Associate Professor Katy Jenkins reflects on waiting during fieldwork Trámites, only now do I fully understand the meaning of this quintessentially Peruvian activity. Having yesterday spent five hours traipsing between different local government and council offices, only now do I understand why trámites are approached with such trepidation and given such weight in the PeruvianContinue reading “‘Haciendo Trámites’ – the everyday reality of fieldwork”
Category Archives: Research Stories
Introducing the Power, Culture and Identities Research Group
Northumbria Sociology’s new research group will promote social research at Northumbria University The Power, Culture and Identities research group aims to bring together social researchers working in the Department of Social Sciences and beyond, providing a focal point for debate and collaboration. Below we introduce the idea behind the group and give information about our forthcomingContinue reading “Introducing the Power, Culture and Identities Research Group”
Listening to the voices of Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies
Professor Matt Baillie Smith writes about his recent visit to Stockholm to share findings from the ViCE Initiative. When I packed my bags for our project conference in Stockholm on Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies (ViCE), I was mostly focused on the incredible stories volunteers have been telling us about living and volunteering in aContinue reading “Listening to the voices of Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies”
Women, mining and participatory photography
Dr Katy Jenkins reports on the first results of her Leverhulme-funded research project: After a nail-biting weekend of worried messages to and fro with my wonderful RA, Lexy Seedhouse, in Peru, finally the first photos from my participatory photography project arrived… Over 1,000 photos from 12 women, they’ve really got stuck into it! The project,Continue reading “Women, mining and participatory photography”
Is the internet sexist? Online abuse as a form of violence against women
Ruth Lewis, Mike Rowe and Clare Wiper, Dept of Social Sciences, Northumbria University With Facebook exposed for its failure to prevent violence and abuse appearing on its site, the online abuse of women is once again in the news. At the same, time, public debate about online abuse has been growing apace amidst significant concernContinue reading “Is the internet sexist? Online abuse as a form of violence against women”