Sara Cutler
Postgraduate researcher

Profile

Biography

During her MA Global Social Policy, undertaken at the University of York, Sara developed the Global Eco-Social Justice framework that combines the research fields of global social policy, environmental policy and climate justice. After being awarded the White Rose DTP scholarship (under the SPEL pathway), Sara completed the MA Social Research at the University of York to develop the framework by undertaking a Delphi study with a panel of academic experts across the disciples of global social policy, eco-social policy, environmental policy and climate justice.

Her thesis project will expand on improving the framework and will operationalise it to measure nation-states and their ability to align with the principles of global eco-social justice. Sara is interested in mixed methods and interdisciplinary approaches in her research.

Research

Overview

Thesis title

Global eco-social justice

Research topic

Developing an interdisciplinary framework combining global social policy and climate justice.

Research interests

• Climate justice
• Environmental justice
• Global social policy
• Eco-social policy

Supervisors

• Professor Carolyn Snell 
• Professor Chris Holden

Publications

Selected publications

Snell, C., Anderson, S. and Thomson, H. ‘If Not Now, Then When? Pathways to Embed Climate Change Within Social Policy’, Social Policy and Society, pp. 1–20

Snell, C., Pleace, N., Browning, A., and Anderson, S. ‘Fuel Poverty and Homelessness: Exploring the Extremes of the Cost of Living Crisis’, Cost of Living Research Group/York Policy Engine

Bambra C, et al. ‘Woman of the North’, Health Equity North: Northern Health Science Alliance