Delve into the public-facing work our team has engaged in and the impact we have made in the community.
in the media
SOURCE
Type
Title
date
Link
The Conversation
Article
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
'Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’
2022
Access here
Western Sydney University
Article
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2026
Access here
Diplomacy Training Programme
Video
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2021
Access here
in the media
SOURCE
Type
Title
date
Link
The Conversation
Article
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
'Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’
2022
Access here
Western Sydney University
Article
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2026
Access here
Diplomacy Training Programme
Video
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2021
Access here
in the media
SOURCE
Title
date
Link
The Conversation
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
2025
link
The Conversation
Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?
2025
link
The Conversation
'Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’
2022
link
Western Sydney University
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2026
link
Diplomacy Training Programme
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2021
link
in the media
SOURCE
Type
Title
date
Link
The Conversation
Article
Climate change is a crisis of intergenerational justice. It’s not too late to make it right
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
Australia has elected its youngest senator. With Gen Z wielding more political power, is it a sign of things to come?
2025
Access here
The Conversation
Article
'Disappointment and disbelief’ after Morrison government vetoes research into student climate activism’
2022
Access here
Western Sydney University
Article
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2026
Access here
Diplomacy Training Programme
Video
Emerging Voices for the Planet: How young people are re-energising democracy with their fight for climate justice
2021
Access here
Community engagements
Speakers
Title
date
Location
J Bessant, M Catanzaro, P Collin
A Post Anthropocentric Imaginary and Policies for Young People
6-11 July 2025
5th ISA Forum of Sociology
M Catanzaro, R Watts, J Bessant, P Collin, L DiMartino
Understanding Young People’s Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Conference Proceedings International Conference
24-25 October, 2024
UNED, Madrid
Bessant, Catanzaro, Collin
"Complicities, cracks and refusals in co-authorship processes with young climate activists"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, Catanzaro, Bessant, Watts
"Youth and the Politics of (Climate) Activism: remaking democracy in times of crisis"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, P.
From the ground up: Amplifying grassroots leadership in civic engagement and political participation
May 15 2025
Centre for Western Sydney (webinar)
Collin, P.
xxx
19 June 2025
Canterbury-Bankstown Youth Summit, Bankstown
Collin, P.
Business as usual is not working. What forms of knowledge, communication and governance are needed for societies to thrive in a hotter world? Preparing Nature & Society for a Hotter World
September 15-16 2025
Joint Academies Workshop in partnership with Australian National University and Melbourne University.
Catanzaro, M.
Visual Power: Protest Placards as Design Resistance
September 6, 2025
Asian conference of Design History and Theory, Osaka, Japan, Kindai University
Collin, P. Bessant, Watts, Di Martino
New Possibilities Young People and Democratic Renewal
August 20 2025
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
Gordon, F.
Middle Years Workshop, paper title: 'Middle Years and Social Media'
February 2026
Australian National University
Gordon, F.
'Global Convergence in Action: Building a Rights-Based Digital World for Children'
September 2025
University of Colombo
Gordon, F.
'Youth Activism in Australia to Address Climate Harm for Future Generations'
August 2024
Australian Studies Institute, The 5th Annual Australia and the World Symposium, Anniversary of the Lucky Country
Gordon, F.
Children’s Rights in Australia
November 2024
Western Sydney University
Gordon, F.
‘Centring the Youth Voice in Addressing Online Harms’
16 May 2024
Public Policy Exchange
Gordon, F.
Invited Keynote Address at Faculty of Law Universitas Brawijaya Malang
25-26 October 2023
The International Conference on Law of Transnational Crime (ICTC 2023)
Soo, D
Solidarities: “How barriers have been constructed for Australian South-Asians participating in the youth-led climate movement: A case study of SS4C”
29-30 May 2025
20th Anniversary Asian Australian Studies Research Network conference
Community engagements
Speakers
Title
date
Location
J Bessant, M Catanzaro, P Collin
A Post Anthropocentric Imaginary and Policies for Young People
6-11 July 2025
5th ISA Forum of Sociology
M Catanzaro, R Watts, J Bessant, P Collin, L DiMartino
Understanding Young People’s Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Conference Proceedings International Conference
24-25 October, 2024
UNED, Madrid
Bessant, Catanzaro, Collin
"Complicities, cracks and refusals in co-authorship processes with young climate activists"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, Catanzaro, Bessant, Watts
"Youth and the Politics of (Climate) Activism: remaking democracy in times of crisis"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, P.
