Vanessa Bowden

Dr. Vanessa Bowden is a Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Newcastle, researching the social and political dimensions of climate change, particularly corporate and governmental responses. She collaborates on ARC-funded projects examining energy transitions and industry adaptation strategies in Australia.

Her work critiques how media and economic narratives obstruct climate action, with recent studies analyzing fossil fuel hegemony in policy discourse. Key interests include:

• Discursive strategies in climate denial
• Corporate power in environmental politics
• Community vulnerability in coastal regions

She co-authored 'Organising Responses to Climate Change' (2022) and contributes to international journals on environmental communication and industrial relations.