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Centre for Political Ethnography

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We aim to rescue ethnography from its current void in political science and build the UK's first centre for ethnographic research in politics and administration.

Part of Politics and international relations

We are an interdisciplinary platform for those who are interested in ethnographic research in politics and administration. We work with like-minded colleagues from across the University. We practise the 'art of translation' for multiple audiences.

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Learning from experience is at the heart of practical wisdom, and it is how public servants pick up their political nous.
Professor Roderick Rhodes
Professor of Government (Research)
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Improving the asylum system by making it more trauma-sensitive for vulnerable people

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Health and wellbeing
Navigating the UK asylum system can negatively impact the mental health of young people seeking asylum. However, unaccompanied minors rarely have their voice heard.