Centre for Transnational Studies : Another end of the world is possible
We are delighted to welcome Dr Benjamin Bowman to speak at this event in the Centre for Transnational Studies Series Spring Term 2026 seminar series.
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CTNS: “Another end of the world is possible: kindness, hope and grief in climate justice with young people”. Speaker: Dr Benjamin Bowman
About this event (online with Microsoft Teams and on Avenue Campus, University of Southampton)
The Centre for Transnational Studies at the University of Southampton is pleased to invite you to this seminar which will take place on Tuesday 19 May 2026 at 10.00am UK time, on the University of Southampton Avenue Campus, and online. We are delighted to welcome Dr Benjamin Bowman to speak at this event in the Centre for Transnational Studies Series Spring Term 2026 seminar series.
About the speaker
Dr Benjamin Bowman is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Manchester Metropolitan University. He works with young people to learn about young people’s lives, young people’s politics and young people’s activism in democracies. Right now, he is especially working with young people to explore how young people make sense of – and take action on – climate change. He is also on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Youth Studies, and Trustee of CRESST: Conflict resolution for young people, by young people
About the Centre
Centre for Transnational Studies (CTNS): Our interdisciplinary research centre brings together researchers, educators, cultural producers and the refugee voluntary sector to increase understanding of cross-border processes.
Event Information
Guests can join this event in person at Avenue Campus, University of Southampton, or online (Microsoft Teams). Please select your ticket choice when booking.
We encourage guests who wish to join in person to register at your earliest opportunity as spaces are strictly limited.
If you have any questions about this event please contact fahevent@soton.ac.uk.
Abstract:
“Young people are often at the forefront… our actions are a barometer, and our needs are a compass” – Nina Grmuša, Chair, Advisory Council on Youth of the Council of Europe.
2026 marks ten years since the landmark climate justice action of water protectors at Standing Rock. Young people’s environmentalism has waxed and waned in the public eye since then, including a surge in global action at the time of the Fridays4Future climate strikes, the impact on that movement of the COVID-19 pandemic, and more recently a global wave of legal cases centred on and often led by young people, holding governments to account on climate change. In this presentation, I explore on some of the complexities faced by young people in this critical moment in human history. I provide suggestions for researchers who are looking to work with and to support young people in their research, as well as reflections on my work with young people including in connection with the Council of Europe and European Commission.