School of Social and Political Science

Introduction to Ethnographic Filmmaking

A basic introduction to using ethnographic filmmaking as a research method.

Twitter as Data

The course will introduce using Twitter as a data source to answer social scientific questions. We will be using R to scrap and analyse tweets.

We Have no Harlem in Sudan: Sudan's Deflective Diplomacy

Why states commit to cooperation in international regimes during deepening mistrust

Britain and international telegraphy, 1860s-1914

The puzzle of unspent social welfare funds in India: Preliminary insights into the administrative state from the Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Fund

In this paper, we introduce our study of unspent social special-purpose funds in India, and the dimensions of the administrative state on which they cast light.

Hustling During the 'Hunger Virus': Temporalities and Terrains of the Hustle Economy in Mathare, Nairobi

Based on longitudinal ethnographic research over the decade, I examine the temporalities and terrains of the home-grown hustle economy of Mathare, one of the oldest and largest informal settlements in Nairobi.

Varieties of Risk Analysis in Public Administrations: Problem-Solving and Polity Policies in Europe

On 10 March, we welcome Regine Paul (Kassel University/Bielefeld University) to SKAPE as part of our annual seminar series.

CRITIQUE Professional Development Series Publish Your Dissertation with Nicola Ramsey, Head of Editorial at Edinburgh University Press

Nicola has worked in the academic publishing industry for over 20 years, and is joining us to share ideas about getting a PhD thesis published as a book.

Sinews of War and Trade: Shipping and Capitalism in the Arabian Peninsula

*This event is co-sponsored by Politics and International Relations; Social Anthropology and the Centre of African Studies

Feminist 'Just Transitions' and the Sustainability of Peace

Election and Current Politics in Uganda

The US and the WTO Appellate Body: It Takes Two to Tango