Belonging in a post-Brexit-vote Britain: researching race, ethnicity and migration in a changing landscape

A BSA Early Career Forum Regional Event

University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK

A one-day conference hosted by the Department of Sociological Studies (in collaboration with the British Sociological Association and the University’s Migration Research Network) will be held at The University of Sheffield on the 9 May 2017.

This event seeks to bring together early career and established academics, to share knowledge and experiences in the unique research environment resulting from the UK electorate’s decision to leave the EU. According to the UN, campaigns advocating a leave vote presented a ‘divisive, anti-immigrant and xenophobic rhetoric’ (Stone, 2016) and in the three weeks following the vote there was a 20% increase in reported race related hate crime in the UK (BBC, 2016). As Brexit campaigners stated that leaving the EU would make ‘Britain Great Again’, anti-migrant and xenophobic narratives conflated, implying that migration threatens Britishness. Sociologically, in this context, the boundary between historically distinct fields (migration research and race and ethnicity research) becomes blurred. This event provides a timely opportunity to examine the interface between these fields and consider directions for future research.

Plenary speakers:

• Professor Sarah Neal, The University of Sheffield
• Dr Jon Fox, University of Bristol
• Professor Louise Ryan, The University of Sheffield

Registration for the event is now open and can be completed via the following link: https://portal.britsoc.co.uk/public/event/eventBooking.aspx?id=EVT10629

How to find us:

University of Sheffield
Department of Sociological Studies
Elmfield, Northumberland Road
Sheffield S10 2TU

Find us on the map: https://www.google.co.uk/maps/?q=53.382368,-1.496075&ll=53.382368,-1.496075&z=18

For further information visit conference website: https://www.britsoc.co.uk/events/key-bsa-events/belonging-in-a-post-brexit-vote-britain-researching-race-ethnicity-and-migration-in-a-changing-landscape