Lisa Howard

Lisa Howard has just submitted her PhD thesis in Sociology at the School of Social and Political Sciences. Her research is exploring the intersections of parenting, personal life and the climate crisis through interviews and a diary study of UK-based climate activist parents. She aims to uncover the motivations, identities, discourses and practices of pushing for social change through everyday activism.

Her research interests include:

• Environment
• Environmental sociology
• Sustainability
• Families
• Social capital
• Gender and parenting
• Activism
• Queer theory
• Feminist theory.

Her recent publications include:

• Howard, L. (2023). Breaking climate justice ‘silence’ in everyday life: The environmentalist killjoy, negotiation and relationship risk. The Sociological Review.
• Howard, L., Howell, R., & Jamieson, L. (2021). . Local Environment, 26(12), 1429-1444.(Re) configuring moral boundaries of intergenerational justice: the UK parent-led climate movement
• Howard, L. (2022). When global problems come home: Engagement with climate change within the intersecting affective spaces of parenting and activism. Emotion, Space and Society, 44, 100894.