Professor Mary Mellor
Emeritus Professor of Sociology
Research Interests
Mary's current research focuses on the financial crisis, money systems and financial exclusion. Her research interests include the social economy and alternative economics; co-operatives and other alternative economic structures; ecofeminist political economy, ecological political economy and feminist economics; ecologically sustainable and social just ‘sufficiency’ economics.
Current Research Projects
The development of ecologically sustainable and socially just economies.
This project explores how the money system can be used to develop a needs-led economy that could enable the circulation of goods and services without requiring constant economic growth.
A philosophy for an ecologically embedded humanity.
This project explores the evolutionary development of humanity through symbiosis. This requires rethinking the concept of both life and death and how human culture does, and can, address both.
Selected Publications
Journal Articles
Fuller, D. & Mellor, M. (2008) 'Banking on the Poor: Advancing Financial Inclusion in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK' Journal of Urban Studies 45(7): 1505-1524
Hopwood, B. & Mellor, M. (2007) 'Visioning the Sustainable City' Capitalism, Nature, Socialism 18(4): 75-89
Mellor, M. (2006) 'Bringing economics down to earth: There is an alternative' Soundings 34: 22-32
Mellor, M. (2006) 'Ecofeminist Political Economy' International Journal of Green Economics 1(1-2): 139-150
Fuller, D., Mellor, M., Dodds, L. & Affleck, A. (2006) 'Consulting the Community: Advancing Financial Inclusion in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK' International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 26(5-6): 255-271
Affleck, A. & Mellor, M. (2006) 'Community Development Finance: A neo-market solution to social exclusion?' Journal of Social Policy 35(2): 303-319
Mellor, M. (2005) 'The Politics of Money and Credit as A Route To Ecological Sustainability and Economic Democracy' Capitalism, Nature, Socialism 16(2): 45-60
Mellor, M. (2005) 'Ecofeminist Political Economy: Integrating Feminist Economics and Ecological Economics' Feminist Economics 11(3): 120-126
Books
Mellor, M. (2010) The Future of Money: From Financial Crisis to Public Resource Pluto Press
Hutchinson, F., Mellor, M. and Olsen, W. (2002) The Politics of Money: Towards Sustainability and Economic Democracy Pluto Press
Mellor, M. (1997) Feminism and Ecology Polity Press: Cambridge; New York University Press. (also published as Feminismo y ecologia Siglo Veintiuna Editores Mexico)
Mellor, M. (1992) Breaking the Boundaries: Towards a Feminist, Green Socialism Virago: London (also published in German, Japanese, Turkish)
Mellor, M., Hannah, J. & Stirling, J. (1988) Worker Co-operatives in Theory and Practice Open University Pres:, Milton Keyne, (also published in Japanese)
Book Chapters
Mellor, M. (2009) 'Ecofeminist Political Economy and the Politics of Money' in Salleh, A. (ed) Eco-Sufficiency and Global Justice Pluto Press
Mellor, M. (2007) 'Ecofeminism: Linking Gender And Ecology' in Pretty, J. et al. (eds) Handbook on Environment and Society London: Sage
Mellor, M. (2007) 'Researching for Change' in Smith, M. (ed) Negotiating Boundaries and Borders: Qualitative Methodology and Development Research Elsevier: Oxford
Mellor, M. (2007) 'Mujer, naturalize y construccion social del ‘hombre economico’' in Velayos, C. et al. (eds) Feminismo Ecologico Ediciones Unversidad Salamanca
Mellor, M. (2006) 'Feminism and Environmental Ethics: A materialist approach' in Pretty, J. (ed) Key Issues for the Twentieth Century - Environment Vol 1 Sage
