Justice and Security

This theme explores the norms, practices and institutions underpinning justice and security in contemporary societies.

As an interdisciplinary collective, the group examines how pressing local, national and global challenges shapes justice and security in domestic and international contexts. Bringing together researchers from criminology, international relations, philosophy, political science, policing, sociology, law and linguistics, the group engages with a range of critical issues that span across the justice and security spectrum.

Our vision is to establish a collegiate, inclusive and supportive research theme that helps nurture members’ research careers and plans. We intend for the Justice and Security theme to act as a supportive mechanism for staff in conducting their research, through supporting their development with regards to research plans and aspirations. This will include supporting staff who may be at an earlier stage in their research careers, or who may be less involved with research currently, but would like to develop their research profiles.

We hope to build a strong sense of research community within the theme, where research is embedded within members’ day-to-day activities. We also plan to implement a regular series of activities and events that will provide staff with the space, opportunity and mechanisms through which they can build on their research activity, and work towards their research goals.

Members of the theme are undertaking research in a number of areas including:

• European security and security in the wider Europe
• Human trafficking
• Freedom of international movement
• Statelessness
• The politics of recognition
• International development in Latin America and the Caribbean
• Human rights protection
• Female genital mutilation and human rights
• Labour mobility and health care

• QR-funded project: Protecting human rights – Are constitutional safeguards sufficient?
• QR-funded project : A scoping study of lifestyle change among recent EU migrants and the impact upon children’s health
• QR-funded project: Care, respect and esteem: On the psychosocial foundations of human wellbeing.

For further information about the theme, please contact Dr Suwita Hani Randhawa (suwita.hanirandhawa@uwe.ac.uk) or Dr Nick Addis (nick.addis@uwe.ac.uk).