Men, Masculinities and Social Change

Masculinities in times of crisis

We applied our research to the Covid-19 crisis to understand the range of ways in which men and masculinities were interacting with the pandemic, and how it impacted on gender equality work with men and boys.

Barker, G., Burrell, S.R. and Ruxton, S. (2021)

1 – Article – Covid-19 and masculinities in global perspective

Men and Masculinities, 24(1): 168-174

Burrell, S.R. (2021)

2 – Report – A Business A_Gender: Building gender equality in the North East business sector in the wake of Covid-19

Changing Relations and Durham University

Baker, P., Alemann, C., Burrell, S.R., Griffith, D.M., Heidari, S., Kelland, J., Lal, A. and Mukherjee, S. (24/4/2021)

3 – Commentary – Men and Covid-19: Where’s the policy?

BMJ Global Health

Burrell, S.R. and Ruxton, S. (2020)

4 – Report – The impact of the Covid-19 crisis on work with men and boys in Europe

Durham University

Ruxton, S. and Burrell, S.R. (2020)

5 – Report – Masculinities and Covid-19: Making the connections

Promundo-US

Burrell, S.R. and Ruxton, S. (9/4/2020)

6 – Commentary – Coronavirus reveals just how deep macho stereotypes run through society

The Conversation

Westmarland, N. and Bellini, R. (19/3/2020)

7 – Commentary – Coronavirus lockdown is a dangerous time for victims of domestic abuse – here’s what you need to know

The Conversation

An emerging area of interest for us is understanding the connections between masculinities, violence, and the climate crisis – and how to engage men and boys in building more caring relationships with the environment. Dr Stephen Burrell recently undertook a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship on this topic.

Burrell, S.R., Kamiyama, S., Belbase, L., Khurram, M., and MenEngage Alliance Climate Justice Working Group

Article – ‘Care is not only the goal, it’s the way’: Working with men and boys for climate and gender justice

NORMA: International Journal for Masculinity Studies

Burrell, S.R. and Pedersen, C. (2025)

Article – From men’s violence to an ethic of care: Ecofeminist contributions to green criminology

Journal of Criminology, 58(3): 372-388

Burrell, S.R. and Pedersen, C. (2025)

Commentary – It’s time to recognise the role masculinity is playing in the climate crisis

Pursuit

Burrell, S.R. (2020)

Commentary – The climate crisis as masculine violence? Engaging men in caring for the planet

Leverhulme Trust