Border Criminologies and the University of Oxford's Migration and Mobility Network (MMN) invite 25-30 early career researchers and postgraduate students to participate in the one-day workshop: "'A constant state of flux': Ethnography, qualitative methods, and migration research in the post-COVID era" to be held in Oxford on the 21st of June, 2022 in the Centre for Criminology (Faculty of Law). This workshop aims to bring early-careers researchers together to:

  • Discuss the implications of fragmenting and shifting sites of bordering for evolving methodologies and claims to knowledge;
  • Reflect on recent developments in and critiques of the use of qualitative research in migration studies and border criminology, and discuss how early-career researchers might learn from these critiques when conducting empirical research; and,
  • Develop novel approaches to qualitative methods through participative collaboration.

In the morning, speakers will present their work with participant Q&A. In the afternoon, participants will be split into facilitated groups to engage in collaborative discussions on the workshop's aims. If you wish to present in the morning session, please submit a short paper abstract (max 300 words, 5 keywords), as well as a short bio including your name, contact details, and institutional affiliation by the 13th of May 2022. The full event description is available here

Please direct any questions to Border Criminologies Events: Victoria.Taylor@crim.ox.ac.uk