From the ground up: Amplifying grassroots leadership in civic engagement and political participation
May 15 2025
Centre for Western Sydney (webinar)
Collin, P.
xxx
19 June 2025
Canterbury-Bankstown Youth Summit, Bankstown
Collin, P.
Business as usual is not working. What forms of knowledge, communication and governance are needed for societies to thrive in a hotter world? Preparing Nature & Society for a Hotter World
September 15-16 2025
Joint Academies Workshop in partnership with Australian National University and Melbourne University.
Catanzaro, M.
Visual Power: Protest Placards as Design Resistance
September 6, 2025
Asian conference of Design History and Theory, Osaka, Japan, Kindai University
Collin, P. Bessant, Watts, Di Martino
New Possibilities Young People and Democratic Renewal
August 20 2025
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
Gordon, F.
Middle Years Workshop, paper title: 'Middle Years and Social Media'
February 2026
Australian National University
Gordon, F.
'Global Convergence in Action: Building a Rights-Based Digital World for Children'
September 2025
University of Colombo
Gordon, F.
'Youth Activism in Australia to Address Climate Harm for Future Generations'
August 2024
Australian Studies Institute, The 5th Annual Australia and the World Symposium, Anniversary of the Lucky Country
Gordon, F.
Children’s Rights in Australia
November 2024
Western Sydney University
Gordon, F.
‘Centring the Youth Voice in Addressing Online Harms’
16 May 2024
Public Policy Exchange
Gordon, F.
Invited Keynote Address at Faculty of Law Universitas Brawijaya Malang
25-26 October 2023
The International Conference on Law of Transnational Crime (ICTC 2023)
Soo, D
Solidarities: “How barriers have been constructed for Australian South-Asians participating in the youth-led climate movement: A case study of SS4C”
29-30 May 2025
20th Anniversary Asian Australian Studies Research Network conference
Community engagements
Speakers
Title
date
Location
J Bessant, M Catanzaro, P Collin
A Post Anthropocentric Imaginary and Policies for Young People
6-11 July 2025
5th ISA Forum of Sociology
M Catanzaro, R Watts, J Bessant, P Collin, L DiMartino
Understanding Young People’s Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Conference Proceedings International Conference
24-25 October, 2024
UNED, Madrid
Bessant, Catanzaro, Collin
"Complicities, cracks and refusals in co-authorship processes with young climate activists"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, Catanzaro, Bessant, Watts
"Youth and the Politics of (Climate) Activism: remaking democracy in times of crisis"
26 November 2025
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, P.
From the ground up: Amplifying grassroots leadership in civic engagement and political participation
May 15 2025
Centre for Western Sydney (webinar)
Collin, P.
xxx
19 June 2025
Canterbury-Bankstown Youth Summit, Bankstown
Collin, P.
Business as usual is not working. What forms of knowledge, communication and governance are needed for societies to thrive in a hotter world? Preparing Nature & Society for a Hotter World
September 15-16 2025
Joint Academies Workshop in partnership with Australian National University and Melbourne University.
Catanzaro, M.
Visual Power: Protest Placards as Design Resistance
September 6, 2025
Asian conference of Design History and Theory, Osaka, Japan, Kindai University
Collin, P. Bessant, Watts, Di Martino
New Possibilities Young People and Democratic Renewal
August 20 2025
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
Gordon, F.
Middle Years Workshop, paper title: 'Middle Years and Social Media'
February 2026
Australian National University
Gordon, F.
'Global Convergence in Action: Building a Rights-Based Digital World for Children'
September 2025
University of Colombo
Gordon, F.
