Daniel Acheson

PhD Candidate in Geography.  My research concerns the municipal plastics recycling system in Northern Ireland.  I am treating this as a case-study using social sciences-based data collection methodologies, but situating it within a dynamic regional and global context. I draw on the Multi Level Perspective framework and similar STS literature to greater understand barriers and enablers for NI having a more resilient waste management system as a whole, and how current trends match up with stated policy aims like those found in Circular Economy Action Plan, UK Environment Act.

• Sustainability Transformations
• Large scale resource management and the 'Circular Economy'
• Localisation and building shorter, more resilient supply chains, particularly in food, transport, and other distribution systems
• The interface between government policy, academia, and citizens
• Critical analysis of Sustainable Development & Globalisation
• Postgrowth economics & alternatives to linear capitalism
• Adapting society to a climate-changed planet
• The role of creativity and art in developing and communicating social imaginaries and uniting people

• 2022-2024 - QUB - Undergrad Human Geography Power/Population/Development Modules - Tutorials and Essay Marking
  
  
• 2017-2021 - Music and Music Technology, Audio for Film/Broadcast Lecturer to HND level @Belfast Metropolitan College