The 'whys' and the 'hows' of ethnography

Room 237C, ARC | 10:00 - 1:00PM

Tailored to postgraduate researchers, this workshop explores ethnography both as a method and as an intellectual practice. The session invites PGR students and researchers to critically engage with the promises, challenges, and complexities of ethnographic research. Moving beyond technical discussions of “how to do” fieldwork, the workshop will reflect on why ethnography matters, what kinds of knowledge it produces, and how researchers navigate issues of power, reflexivity, and representation. It is designed for those interested in deepening their methodological thinking and in approaching ethnography as a rigorous, demanding, and ethically engaged mode of inquiry.

Room 916, 42 Bute Gardens | starting at 4:00pm.

Please join us after the workshop to discuss Prof Auyero's latest project on 'dark governance.'

States engage in dark governance when they exert power over people and geography through clandestine relationships with criminal groups and/or “violence specialists” on the edge of legality. In his work, Auyero demonstrates that this form of governance effectively regulates citizens’ behaviors in the political field, in the market of criminalized drugs, urban spaces and rural territories. The concept of dark governance allows us to re-think a common assumption that still dominates the contemporary politics: that the political order works in opposition to (more or less organized) criminal activity and/or collective violence.

Travel Bursaries

We are able to offer some financial support to attendees, especially those without additional sources of funding. This bursary is intended to cover transport costs only and is limited in availability.

To apply, please fill in the form below:

Application for travel support for a workshop on ethnography with Javier Auyero – Collaboration

Info: 237C | ARC (Advanced Research Centre)

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