UN SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.

SDG Outputs

According to SciVal our colleagues produced 37 outputs relevant to SDG 16 in 2022 and 37 in 2021.

Cayli Messina, B. (2022) Breaking the silence on femicide: How women challenge epistemic injustice and male violence. British Journal of Sociology 73 859-884

DOI: 10.1111/1468-4446.12968

Hartley, M. and Bartels, R.M. (2022) Public Perception of Men Who Have Committed Intrafamilial and Extrafamilial Sexual Offences Against Children. Sexual Abuse 34 1003-1028

DOI: 10.1177/10790632211062188

Promoting Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

The University of Lincoln has a strong research output around peace, justice, and strong institutions. There are wide ranging areas of interest in this topic across the University, including corruption control in Asia, blockchain reporting for sustainability, robotics, serial killer behaviour, COVID-19 outcomes and management, and earth system law.

Encouraging Peace Through the Arts

The Mobile Arts for Peace Project, led by the University's Professor Ananda Breed, is a four-year international, multidisciplinary project which provides a comparative approach on the use of interdisciplinary arts-based practices for peacebuilding in Kyrgyzstan, Rwanda, Indonesia, and Nepal. It is a collaborative project between universities, cultural artists, civil society organisations, and young people across the world.

Shaping Policy

The Lincoln Policy Hub is an active research group within the University, and showcases the many ways in which the University of Lincoln is contributing to policy and public debate within and beyond the UK. Although the work of the group is wide ranging, notable research they have conducted has been into the role of women in rehabilitation.

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BA (Hons) Sociology

Students on this course are able to explore issues such as organised crime, policing crime, and crimes of the powerful.

BA (Hons) Criminology

Students studying criminology at Lincoln can investigate areas such as social justice, social engagement, and counter-terrorism.

Lincoln Parliamentary Research Centre

The aim of this research centre (ParliLinc) is to establish Lincoln as a recognised centre of excellence for research and teaching in parliamentary and legislative studies.