QUT Centre for Justice aims to empower and enable citizens, consumers and communities through solutions-oriented research. Our vision is to democratise justice by improving opportunities for health and well-being, at both an individual and global level, and enhancing the inclusiveness of work and education while widening access to justice.

Our research priorities stem from how justice is being delivered in the digital age, considering the complex factors that transform justice through social activism and the wellbeing of the planet, geopolitics and systems of governance.

Our four programs are:

Gendered, Sexual and Institutional Violence

We critically examine the intersections of structural power, institutional dynamics, and a range of gendered harms, with a view to developing new understandings and informing prevention and response measures. Find out more.

Global Justice

Our goal is to examine how engagement with multiple contexts might challenge scholars and practitioners to develop new and/or modified ways of apprehending sustainability, development and security, that are relevant to international policies and best practices. Find out more.

Social & Environmental Justice

We interrogate how institutional and ideological structures, policy mechanisms, and community practices can either perpetuate or transform systemic inequities across both social and environmental systems. Find out more.

Young People and Justice

Our research spans areas of identity, diversity, and trauma, addressing critical societal challenges at the intersection of youth, justice, education, health, housing, human rights and safety. Find out more.

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