Dr. Nicholas Scott

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Scott’s research focuses on more-than-human sociology and mobility ecology, examining environmental crises, biodiversity collapse, and the mass extinction of various species. His work critically analyzes the root causes of these issues, particularly human supremacism, and explores the sociotechnical political production of this phenomenon in North America. Specifically, he investigates urban sprawl and the system of automobility, including the greenwashing related to electric vehicles. Dr. Scott's research interests include alternatives to human supremacism through multispecies democracy, interspecies justice, and the concept of plant personhood. He actively supervises graduate projects that empirically and theoretically examine relationships within automobility, the impact of mining on mass extinction, and the role of sociology in perpetuating human-centered ideologies. His recent publications address themes such as moral mobility, mobilities in urban contexts, and the intersection of social issues regarding environmental sustainability and mobility justice.

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