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Ruth McKie is a prominent academic at De Montfort University, serving as Subject Lead in Criminology within the School of Applied Social Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Her work bridges criminology, environmental science, and social policy, with a focus on climate obstruction, community resilience, and the intersections of animal abuse and domestic violence.
Research Interests: Dr. McKie is a world-leading scholar in Climate Social Science, particularly in understanding the actors and mechanisms behind climate obstruction. Her research explores how fossil fuel interests and allied organizations delay climate action through discursive, political, and economic strategies. She also investigates community resilience to environmental disasters like flooding and the socio-legal dimensions of environmental harm. Her work extends into feminist animal studies and the links between animal cruelty and intimate partner violence.
The recent publications highlight a strong trend toward interdisciplinary research, combining criminology, environmental sociology, and policy analysis. Her work increasingly focuses on transnational networks of climate obstruction, digital propaganda, and justice dimensions in climate adaptation, especially in the Global South and the UK. She also contributes to understanding gender-based violence through technological interventions and systemic barriers.
Scientific Awards:
- Selected as Monthly Highlight, Environmental Research Letters, March 2016
Advising and Grants: Dr. McKie supervises current research students, including Tasnina Karim, and has supported completed students like Emma Johnston. She is the Principal Applicant on several externally funded projects, including a British Academy Small Research Grant on flooding resilience and multiple grants from the Climate Social Science Network on climate obstruction in the UK and Global South. She is also a Co-Applicant on projects involving Leicestershire Police and the European Climate Foundation, demonstrating strong policy engagement and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Labs and Research Groups: She is affiliated with the Institute for Research in Social Sciences at DMU and is an active member of the Climate Social Science Network. Her research often involves international collaborations, including work with Brown University’s Institute at Brown for Environment and Society.
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