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Research

The Centre for Citizenship, Identities and Governance (CCIG) conducts research in order to enhance our understanding of citizenship, identity formation and practices of governance in the contemporary world. All its three strands are represented in these research programmes and funded projects, which focus on vital and urgent political and ethical questions of our times.

Research Streams

Methods in Motion

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A cross-cutting theme that develops an interdisciplinary focus on methods in motion.

Cultures

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Culture surrounds and yet eludes us. We study it and, perversely, produce it in the process.

Psychosocial

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Psychosocial research understands that we are in the social world, and the social world is in us.


Current Projects

Mapping Refugee Media Journeys

Map sent via Whatsapp by refugee interviewed in Paris

For Refugees smartphones are an essential tool and a risk. CCIG researchers are leading the way in research on the digital infrastructure that shapes the passage to Europe for refugees.

What could critical psychosocial (anti) self-help look like?

Self-help zines

Can we make self-help books that actually help, rather than restrict?

Internet Infidelity

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Examining the impact of the internet on relationships