Research
Critical Military Studies
Informed by sociology and criminology, my research interests are broadly located in critical military studies in order to ‘problematize the idea that a neat boundary can be delineated between what is ‘military’ and what is ‘civilian’ or otherwise’ (Basham et al, 2015: 1). I also have interests in the conceptual study of 'war' from sociological and criminological perspectives. In addition, I have used a variety of methods in my research, including ethnographic techniques, (auto)biographical approaches, and visual methods.
Research groups
Research collaborations
The British Library
Mediating militarism: chronicling 100 years of British ‘military victimhood’ from print to digital, 1918-2018
Together with Dr Andrew Kirton (University of Liverpool) and Jason Webber (The British Library) we co-supervised an ESRC funded PhD to successful completion during 2023: Mediating militarism: chronicling 100 years of British ‘military victimhood’ from print to digital, 1918-2018
Royal Wootton Bassett Town Council
Making Sense of Homecoming: an Exploration of British Military Repatriations at Royal Wootton Bassett
During 2012 I undertook a study of military repatriation events within the Wiltshire town of Royal Wootton Bassett using ethnographic methods. This research (Making Sense of Homecoming: an Exploration of British Military Repatriations at Royal Wootton Bassett) seen me working closely with the local council, Town Clerk, local councilors, members of the community, police and media. Publications from this research can be found in Palgrave Communications and The Routledge Companion to Military Research Methods.