We live in societies that face numerous complex challenges, such as widening wealth and income gaps, limited understandings of differences between cultures, erosion of social cohesion, growing demands on health care systems, deficiencies in education, increasing human movement across the globe, unsustainable development, and climate change. The Centre for Knowledge and Society (CEKAS) aims to improve understanding of important societal challenges and to help develop, evaluate and recommend interventions that can make a positive difference. We use a range of approaches from across the sub-disciplines of theoretical and practical philosophy, and we often work in collaboration with specialists from other disciplines and with non-academic stakeholders.
Our dynamic research portfolio reflects the interests of our core philosophy team and aligns particularly well with two of the University's broad interdisciplinary challenges: 'Social inclusion and cultural diversity' and 'Health, nutrition and wellbeing'.
CEKAS provides a range of opportunities to meet and exchange ideas, especially at the intersects of philosophy and other academic disciplines and areas of social policy and practice. These include seminars, workshops and book discussion groups. Centre staff also contribute to teaching on philosophy and society at undergraduate and postgraduate levels, and offer MLitt and PhD supervision, including in flexible interdisciplinary combinations.
For enquiries about CEKAS, please contact Professor Vikki Entwistle.