Written by Professor Majella Kilkey Photo by Metin Ozer on Unsplash Almost four years after departing the European Union (EU) and almost three years since the introduction of a new immigration system, it is clear that “taking back control of our borders” has not resulted in reduced migration to the UK. Net migration in the… Continue reading “Taking back control of our borders”. The “dependants’ problem”.
Written by Dr Catherine Ruth Craven On November 17th 2023 approximately 100 scholars, lawyers, and activists working on issues related to migration and citizenship gathered in central Birmingham for an international symposium on Migration, coloniality and belonging in ‘Global Britain’. The meeting centered the findings and ongoing research of the MIGZEN project, for which I… Continue reading From de-exceptionalising Brexit to understanding “Global Britain” through diasporic connections
Written by Dr Briony Hannell, Dr Julie Walsh and Dr Joanne Britton Above: The entrance to Firth Court, University of Sheffield. Universities have been described as sites of colonial power. Courtesy: Dora Damian. In November 2022, the Everyday Life and Critical Diversities Research Theme invited colleagues to discuss Ali Meghji’s (2021) Decolonizing Sociology: An Introduction… Continue reading Decolonising Sociological Studies: The seminar series
Written by Nabila Cruz Organising Committee [credit: Myrtle Ziwei Zeng] On 14th June 2023, Sociological Studies hosted its annual postgraduate research conference, where students in the first year of their PhD gave presentations about their research. And not only that, but it was also fully organised by students ourselves. As co-chair of the organising committee,… Continue reading Inequalities, Resistance and Change – The 2023 PGR Conference
Written by Lucy Mayblin, Hannah Lewis, Rebecca Murray, Tom Nunn With special thanks to Rivka Shaw, Jo Wilding, Brian Dikoff, Kate Wisbach and Amanda Spalding. Photo by Mikhail Nilov on Pexels On 20th April, at a collaborative event between South Yorkshire Refugee Law and Justice, and the University of Sheffield, participants discussed the woeful state… Continue reading Immigration legal aid: change needs to come from a meaningful commitment to equality of access to justice
Written by Olga Fuseini, University of Sheffield and Dr Lois Orton, University of Sheffield April 8 was declared International Roma Day at the first World Romani Congress, organised by the Comité International Rom (CIR) in London in 1971. The 1971 congress was the first Roma attempt at international cooperation, establishing the Roma flag and anthem.… Continue reading On International Roma Day we ask: who are Roma and why do they have a special day?
Written by Victoria Knowles, University of Sheffield Originally used by NFL-player Colin Kaepernick in 2016, the ‘take a knee’ gesture was born in protest of the police brutality faced by African-Americans and gained further prominence during the resurgent Black Lives Matter protests in 2020. The England men’s national team first used the gesture in September… Continue reading ‘Taking a knee’ in English football: the silent roar of the three lions
Written by Dr Laura Connelly, University of Sheffield and Dr Remi Joseph-Salisbury, University of Manchester Anti-Racist Scholar-Activism Cover Image Anti-Racist Scholar-Activism – published by Manchester University Press in late 2021 – was initially borne out of our frustrations as PhD students with an academia that we saw as being disconnected from the urgent issues of… Continue reading Anti-Racist Scholar-Activism: Pockets of possibility?
This post was written by Duncan Exley in December 2019 Justine Greening is indisputably a social mobility success story. But when she – the daughter of a Rotherham steelworker who went on to become Education Secretary – first mentioned “social mobility” to her parents, her mum asked whether she was talking about “scooters for people… Continue reading The End of Aspiration? Social Mobility and Our Children’s Fading Prospects
Written by Danica Darley, PhD student in the Department of Sociological Studies As a fledgling criminologist and social researcher, I spend too much time thinking about the type of research I want to do. Thanks to people like Professor Dick Hobbs, I’ve been able to see how I could use my own experiences to shape… Continue reading A criminologist’s reflections on Ethics and Integrity in Autoethnographic Research
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