Find out how this project started and what drives us.
background
In 2018 we were inspired by the mobilisation of thousands of young people around Australia striking from school for the climate.
In 2019 we first collected School Strike 4 Climate data as part of a 19-country study about who is taking part in climate protests (de Moor et al. 2019). Since then, we have been developing a conceptual framework, research and analytical methods - in partnership with young people - to understand how young people and their allies are organising and acting for climate justice. We are inspired by their leadership in calling for urgent and meaningful responses to the climate crisis and we believe these have broader implications for the health of our democracy - here in Australia, and around the world.
Our project plan
We have worked with young people to document and analyse how they participate in climate actions - from the streets, to social media, to the courts and our parliaments.
From this, we have generated rich insights into what moves young people to become politically active and how they are conceptualising and making politics in a time of climate crisis.
We have communicated this in scholarly publications, in the media and young people have interpreted our work to create images, videos, a podcast and a book.
This website is a living repository of our collaborative efforts and our hope that this work will help everyone to do more to solve the climate crisis through a stronger, more inclusive democracy!
