About The Social Futures Hub

The Social Futures Research Hub is an interdisciplinary network established in 2019 at the University of Auckland. It brings together scholars from various Faculties and disciplines with a shared interest in researching a diverse range of possible futures.

Co-directors:

Dr Suzanne Woodward, Public Policy Institute, Faculty of Arts Research Centres. (Twitter, LinkedIn)

Associate Professor Steve Matthewman, Sociology, School of Social Sciences.  

Associate Professor Luke Goode, Media & Communication, School of Social Sciences. (Twitter)

Associate Professor Neal Curtis, Media & Communication, School of Social Sciences. (Twitter)

Coordinator:

Kate McLeod, Māori Studies, School of Indigenous Studies. 

 

Affiliated researchers:

Dr Mohamed Alansari (Learning, Development and Professional Practice, Faculty of Education and Social Work)

Dr Alice Chang-Richards (Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering) (Twitter)

Dr Ciara Cremin (Sociology & Criminology, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Dr Joshua Emmitt (Anthropology, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Prof. Alan France (Sociology & Criminology, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Prof. Susan Geertshuis (Graduate School of Management, Faculty of Business and Economics) (Twitter)

Dr Julie MacArthur (Politics and International Relations, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Assoc. Prof. Jay Marlowe (Counselling, Human Services and Social Work, Faculty of Education and Social Work) (Twitter)

Dr Marie McEntee (School of Environment, Faculty of Science) 

Dr Claire Meehan (Sociology and Criminology, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Dr Greg Minissale (Art History, School of Humanities)

Assoc. Prof. Sarina Pearson (Media and Communication, School of Social Sciences)

Dr Ethan Plaut (Media and Communication, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Dr Carisa Showden (Sociology & Criminology, School of Social Sciences)

Assoc. Prof. Tan Bee Tin (Applied Language Studies and Linguistics, School of Cultures, Languages
and Linguistics)

Assoc. Prof. Nabeel Zuberi (Media and Communication, School of Social Sciences) (Twitter)

Professor John Morgan (Critical Education Studies, Faculty of Education and Social Work)

Associate Professor Nick Lewis (School of Environment, Faculty of Science)

Dr Frances Patricia Hancock (Te Puna Wānanga, Faculty of Education and Social Work). 

Dr Lara Greaves (Politics and International Relations, Faculty of Arts)