Social Justice in Times of Crisis and Hope Young People, Well-being and the Politics of Education

Shane Duggan is Vice Chancellor’s Postdoctoral Fellow in the School of Education at RMIT University. He examines the relationship between education and work in the context of digital transformation. His first book, Impossible Machines, investigates young people’s lives, networked technologies and the future of work.
Emily Gray has a PhD in educational research from Lancaster University in the UK. She is currently Senior Lecturer in Education Studies at RMIT University, Australia. Her publications include refereed journal articles, book chapters and the edited collection Queer Teachers, Identity and Performativity.
Peter Kelly is a professor in the School of Education, RMIT University. He has published extensively on young people, the practice of youth studies and social theory, including: Working in Jamie’s Kitchen: Salvation, Passion and Young Workers and The Self as Enterprise.
Kirsty Finn is a sociologist of higher education, with an interest in educational (im)mobilities as these relate to everyday life, relationships, well-being, and citizenship and belonging. She is the author of two books: Personal Life, Young Women and Higher Education and Student Mobilities in Higher Education.
Jessica Gagnon is a sociologist of higher education whose research is primarily focused on inequalities and social justice in higher education, especially underrepresented students’ experiences. She is a Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education and Sociology at the University of Portsmouth.