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Rosemary Hancock is a Senior Lecturer and Assistant Director at the Institute for Ethics and Society (IES) at the University of Notre Dame Australia. She also convenes the Religion, Culture and Society Research Focus Area. Her expertise lies in the sociological study of religion, particularly its engagement in grassroots politics and environmental activism. She holds a PhD and is a world-leading scholar on Islamic environmentalism and the intersection of faith with social movements.
Her research examines how religious actors influence political action, the dynamics between religious and political practices, and the transformative impact of religious communities in grassroots movements. Notable work includes studies on the Sydney Alliance, a coalition of civil society groups advocating for the common good in Sydney, and her book Islamic Environmentalism: Activism in the United States and Great Britain (2018).
Education: BA, MA, PhD (institution unspecified). Teaching areas focus on sociology of religion and political activism. She has published extensively on topics such as digital activism and gender in religious communities. No awards were explicitly mentioned in the provided texts.
Rosemary’s work bridges religious identity with progressive activism, challenging assumptions about religion’s role in secular spaces. She emphasizes the importance of pluralism and shared action in democratic communities, as seen in her analysis of religious diversity in urban contexts like Sydney.
