A public presentation of the main emphases of the research project Centring Families in Iceland’s Just Transition was held on October 9 at Saga, Hagatorg. The team presented the project’s main emphases and its implementation, which combines processing from interviews with Icelandic families and research into the manifestations of families and environmental action in literature and film.
The aim of the research is to explore how just transitions can be realized in people’s everyday lives and how ideas about family, community, and nature are expressed both in culture and in people’s experiences across the country. Emphasis is placed on close collaboration between researchers, families, and policymakers, and the introductory meeting is the first step in an open dialogue with the public.
The project managers introduced the main emphases, presented the project’s website, and answered questions. They are Auður Aðalsteinsdóttir, Director of the University of Iceland Research Center in Þingeyjarsveit; Auður Magndís Auðardóttir, Associate Professor at the University of Iceland School of Education; and Utsa Mukherjee, Associate Professor of Education at Brunel University. Angela Snæfellsjökuls Rawlings, Postdoctoral Researcher in Cultural Studies; and Rannveig Ágústa Guðjónsdóttir, Postdoctoral Researcher in Education and Pedagogy also presented their research plans.
