An introduction to the Centre for Spatial and Social Justice (CSSJ) by our co-directors, Professor Lesley Murray and Dr Katy Beinart
The Centre for Spatial and Social Justice draws together researchers who are interested in in/justice, space and society, and more specifically the intersections of spatial in/justice and social in/justice. Although the concept of social justice may be more commonly understood and has a long history across disciplines, spatial justice has emerged more recently. Rooted in innovative developments in urban studies in the early twentieth century, spatial justice has evolved to encompass a broad range of issues relating to equity and fairness across different spaces, from the microscale of the home and community to that of transnational territorial spaces and borders.
The centre is committed to methodological innovation, combining creative, decolonial, feminist, co-designed and practice-based methodologies and methods and constantly looking outward to the emergence of new approaches to knowledge production and public engagement. Integral to our work is a careful consideration of the intersections of disability, gender, race, ethnicity, class, religion or belief, generation and sexuality, and we aim to structure our work as a centre in ways that embody our aims and interests.
We seek to ignite new interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary collaborations and projects and facilitate the sharing of expertise in research excellence and in working collaboratively. This includes research across and between disciplines and with students and external organisations. We open up opportunities for researchers to present their work, engage in knowledge exchange and build collaborations.
Professor Lesley Murray and Dr Katy Beinart