes that work from the original article. By Dr Damien Short and Jessica Elliot Although only a small area of land has been...
