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Miles Thompson
@mvdct.bsky.social
Associate Professor in Psychology at UWE Bristol. Clinical Psychologist.
Research on social, global, & environmental justice & social change.
Work: https://people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Miles2Thompson
Personal: https://mvdct.org.uk/
(Unlikely to post often)
Quick thread on new publication.

Chapter: Who is Responsible for Tackling our Environmental and Wider Social Challenges? (doi.org/10.1007/978-...)

Blog post: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica...

Download free here: mvdct.org.uk/files/Thomps... (published chapter likely to be behind paywall for many).
Who Is Responsible for Tackling our Environmental and Wider Social Challenges? Participant Data and Reflections for Community Psychology
The climate and ecological emergencies are advancing quickly. Community psychology has been relatively slow to turn its attention to this area but is now carrying out valuable research. At the same ti...
doi.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Reposted by Miles Thompson
🆕 New study led by Dr Miles Thompson (@mvdct.bsky.social) explores who is most responsible for tackling environmental & social challenges - data suggests governments top the list.

🔗 Study: doi.org/10.1007/978-...
📝 Blog: blogs.uwe.ac.uk/psychologica...
📩 Contact: people.uwe.ac.uk/Person/Miles...
Who Is Responsible for Tackling our Environmental and Wider Social Challenges? Participant Data and Reflections for Community Psychology
The climate and ecological emergencies are advancing quickly. Community psychology has been relatively slow to turn its attention to this area but is now carrying out valuable research. At the same ti...
doi.org
October 16, 2025 at 11:56 AM
A summary of links around the study: "Exploring Participant-Generated Examples of Social Change".

Short video on the findings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID5m...
University press release: www.uwe.ac.uk/news/new-soc...
Full article (open access - free for anyone to download): doi.org/10.1002/jcop...
Exploring Participant-Generated Examples of Social Change
YouTube video by Miles Thompson
www.youtube.com
August 21, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Reposted by Miles Thompson
A recent study led by Dr. Miles Thompson published in the Journal of Community Psychology, highlights how a deeper understanding of social change can help bridge the gap between global challenges and real-world action—especially in tackling climate change.

www.uwe.ac.uk/news/new-soc...
Want social change? A deeper understanding could be key, study suggests | UWE Bristol
New study suggests a deeper understanding of social change could help close the gap between challenges and actions, especially on issues like climate change.
www.uwe.ac.uk
July 18, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Once you've watched the video below, read or download the full study for free at doi.org/10.1002/jcop...
August 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM