Stacy Banwell

Stacy Banwell is Professor of Criminology at the University of Greenwich and a leading scholar in non-speciesist and more-than-human criminology. Her research examines conflict-related sexual and reproductive violence against human and nonhuman animals, the intersections of gender, climate change and atrocity crimes, and multi-species justice in conflict and post-conflict contexts. These themes are central to her two most recent monographs: The War Against Nonhuman Animals: A Non-Speciesist Understanding of Gendered Reproductive Violence and An Intersectional Analysis of Climate Change and Atrocity Crimes: Life on Earth is in Crisis.

Her work, which addresses harm experienced by vulnerable and marginalised human and nonhuman groups, has informed policy developments and has been cited by high-level bodies such as a U.S. Supreme Court, the United Nations, the UN General Assembly, and the UK Ministry of Justice.

As part of the EU Horizon/UKRI project Transformative Change for Biodiversity and Equity, Stacy is currently evaluating sustainability transitions through legal pathways such as rights of nature, ecocide, and restorative justice.