Episode 1: Sociologist Malcolm Fairbrother (Professor, Umeå University) discusses his ongoing research with CeCAR political scientist Niklas Harring (Associate Professor, Gothenburg University) in our first CeCAR research podcast. This episode focuses on the complex nature of trust and the role it plays in our ongoing battle against climate change. The discussion also highlights some of the major challenges researchers, politicians and the public face when dealing with these crucial environmental issues - as well as offering some reasons to be optimistic about the future.

Malcolm Fairbrother is a comparative political sociologist at Umeå University, who studies environmental policy and politics, economic globalization, trust, and social science research methods — and the relationships among them.