'Youth Activism in Australia to Address Climate Harm for Future Generations'
August 2024
Australian Studies Institute, The 5th Annual Australia and the World Symposium, Anniversary of the Lucky Country
Gordon, F.
Children’s Rights in Australia
November 2024
Western Sydney University
Gordon, F.
‘Centring the Youth Voice in Addressing Online Harms’
16 May 2024
Public Policy Exchange
Gordon, F.
Invited Keynote Address at Faculty of Law Universitas Brawijaya Malang
25-26 October 2023
The International Conference on Law of Transnational Crime (ICTC 2023)
Soo, D
Solidarities: “How barriers have been constructed for Australian South-Asians participating in the youth-led climate movement: A case study of SS4C”
29-30 May 2025
20th Anniversary Asian Australian Studies Research Network conference
Community engagements
Speakers
Title
Location
J Bessant, M Catanzaro, P Collin
A Post Anthropocentric Imaginary and Policies for Young People
5th ISA Forum of Sociology
M Catanzaro, R Watts, J Bessant, P Collin, L DiMartino
Understanding Young People’s Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Conference Proceedings International Conference
UNED, Madrid
Bessant, Catanzaro, Collin
"Complicities, cracks and refusals in co-authorship processes with young climate activists"
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, Catanzaro, Bessant, Watts
"Youth and the Politics of (Climate) Activism: remaking democracy in times of crisis"
The Australian Sociological Association National Conference
Collin, P.
From the ground up: Amplifying grassroots leadership in civic engagement and political participation
Centre for Western Sydney (webinar)
Collin, P.
xxx
Canterbury-Bankstown Youth Summit, Bankstown
Collin, P.
Business as usual is not working. What forms of knowledge, communication and governance are needed for societies to thrive in a hotter world? Preparing Nature & Society for a Hotter World
Joint Academies Workshop in partnership with Australian National University and Melbourne University.
Catanzaro, M.
Visual Power: Protest Placards as Design Resistance
Asian conference of Design History and Theory, Osaka, Japan, Kindai University
Collin, P. Bessant, Watts, Di Martino
New Possibilities Young People and Democratic Renewal
Newcastle Youth Studies Centre
Gordon, F.
Middle Years Workshop, paper title: 'Middle Years and Social Media'
Australian National University
Gordon, F.
'Global Convergence in Action: Building a Rights-Based Digital World for Children'
University of Colombo
Gordon, F.
'Youth Activism in Australia to Address Climate Harm for Future Generations'
Australian Studies Institute, The 5th Annual Australia and the World Symposium, Anniversary of the Lucky Country
Gordon, F.
Children’s Rights in Australia
Western Sydney University
Gordon, F.
‘Centring the Youth Voice in Addressing Online Harms’
Public Policy Exchange
Gordon, F.
Invited Keynote Address at Faculty of Law Universitas Brawijaya Malang
The International Conference on Law of Transnational Crime (ICTC 2023)
Soo, D
Solidarities: “How barriers have been constructed for Australian South-Asians participating in the youth-led climate movement: A case study of SS4C”
20th Anniversary Asian Australian Studies Research Network conference
Publications
Author(s)
Editors
date
Title
Publication
Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., & Watts, R.
Akram, S. and Bowman, B. (eds)
2026
Political satire, carnivale, and Australia's School Strike for Climate
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism, pp. 50-64
Bessant, J., & Watts, R.
-
2026
'Young and invisible in a time of polycrisis: reframing the problem and finding solutions'
Journal of Youth Studies, 29(4), 509-526
Bessant, J., Prost, A., & Watts, R.
-
2026
Intergenerational climate justice: applying theory to policy in the Anthropocene
Journal of Applied Youth Studies (online first), 1-16
Catanzaro, M., Soo, D., et al. and Collin, P.
Akram, S. and Bowman, B. (eds)
2026
'(re)Situating young people as climate educators: A creative intervention model'
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism
Collin, P.
Naidoo, L., Gannon, S., Woodrow, C., Díaz, C. H., Lopez, V., & Salazar, J. F. (Eds.)
2026
Student climate activism as pedagogy
Sur-Sur Southern Knowledges: Education, Sustainability and Social Transformation
Di Martino, L., & Collin, P.
