Dr Benjamin Bowman


Hello! 


In my research, I work with young people to learn about young people's lives, young people's politics and young people's activism in democracies. 


Right now, I'm especially working with young people to explore how young people make sense of – and take action on – climate change. I specialize in collaborative research with young people, and I love to cooperate, co-research, and co-author with others.


I teach at Manchester Metropolitan University, where I am Senior Lecturer in the Department of Sociology. I give guest talks and teaching at schools, too. I have also supported lots of groups, including as consultant expert on Votes at 16 to the European Youth Forum.


Research lab:

I am part of the Manchester Centre for Youth Studies, an interdisciplinary centre for research with a specialism in youth participatory action research (YPAR). 


You can follow me on Twitter: @bennosaurus

For my academic work, please see my Google Scholar profile

Research projects

New publication! Email for access

Bowman, B. (2023) Is it radical to be kind? New civic education in the era of young people's dissent. In: Haste, H. and Bempechat, J. New Civics, New Citizens: Critical, Competent and Responsible Agents. Leiden: Brill Publishers, pp. 23–38. 


Open Access

Hayes, T., Walker, C., Parsons, K., Arya, D., Bowman, B., Germaine, C., Lock, R., Langford, S., Peacock, S. and Thew, H. (2022). In it together! Cultivating space for intergenerational dialogue, empathy and hope in a climate of uncertainty. Children's Geographies (online ahead of print). DOI: 10.1080/14733285.2022.2121915