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Human rights and future environmental change

Dr Bridget Lewis is interested in talking to students who wish to undertake research on environmental human rights, intergenerational justice, the human rights impact of climate change, the rights of future generations or any other topic at the intersection of human rights and environmental law.

Study level
PhD, Master of Philosophy
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Law
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice

Cultural Legalities of Social Media and Mobile Digital Devices in the Global South

Mobile digital technologies and with them digital platforms have had dramatic exponential growth within the Global South since 2015. In so doing the digital is disrupting and transforming traditional, colonial and post-colonial cultural and legal orders. This project focuses on the cultural transformation, and legal reactions, to social media and the proliferation of mobile digital devices in Global South communities. Joining an innovative intellectual community with existing projects on issues of technology and digital justice in the Global South, candidates …

Study level
PhD, Master of Philosophy
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Law
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice

Energy efficiency, climate change and the energy consumption practices of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) consumers

Supporting people to be responsible consumers and managing energy consumption is a key focus for delivering energy efficiency and tackling climate change in Australia. Furthermore, in an era of rising energy bills and increasing inflation, performing energy efficient behaviours and promoting efficient homes can save money, and improve comfort, health, and well-being.However, while considerable attention has focused on the development of policies and programs targeting low-income consumers to become energy efficient, there is a need for increased focused on how …

Study level
PhD
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice
Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology

Market practice disruption and the implications for consumers and marketing

Marketing and consumer research has focused in recent years on how consumers respond to disruption. Work in this area has illustrated how disruption can cause consumption practices to fall apart, or become re-aligned through the actions of consumers. However, there has been less attention paid the market disruption and the effects.This project focuses on market practice disruption and the implications for consumers and marketing. Drawing upon a social practice theory perspective, this research will consider different contexts in which markets …

Study level
PhD
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice
Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology

Conceptualising and understanding consumer resilience

There is increasing focus on the subject of consumer resilience in the face of disruptive life events, health issues, climate change and natural disasters, the COVID-19 pandemic, and personal loss. However, we lack understanding of consumer resilience, and how consumers may respond to different situations that require resilience. What personal, social and environmental factors make some consumers more resilient than others? What strategies do consumers use and what practices do they perform to be resilient, and what are the impacts? …

Study level
PhD
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice
Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology

Conceptualising consumer perceived value in social marketing for behaviour change

Value is defined “as the regard that something is held to deserve, the importance, worth, or usefulness of something” (Oxford English Dictionary, 2013). Value in marketing and consumer research (Holbrook, 1999) is a concept that explains individuals’ consumption choices and preferences, that facilitate or block the achievement of their goals and purposes in use situations (Woodruff, 1997).Value is subjectively determined by individuals and is multi-dimensional in nature, meaning that different people seek and derive different types of value from their …

Study level
PhD
Faculty
Faculty of Business and Law
School
School of Advertising, Marketing and Public Relations
Research centre(s)
Centre for Justice
Centre for Behavioural Economics, Society and Technology

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