-
2026
Governmental Listening in the Climate Crisis: Youth Activism and Government Response in Australia
International Journal of Listening, 1-14, Online First (DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2026.2679765)
Soo, D. (Supervised by M. Catanzaro, HCA, and Alana Lentin)
-
2026
Barriers to Young People of Colour in Climate Activism: a Case Study of School Strike 4 Climate
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Bessant, J., Watts, R., & Collin, P.
E.E. Blair & S. Deckman (eds)
2025
'Student Activism and Protest'
Sage Encyclopedia of Education and Gender
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Krutsch, E.
-
2025 (online first)
'It's Time: Lowering the vote to 16'
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Gordon, F.
-
2005
Beyond the ivory tower: how academia can support youth climate activism in Australia
Court of Conscience
O'Keeffe, P., Bessant, J., & Drake, M.
-
2025
The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Rogers, N., & Gordon, F.
Nelson, Buiten, & Death (eds)
2025
Children take action: Courtroom and other tales of the climate generation
The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children's Rights in Australia
Soo, D.
-
2005
How have barriers been constructed for young People of Colour in climate activism: A case study of School Strike 4 Climate
-
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & O'Keeffe, P. (Eds.)
2024
A Revisionist Account of the Democratic Crisis and Youth Participation
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Catanzaro, M., Watts, R., Bessant, J., Collin, P., Di Martino, L., & Soo, D.
-
2024
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Protests
Libro de actas/Conference Proceedings, International Conference: Compromisos sociopolíticos y activismos juveniles: Sociopolitical Engagements and Youth Activisms, 24-25 Octubre 2024
Di Martino, L.
-
2024
Strategic authenticity in the promotion of a protest action on social media: the case of the School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney
Communication Research and Practice, 1-19
Gordon, F.
-
2024
Climate Harm and Future Generations: Young People Pushing for Australian Law to Change with the Times
Court of Conscience, (18), 47-52
Shakespeare, M., Catanzaro, M., & Brooker, C.J.
Sabine von Mering et al. (eds)
2024
Realising Common Ground: Custodianship of Country and Youth Climate Action
Routledge Handbook of Grassroots Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Jackson, S., Catanzaro, M., Gordon, F., & Collin, P.
von Mering, S., Bell, T., da Silva Faustino, A., Steele, W., Ward, A., & Arjona Soberón, M. (eds)
2024
Academic Freedom v Climate Change Denial: How the politics of research funding shapes the possibilities for researching grassroots activism
Routledge Handbook of Global Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., Collin, P., & Jackson, S.
-
2024
The Political in the Anthropocene: Reflections on a Ministerial Veto, 2021
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2024:1-14 (DOI: 10.1017/aee.2023.37)
Collin, P., Bessant, J., & Watts, R.L.
Katie Wright & Julie McLeod (eds)
2023
'When We Can't Vote, Action Is All We Have': Student Climate Politics, Rights and Justice
Childhood, Youth and Activism: Global Perspectives on Demands for Rights and Justice from Young People and their Advocates, pp. 55-72
Catanzaro, M.
J. Bessant, P. Collin, & P. O'Keeffe (eds)
2023
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: Making young people's participation (more) visible
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.L.
-
2023
'Blah, Blah, Blah … [not] business as usual': politics through the lens of young female climate leaders
Australian Journal of Political Science
Arnot, G., Pitt, H., McCarthy, S., Collin, P., & Thomas, S.
-
2023
Supporting young people as genuine political actors in climate decision-making
Health Promotion International, 38(6):daad148
Collin, P., & Gordon, F.
J. Wyn, H. Cahill, & H. Cuervo (Eds.)
2023
Children and young people contesting citizenship
Handbook of Children and Youth Studies, pp. 1-14
Tasker, S., & Collin, P.
Joy Higgs, Diane Tasker, Jan Orrell, & Narelle Patton (eds)
2022
Young people shaping wise futures
Shaping Wise Futures, pp. 396-415
Catanzaro, M., & Collin, P.
