Virtual PGR/ECR Discussion Group – Disablist Hate Crime: Towards a New Typology?
Wednesday 25 September 2024, 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm BST, online (UK)
Valerie Houghton (Edinburgh Napier University)
Title: Disablist hate crime: towards a new typology?
Reported cases of disablist hate crimes are increasing, disabled people experience targeting on regular basis and many report living in fear. Yet few crimes are successfully prosecuted, and despite some large-scale research projects focused on hate crime, there remains little known of the unique features of disablist hate crime, the types of acts, and the perpetrators. In this webinar, Valerie Houghton discusses some of the findings from her PhD research, a grounded theory analysis of 100 cases of disablist hate crime. These were cases identified through police data, safeguarding practitioners, and cases in the public domain (serious case reviews, IPCC reports, and media reports, including such a wide range of cases hopefully better captures the range of acts disabled people are subjected to. The analysis suggests we move towards a new typology of disablist hate crime which better reflects the lived experience of disabled people of disablist hate crimes and incidents.
Bio:
I am a part-time PhD student as well as having worked for the University for over a decade in both research and research management roles. I am also a committed disability activist and recognise the importance of lived experience in my work.
About this discussion group:
This discussion group is part of the BSC Hate Crime Network, and has been designed to create a supportive space for PGRs and ECRs who are researching within the broad area of hate studies. PGRs could include students studying at MA and doctoral level, and ECRs includes those researchers who are within five years of receiving their doctorate (this is flexible depending on personal circumstances). The group brings PGRs and ECRs together to share their research projects, discuss methodological issues, and consider best practices when researching sensitive topics.
The group will touch upon, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Working with and supporting victims
- Managing the sensitivity of hate studies research
- Ethical issues
- Working with policy-makers and practitioners
- Creative and inclusive research methods
- Our responsibility as researchers
- Working with perpetrators of hate crime
In addition to these discussions, the group will also organise occasional training sessions with more experienced researchers. These training sessions could cover some of the above, but please get in touch if there are any particular areas that you would benefit from. These sessions will be led by an experienced researcher within the area of hate studies, but there will continue to be an emphasis on open discussion and Q&A. All sessions will run online (unless otherwise stated) via Zoom. These will be bi-monthly on a Wednesday afternoon lasting 1 hour (2-3pm). Presenters will speak for approximately 25 minutes, and this will be followed by a discussion.
Find more information and book your free place here: https://www.tickettailor.com/events/bschatecrimenetwork/1310250?