2016-17 Institute for Culture and Society Annual Review

In 2016, researchers in the Institute for Culture and Society (ICS) were active participants in national and global debates about the nature of globalisation, the meaning of cultural difference and crosscultural engagement, the future of cities, the ecological consequences of using plastic, the affect of data platforms work and algorithms upon our lives, the ways that youth engage with technology, the positive possibilities of community economies, and the means through which sustainability can be best assessed across different domains of social life. These engagements, and many more, were all part of our common project in the Institute that we call 'Engaged Research', a way of working now implemented across Western Sydney University.