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Dr Esther Muddiman

Esther

Lecturer in Education, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, United Kingdom

Email: muddimanek@cardiff.ac.uk

Profile

I’m a lecturer in Sociology of Education with a particular interest in youth activism, intergenerational justice, decolonial practice, sustainability and civic engagement. My research explores how and why some people get involved in collective or ‘publicly minded’ activities – things like volunteering, political campaigning, labour organisation or environmental activism. My most recent work explores the impact of gendered, classed and racialised histories on contemporary learning spaces, as part of my desire to contribute towards more inclusive practices in higher education. I am co-founder of the Youth Activism Project, researching children and young people's involvement in school-based and environmental protests and campaigning activities. I am also a member of the GW4 Climate Justice Education Research Network and the Decolonial Critique Network. 

Research

Publications

  • Powell, R., Muddiman, E., Power, S. and Taylor, C. (2025) Invoking the discourse of children's rights in campaigns around public space. Children and Society [online early view].
  • Powell, R. and Muddiman, E. (2024) State-civil-society relations: The importance of civil society for the implementation of the UNCRC. International Journal of Children’s Rights 32 pp.172-197 brill.com/view/journals/chil/32/1/article-p172_007.xml
  • Barrance, R. and Muddiman, E. (2023) Beyond Bad Behaviour? Towards a broader understanding of school student activism. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 44,6.
  • Muddiman, E., Power, S. and Taylor, C. (2020) Family and Civil Society. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Muddiman, E. (2020) Parenthood and civil society. In Power, S. (ed) Civil Society Through the Lifecourse. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Hampton, J., Muddiman, E. (2020) Grandparents and civil society. In Power, S. (ed) Civil Society Through the Lifecourse. Bristol: Policy Press.
  • Muddiman, E., Lyttleton-Smith, J. and Moles, K. (2019) Pushing back the margins: power, identity and marginalia in survey research with young people. International Journal of Social Research Methods 22 (3) pp.293-308.
  • Muddiman, E., Taylor, C., Power, S. and Moles, K. (2019) Young people, family relationships and civic participation. Journal of Civil Society. 15(1) pp.82-98.

Expertise

Education, civil society and social justice. Including: Youth activism and intergenerational justice; Higher education and civil society; Family and civic engagement; Children's Rights; Critical and decolonial pedagogies; Creative methods.
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