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University of Southampton Centre for Political Ethnography

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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
If you’re in Oxford, come along — registration here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/screening-...
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Screening of Territory + debate with director Telma Hoyler
Join us for the screening of Territory followed by a lively debate with director Telma Hoyler in person!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Busy week for political ethnographers! CPE is co-hosting, with LAC/Oxford, a screening of Territory, a documentary by Telma Hoyler based on her ethnographic research with political brokers on the periphery of São Paulo.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
A reminder that this is happening tomorrow!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
🗓 June 5 | 12:00–1:30 PM (ET) | 💻 Zoom Open to all — don’t miss it! 🔗 Register here: luc.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #InterpretiveMethods #QualitativeResearch #CPE
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: John Boswell does Meta-Ethnography. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series John Boswell (University of Southampton) will discuss the use of meta-ethnography in his forthcoming book, How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State (...
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
✨ Our own CPE superstar John Boswell will be speaking in the "Interpretivists do Interpretive Methods Series"! He’ll share insights on meta-ethnography from his forthcoming How Citizens Encounter the Democratic State (with Oxford University Press).
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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! 🌟
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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
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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...)
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
We launched our brand-new series: 🌊 Ethnography at the Seas Kicking off with Marius Palz from Univ. of Oxford and his fascinating work!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 18/07/2025
🎉 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! 🧵
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
📢 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
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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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.
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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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!
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Fabricio Carrijo @fabriciocarrijo.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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: )
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Natalia Trujillo @nataliatrujillo.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
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!
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Rosana Pinheiro-Machado @pinheiromachado.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
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.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
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!
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Political Studies Association @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social · 16/06/2025
*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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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…
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
@kkcheuk.bsky.social
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
@sotonpolitics.bsky.social @cintranatalia.bsky.social
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
Register here to save your spot (places are limited): 🔗 www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/sho...
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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
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 12/06/2025
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.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
🎙️ 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.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
⚠️ 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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
📝 Submit here: www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...
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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.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 30/05/2025
📢 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!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 23/05/2025
Reminder that our CfP is still open!
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
Please help us spread the word! #PoliticalEthnography #QualMethods
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
www.southampton.ac.uk/politics/new...
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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.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
We're also thrilled to welcome our keynote speaker: @pinheiromachado.bsky.social, one of the most compelling voices in political ethnography today.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
📣 Have you sent in your paper yet? If you're researching politics through an ethnographic lens, don’t miss the CPE Workshop this July at @sotonpolitics.bsky.social ! Join us for a full day of conversation, feedback, and community with like-minded scholars. 📬 Full details and submission link 👇.
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Submissions can be done by May 30th via this link: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
🗓️🔔 CfP for CPE's upcoming workshop on "Doing Ethnography in Political Contexts or Doing Politics via Ethnography?" July 2nd! If you want feedback on working papers&projects, and use qualitative methodologies, this workshop is for you. Some bursaries are available. Please share! More info below:
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Centre for Political Ethnography @polethnography.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
So happy to finally announce our CPE BlueSky account! Please, follow us to know our activities, courses, lectures, workshops, coming forward as we slowly move from the other network to this one. You can find more info on the CPE in our page: www.southampton.ac.uk/research/ins...
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Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE)
Centre for Political Ethnography (CPE) is an interdisciplinary platform for those who are interested in ethnographic research in politics and administration.
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