Frances Howard, Ian Gimpsey, & David Rousell (eds)
2021
“Kids Communicating Climate Change: Learning from the Visual Language of the SchoolStrike4Climate Protests”
Educational Review, special issue: Youth Activism, Climate Change and Education
Collin, P., & Matthews, I.
Bessant, J., Mejia Mesinas, A., & Pickard, S. (eds)
2021
'School Strike for Climate: Australian Students Renegotiating Citizenship'
When Students Protest (Vol 1): Secondary School Students, pp. 125-144
Collin, P., Matthews, I., Churchill, B., & Jackson, S.
Joost de Moor, Katrin Uba, Mattias Wahlström, Magnus Wennerhag, & Michiel De Vydt (Eds.)
2020
Protest for a Future II: Composition, mobilization and motives of the participants in Fridays For Future climate protests on 20-27 September 2019, in 19 cities around the world
-
Publications
Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., & Watts, R.
Akram, S. and Bowman, B. (eds)
2026
Political satire, carnivale, and Australia's School Strike for Climate
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism, pp. 50-64
Bessant, J., & Watts, R.
-
2026
'Young and invisible in a time of polycrisis: reframing the problem and finding solutions'
Journal of Youth Studies, 29(4), 509-526
Bessant, J., Prost, A., & Watts, R.
-
2026
Intergenerational climate justice: applying theory to policy in the Anthropocene
Journal of Applied Youth Studies (online first), 1-16
Catanzaro, M., Soo, D., et al. and Collin, P.
Akram, S. and Bowman, B. (eds)
2026
'(re)Situating young people as climate educators: A creative intervention model'
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism
Collin, P.
Naidoo, L., Gannon, S., Woodrow, C., Díaz, C. H., Lopez, V., & Salazar, J. F. (Eds.)
2026
Student climate activism as pedagogy
Sur-Sur Southern Knowledges: Education, Sustainability and Social Transformation
Di Martino, L., & Collin, P.
-
2026
Governmental Listening in the Climate Crisis: Youth Activism and Government Response in Australia
International Journal of Listening, 1-14, Online First (DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2026.2679765)
Soo, D. (Supervised by M. Catanzaro, HCA, and Alana Lentin)
-
2026
Barriers to Young People of Colour in Climate Activism: a Case Study of School Strike 4 Climate
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Bessant, J., Watts, R., & Collin, P.
E.E. Blair & S. Deckman (eds)
2025
'Student Activism and Protest'
Sage Encyclopedia of Education and Gender
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Krutsch, E.
-
2025 (online first)
'It's Time: Lowering the vote to 16'
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Gordon, F.
-
2005
Beyond the ivory tower: how academia can support youth climate activism in Australia
Court of Conscience
O'Keeffe, P., Bessant, J., & Drake, M.
-
2025
The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Rogers, N., & Gordon, F.
Nelson, Buiten, & Death (eds)
2025
Children take action: Courtroom and other tales of the climate generation
The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children's Rights in Australia
Soo, D.
-
2005
How have barriers been constructed for young People of Colour in climate activism: A case study of School Strike 4 Climate
-
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & O'Keeffe, P. (Eds.)
2024
A Revisionist Account of the Democratic Crisis and Youth Participation
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Catanzaro, M., Watts, R., Bessant, J., Collin, P., Di Martino, L., & Soo, D.
-
2024
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Protests
Libro de actas/Conference Proceedings, International Conference: Compromisos sociopolíticos y activismos juveniles: Sociopolitical Engagements and Youth Activisms, 24-25 Octubre 2024
Di Martino, L.
-
2024
Strategic authenticity in the promotion of a protest action on social media: the case of the School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney
Communication Research and Practice, 1-19
Gordon, F.
-
2024
Climate Harm and Future Generations: Young People Pushing for Australian Law to Change with the Times
Court of Conscience, (18), 47-52
Shakespeare, M., Catanzaro, M., & Brooker, C.J.
