The Centre for Social Justice and Community Action is a research centre at Durham University, made up of academic researchers from different departments and disciplines and community partners. Our aim is to promote and develop research, teaching, public/community engagement and staff development (both within and outside the university) around the broad theme of social justice in local and international settings, with a specific focus on participatory action research.
Our researchers have worked with community support workers to explore the drivers behind foodbank use and offer alternative solutions to support vulnerable people.
Research areas:
Collaborations between community organisations and academics lead to research that:
Join us in the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action to develop new ideas together for participatory action research that is ethically-informed and inspires change.
Enquiries about the Centre for Social Justice and Community Action should be sent via the email below.
Department of SociologyDurham University29 Old ElvetDurham CityDH1 3HN
Tel: +44 (0)191 334 1497