Centre for Political Ethnography

Training course: Political Ethnography This course aims to teach participants how to conduct qualitative field research, particularly participant observation and ordinary language interviewing. The course provides an understanding of the

We’re kicking off next year with our Methods Course in Political Ethnography, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk
📅 Register here and spread the word: www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

Here’s to another amazing year of vibrant conversations and cutting-edge research! 🌟

To close the year, we hosted our first CPE Workshop 🎉
15+ scholars from across the UK & Europe joined us for an inspiring day—capped off with a keynote by Rosana Pinheiro-Machado! @pinheiromachado.bsky.social

Our joint seminar with PAIR @sotonpolitics.bsky.social brought powerful perspectives from:
✔️ Nathalia Justo (www.nathaliajusto.com)
✔️ Sabrina Ahmed (research-portal.uea.ac.uk/en/persons/s...)

We launched our brand-new series:
🌊 Ethnography at the Seas
Kicking off with Marius Palz from Univ. of Oxford and his fascinating work!

For our main research series, we had the pleasure of hosting:
✨ Gwen Burnyeat from Univ. of Edingburgh @gwenburnyeat.bsky.social
✨ Graham Denyer Willis from Univ. of Cambrigde
Two amazing scholars pushing the boundaries of political ethnography!

🎉 What an incredible year for CPE!
We hosted some of the best scholars in political ethnography, launched new series, and ended with our first-ever CPE workshop. Here’s a look back at 2024—and what’s coming next! 🧵

@sotonpolitics.bsky.social

📢 Check out the new Spring issue of QMMR!
It features a Classroom Notes piece by our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social, reflecting on how the digital world has become central to everyday life and how we can prepare researchers to engage with it as a vital window into the lives of those we study

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote

Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg is pushing

Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent early career researchers.

Fabulous to be with the @polethnography.bsky.social and an honour to give the keynote

Brilliant work by @marianaborges.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social & Antje Scharenberg ❤️

Great to see @kkcheuk.bsky.social again! A room full of excellent scholars

Can’t wait to continue the conversation!

So honored to have you with us, @pinheiromachado.bsky.social! Grateful for your insights on the far-right’s rise among marginalized groups and to have a peak of your recent findings with @deeplab.bsky.social, powerfully grounded in 20+ years of your ethnographic research. Hope to have you back soon!

Thank you, @nataliatrujillo.bsky.social, for joining us and sharing key insights from your research on crisis framing and the human rights protection of Venezuelan migrants in Colombia!

It was a pleasure to have you with us, @fabriciocarrijo.bsky.social and learning about your important research in refugee camps and seeing the beautiful photos and representation of your interlocutors! We hope to see you again soon!

It has been a pleasure to present at the @polethnography.bsky.social workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” at the University of Southampton, UK. Very interesting papers, nice discussions and welcoming vibe. Great event: )

I was glad to present my paper at this excellent workshop. Thanks to @cintranatalia.bsky.social @marianaborges.bsky.social and Antje for organising it, and to @fransplains.bsky.social for her generous insights. Congratulations to all presenters for such engaging and rigorous work!

The first CPE workshop, "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" happened yesterday, with the presence and keynote lecture of Prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social - we thank her and all attendees,l & discussants and look forward to our next one!

If you are in Southampton, join me for my public keynote and an engaging workshop on ethnography and political studies next Wednesday, hosted by the @polethnography.bsky.social
alongside extraordinary colleagues.

The CPE is delighted to welcome prof Rosana @pinheiromachado.bsky.social to @unisouthampton.bsky.social for our workshop next week for a keynote lecture entitled: Rage, Dreams and Insubordination: How the Far Right and Social Media Mobilize the Working Class. If you are around, please pop by!

Women and Politics | The Political Studies Association (PSA) Troubled Times: Gender and Politics in the 21st CenturyPSA Women and Politics Conference, June 17th/18th 2025Hosted by the Gender and Inequalities (GAIN) Centre at the University of Southampton…

*PSA EVENT* 🚨 Tomorrow is our PSA Women & Politics 2025 conference: Troubled Times: #Gender & #Politics in the 21st Century. Organised by @psawomenpol.bsky.social.
📆 17 - 18 June. At the Gender & Inequalities (GAIN) Centre, Southampton.
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@kkcheuk.bsky.social

@sotonpolitics.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social

Training course: Political Ethnography This course aims to teach participants how to conduct qualitative field research, particularly participant observation and ordinary language interviewing. The course provides an understanding of the

Register here to save your spot (places are limited): 🔗 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...

We’re excited to share that our co-director @marianaborges.bsky.social will be delivering an in-person Political Ethnography methods course this September, in partnership with @ncrm.ac.uk
The course offers hands-on activities and a deep dive into what makes a good ethnography in political research.

We had a great discussion afterwards, with thoughtful questions from colleagues across disciplines.

Thanks to everyone who joined us—stay tuned for more CPE events coming soon!

🎙️ Yesterday we had the pleasure of hosting Prof. Graham Denyer Willis from @campolis.bsky.social for a powerful talk as part of our CPE Talks in Political Ethnography series.
Graham shared his recent research on the evolution of Brazil’s prison system.

⚠️ Heads up to all who submitted papers for our workshop: the outcome of your applications is in your inbox! Check it and if you haven't seen it, verify your spam folder. In any case, drop us a line. And to all who applied, we thank you for your interest in the CPE and hope to engage with you soon!

Call for Submissions: Centre for Political Ethnography Workshop “Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?” Based in the Politics and International Relations Department (PAIR), CPE’s goal is to promote the use of ethnographic methods in political science and to foster interdisciplinary dialogue among researchers who use ethnography to explore topics related to politics — broadly understood.

📝 Submit here: www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...

📢 Friendly reminder: today is the last day to submit your abstract for our upcoming workshop "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?".

If you're a PhD student or ECR using ethnographic or related qualitative methods to study politics, don't miss this opportunity!

Reminder that our CfP is still open!

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