What to expect when you're expecting… climate change

Hear University of Sydney researchers, academics and alumni share their big ideas at Raising the Bar.

What does a good childhood look like and how can parents foster the traits their children need to face any circumstance? As climate change and geopolitical upheaval challenge parenting norms and expectations, join philosophy professor Luara Ferracioli to think critically about the role of family.

Learn about the tools that can help children thrive in adversity and examine the morality of parenthood and child rearing in a rapidly changing world.

About the speaker

Luara Ferracioli is an Associate Professor in Political Philosophy in the School of Humanities at the University of Sydney. She was awarded her PhD from the Australian National University in 2013 and has held appointments at the University of Oxford, Princeton University and the University of Amsterdam. Luara works on the philosophy of immigration and the philosophy of the family. Her recent books include Liberal Self-Determination in World of Migration (2022) and Parenting and the Goods of Childhood (2023).

Supported by City of Sydney.