The course is designed to provide a broad overview of the sociology of medicine.
How can we conceptualise different forms of inequalities, such as social class, generation, race, disability and gender? How are such inequalities bought about through processes across the life course, from […]
The course aims to examine major modes of explaining nationalism, and to relate nationalism to other key themes in sociology. It begins by examining key concepts, theories and typologies of […]
Multiculturalism was invented in Canada.
Sarah (she/her) joined the University of Edinburgh in May 2022, following a long period at the University of Bristol, and shorter spells at Birkbeck and Royal Holloway, University of London. […]
Patricia is an emerita Professor of Sociology. She studied undergraduate Social Anthropology at Cambridge, masters in Sociology (on race relations) at Nottingham, and doctoral work at Bristol (for work on […]
Natasha (she/her) is a PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Edinburgh (matriculated 2021).
Emily (she/her) is an ESRC funded PhD student in Criminology and Sociology at the University of Edinburgh researching policing and gender in Scotland. Emily is an Associate Fellow of the […]
I am a qualitative social science researcher, and my research interests are around gender and social movements, particularly in my doctoral project, I explore how Chilean feminism has been mobilised […]
Camille works in research within both academia and as a practitioner. Her areas of academic specialisation are gender and violence, including women-led community protection, social norms change and positive masculinity. […]
I have a background in the sociology of health and medicine and have developed a special interest in emerging scientific and medical biotechnologies. Conceptually I have brought these areas together […]
This course will examine the gendered political economies of peacebuilding and armed conflict. A variety of theoretical and methodological approaches to understanding the relationships between gender, armed conflict and peacebuilding […]
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