Sabine von Mering et al. (eds)
2024
Realising Common Ground: Custodianship of Country and Youth Climate Action
Routledge Handbook of Grassroots Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Jackson, S., Catanzaro, M., Gordon, F., & Collin, P.
von Mering, S., Bell, T., da Silva Faustino, A., Steele, W., Ward, A., & Arjona Soberón, M. (eds)
2024
Academic Freedom v Climate Change Denial: How the politics of research funding shapes the possibilities for researching grassroots activism
Routledge Handbook of Global Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., Collin, P., & Jackson, S.
-
2024
The Political in the Anthropocene: Reflections on a Ministerial Veto, 2021
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2024:1-14 (DOI: 10.1017/aee.2023.37)
Collin, P., Bessant, J., & Watts, R.L.
Katie Wright & Julie McLeod (eds)
2023
'When We Can't Vote, Action Is All We Have': Student Climate Politics, Rights and Justice
Childhood, Youth and Activism: Global Perspectives on Demands for Rights and Justice from Young People and their Advocates, pp. 55-72
Catanzaro, M.
J. Bessant, P. Collin, & P. O'Keeffe (eds)
2023
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: Making young people's participation (more) visible
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.L.
-
2023
'Blah, Blah, Blah … [not] business as usual': politics through the lens of young female climate leaders
Australian Journal of Political Science
Arnot, G., Pitt, H., McCarthy, S., Collin, P., & Thomas, S.
-
2023
Supporting young people as genuine political actors in climate decision-making
Health Promotion International, 38(6):daad148
Collin, P., & Gordon, F.
J. Wyn, H. Cahill, & H. Cuervo (Eds.)
2023
Children and young people contesting citizenship
Handbook of Children and Youth Studies, pp. 1-14
Tasker, S., & Collin, P.
Joy Higgs, Diane Tasker, Jan Orrell, & Narelle Patton (eds)
2022
Young people shaping wise futures
Shaping Wise Futures, pp. 396-415
Catanzaro, M., & Collin, P.
Frances Howard, Ian Gimpsey, & David Rousell (eds)
2021
“Kids Communicating Climate Change: Learning from the Visual Language of the SchoolStrike4Climate Protests”
Educational Review, special issue: Youth Activism, Climate Change and Education
Collin, P., & Matthews, I.
Bessant, J., Mejia Mesinas, A., & Pickard, S. (eds)
2021
'School Strike for Climate: Australian Students Renegotiating Citizenship'
When Students Protest (Vol 1): Secondary School Students, pp. 125-144
Collin, P., Matthews, I., Churchill, B., & Jackson, S.
Joost de Moor, Katrin Uba, Mattias Wahlström, Magnus Wennerhag, & Michiel De Vydt (Eds.)
2020
Protest for a Future II: Composition, mobilization and motives of the participants in Fridays For Future climate protests on 20-27 September 2019, in 19 cities around the world
-
Publications
Author(s)
date
Title
Publication
Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., & Watts, R.
2026
Political satire, carnivale, and Australia's School Strike for Climate
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism, pp. 50-64
Bessant, J., & Watts, R.
2026
'Young and invisible in a time of polycrisis: reframing the problem and finding solutions'
Journal of Youth Studies, 29(4), 509-526
Bessant, J., Prost, A., & Watts, R.
2026
Intergenerational climate justice: applying theory to policy in the Anthropocene
Journal of Applied Youth Studies (online first), 1-16
Catanzaro, M., Soo, D., et al. and Collin, P.
2026
'(re)Situating young people as climate educators: A creative intervention model'
Routledge Handbook of Young People and Environmental Activism
Collin, P.
2026
Student climate activism as pedagogy
Sur-Sur Southern Knowledges: Education, Sustainability and Social Transformation
Di Martino, L., & Collin, P.
2026
Governmental Listening in the Climate Crisis: Youth Activism and Government Response in Australia
International Journal of Listening, 1-14, Online First (DOI: 10.1080/10904018.2026.2679765)
Soo, D. (Supervised by M. Catanzaro, HCA, and Alana Lentin)
2026
Barriers to Young People of Colour in Climate Activism: a Case Study of School Strike 4 Climate
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Bessant, J., Watts, R., & Collin, P.
