EVENTS
INVITED LECTURES
2021
‘Just and Fair Climate Policy: The views of working-class people’, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, online UK, May 11
2020
‘How to Build a More Inclusive Environmental Movement? (Issues of Class, Race, and Geography)’ New Trends in International Climate and Environmental Advocacy, John Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies, European University Institute, 15 May (online)
The Green New Deal – The Way Forward’ Bristol Transformed, Bristol, Mar 6-8
‘Working-Class Environmentalism’ National Soil Association, Bristol, Jan 20
2019
‘Involving Working-Class People in the Transition to Sustainability’ Royal Geographical Society Annual Conference: Geographies of Trouble/Geographies of Hope, RGS, London, Sept 27-30
‘A Working-Class Led Transition to Sustainability’ Working Class Studies Association Annual Conference: Beyond the Heartlands, University of Kent, Canterbury, Sept 3-6
2018
‘Green Economy and Living Well: Which best delivers Just Transition and Green Jobs?’
United Nations Institute for Social Development, Geneva, Sept 18
2017
‘Green Economy and Living Well’
Asian Institute of Energy, Environment and Sustainability, Seoul, Sept 19
‘Living Well, Equality and Socialism in UK and Bolivia’
Free Popular University ‘La Plaza’ Cochabamba, Bolivia, Jan 4
2015
‘Environmental Justice and the New Sustainable Development Goals’
Asia Development Institute, Seoul, South Korea, June 10
‘El Sueno Existe’
Unite the Union, Wales Arts Council, Aug 31-Sept 3
2014
‘Living Well Within Planetary Limits’
New Theories in Social Science International Conference, Autonomous University of Mexico, Nov 24
‘Green Economy and Meeting Human Needs’
Contemporary Debates and New Discourses on Social Development International Conference, University of Colima, Mexico, Nov 27
‘Environmental Justice’
Tinku Network, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Jan 12
2014
‘Working Class Involvement in the Green Party’
Green Party National Conference, Sheffield, Mar 12
‘Energy and Social Justice’
Big Green Week, Bristol City Council, Bristol, Jun 18
2013
‘Environmental Justice’
Free Popular University, Cochabamba, Bolivia, Mar 20
2012
‘Public Attitudes to Human Rights’
Equality and Diversity Forum, London, Jul 12
2011
‘Environmental Justice’
Critical Social Policy: Environment Launch, Critical Social Policy and University of East London, London, May 26
‘Environment and the Socially Inclusive City’
Bristol Festival of Nature, Bristol Natural History Consortium, Bristol, Jun 18
‘Climate Justice’
National Latin America Conference, TUC, VSC, CSC, Unite, UNISON, NUT, NSC, December 7, London
‘Climate Justice in Latin America’
Campaign Against Climate Change National Conference, London, Nov 7
‘How to Increase Working Class Representation’
National Green Party Conference, Sheffield
2010
‘Climate Justice: The Global Climate Negotiations’
National Latin America Conference, TUC, VSC, CSC, Unite, UNISON, NUT, NSC, December 4, London
‘Environmentalism and Working Class Inclusion’
National Green Party Conference, Cardiff
2009
‘Cuba - Environment, Justice and Equality’
Bristol Latin America Forum, Apr 25
Conference Contributions (refereed)
2021
2021: ‘Organising in Working-Class Communities for Environmental Justice’, Working-Class Studies Association international conference, Jun 7-10
2018
2018: Bell, K. ‘Inclusive, Just and Effective Transition: Comparing Market-Based and Redistributive Approaches’ 8-9 Oct, ICEP 2018, 20th International Conference on Environmental Politics, New York
2018: Bell, K. ‘Insults, Injuries and Resistance: Social Class and Transition to Sustainability’ 8-9 Oct, ICEP 2018, 20th International Conference on Environmental Politics, New York
2018: Bell, K. ‘Social Equality and Sustainable Society’ 29-31 May, 12th Workshop on Environment and Society 2018, Institute of Philosophy, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Cuba, Havana
2018: Bell, K. ‘The Importance of Equality for Achieving Sustainable Development’ 11-15 April, 4th International Conference on Sustainable Development, AITNER, Athens
2017
2017: Kitson, J., Williamson, S., Harper, P., McMahon, C., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M. & Bell, K. ‘A photovoltaic panel modelling method for flexible implementation in Matlab/Simulink using datasheet quantities’ 8 Aug 2017 26th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE 2017). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), p.946-951
2017: Kitson, J., Williamson, S., Harper, P., McMahon, C., Rosenberg, G., Tierney, M., Bell, K. & Gautam, B. ‘Modelling of an Expandable, Reconfigurable, Renewable DC Microgrid for Off-Grid Communities’ 27 Jun 2017, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
2016
2016: Bell, K. ‘Living Well Indicators’ Reconnecting Development with ‘Living Well’ (Vivir Bien) in Latin America, July 18 to 19, School of Applied Social Science, University of Brighton
2014
2014: Bell, K. ‘Socialism, Capitalism and Environmental Justice’ Seventeenth International Conference on Socialism for the Twenty-first Century, November 18 to 21, School of Political Science from the South and the Higher Institute of International Relations, University of Havana, Cuba
2014: Bell, K. ‘Social Inclusion and the Green Economy’ 12th Annual European Social Policy Association Network (ESPAnet) conference ‘Beyond the Crisis in Europe - New Opportunities for Reconciling Sustainability, Equality and Economic robustness’, September 4-6, Norwegian Social Research Association (NOVA)
2014: Bell, K. ‘Can the Capitalist State Deliver Environmental Justice?’ Social Policy Association National Conference, July 14-16, University of Sheffield, UK
2014: Bell, K. Edwards, R., Gordon, D., Elliott, H., Fahmy, E., Bell, K. and Phoenix, A. ‘Illuminating twenty-five years of poverty research through paradata and secondary analysis’ Social Policy Association National Conference, July 14-16, University of Sheffield, UK (Contribution 30%)
2014: Bell, K. ‘Possibilities of Paradata: Technologies and Social Practices - Poverty Surveys 60 Years On’ 6th ESRC Research Methods Festival, July 8-10, National Centre for Research Methods, UK
2014: Bell, K. Pemberton, S., Sutton, E., Fahmy, E. and Bell, K. ‘Life on a Low Income in Austere Times: Precarious budgets’, 3rd Peter Townsend Memorial Conference, June 19-20, London (Contribution 10%)
2012
2012: Bell, K. ‘Is Socially-Just Degrowth Compatible with a Market Economy?’ Montreal International Conference on Degrowth in the Americas, May 13-19, McGill & Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
2010
2010: Bell, K. ‘Degrowth – What can we Learn from Cuba?’ Second International Conference on Economic Degrowth, March 25-28, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
2010: Bell, K. ‘Environmental Justice in Cuba: The Use of Degrowth Policies for Sustainable Development’ Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a New Politics of Environment, Development and Social Justice Conference. September 23-24, STEPS Centre, Institute of Development Studies, Brighton, UK
2009
2009: Bell, K. ‘Environmental Justice in Cuba’ Environmental Justice and Global Citizenship Conference. May 9-11, Oxford University, UK
2008
2008: Bell, K. ‘Environmental Justice in the UK: A Case Study of Lockleaze’ State of Environmental Justice in America Conference. May 21-23, Howard University, Washington D.C., United States
Conference Contributions (not refereed)
2010: Bell, K. ‘The Causes of Environmental Injustice’ Contemporary Conflicts: Class, Culture, Environment Conference. September 13, University of Bristol, UK