2025
'Student Activism and Protest'
Sage Encyclopedia of Education and Gender
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Krutsch, E.
2025 (online first)
'It's Time: Lowering the vote to 16'
Journal of Applied Youth Studies
Gordon, F.
2005
Beyond the ivory tower: how academia can support youth climate activism in Australia
Court of Conscience
O'Keeffe, P., Bessant, J., & Drake, M.
2025
The Politics of Framing the Student Problem: Inquiries Into Australian Civics Education, 2006–2024
Australian Journal of Social Issues
Rogers, N., & Gordon, F.
2025
Children take action: Courtroom and other tales of the climate generation
The Public Child: Media Power, Strategic Silencing, and Children's Rights in Australia
Soo, D.
2005
How have barriers been constructed for young People of Colour in climate activism: A case study of School Strike 4 Climate
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Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.
2024
A Revisionist Account of the Democratic Crisis and Youth Participation
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Catanzaro, M., Watts, R., Bessant, J., Collin, P., Di Martino, L., & Soo, D.
2024
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: the Role of Author and Audience in Climate Protests
Libro de actas/Conference Proceedings, International Conference: Compromisos sociopolíticos y activismos juveniles: Sociopolitical Engagements and Youth Activisms, 24-25 Octubre 2024
Di Martino, L.
2024
Strategic authenticity in the promotion of a protest action on social media: the case of the School Strike 4 Climate in Sydney
Communication Research and Practice, 1-19
Gordon, F.
2024
Climate Harm and Future Generations: Young People Pushing for Australian Law to Change with the Times
Court of Conscience, (18), 47-52
Shakespeare, M., Catanzaro, M., & Brooker, C.J.
2024
Realising Common Ground: Custodianship of Country and Youth Climate Action
Routledge Handbook of Grassroots Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Jackson, S., Catanzaro, M., Gordon, F., & Collin, P.
2024
Academic Freedom v Climate Change Denial: How the politics of research funding shapes the possibilities for researching grassroots activism
Routledge Handbook of Global Climate Activism
Watts, R., Bessant, J., Catanzaro, M., Collin, P., & Jackson, S.
2024
The Political in the Anthropocene: Reflections on a Ministerial Veto, 2021
Australian Journal of Environmental Education, 2024:1-14 (DOI: 10.1017/aee.2023.37)
Collin, P., Bessant, J., & Watts, R.L.
2023
'When We Can't Vote, Action Is All We Have': Student Climate Politics, Rights and Justice
Childhood, Youth and Activism: Global Perspectives on Demands for Rights and Justice from Young People and their Advocates, pp. 55-72
Catanzaro, M.
2023
Understanding Young People's Visual Politics: Making young people's participation (more) visible
Research Handbook for the Sociology of Youth
Bessant, J., Collin, P., & Watts, R.L.
2023
'Blah, Blah, Blah … [not] business as usual': politics through the lens of young female climate leaders
Australian Journal of Political Science
Arnot, G., Pitt, H., McCarthy, S., Collin, P., & Thomas, S.
2023
Supporting young people as genuine political actors in climate decision-making
Health Promotion International, 38(6):daad148
Collin, P., & Gordon, F.
2023
Children and young people contesting citizenship
Handbook of Children and Youth Studies, pp. 1-14
Tasker, S., & Collin, P.
2022
Young people shaping wise futures
Shaping Wise Futures, pp. 396-415
Catanzaro, M., & Collin, P.
2021
“Kids Communicating Climate Change: Learning from the Visual Language of the SchoolStrike4Climate Protests”
Educational Review, special issue: Youth Activism, Climate Change and Education
Collin, P., & Matthews, I.
2021
'School Strike for Climate: Australian Students Renegotiating Citizenship'
When Students Protest (Vol 1): Secondary School Students, pp. 125-144
Collin, P., Matthews, I., Churchill, B., & Jackson, S.
2020
Protest for a Future II: Composition, mobilization and motives of the participants in Fridays For Future climate protests on 20-27 September 2019, in 19 cities around the world
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