Criminology, Politics and Sociology, Kingston University

This is a recording of a launch event of 'Exploring the 2022 US Midterms', which is a briefing paper from the American Politics Group of the Political Studies Association. The panel was: Peter Finn, (Kingston University) Clodagh Harrington (University College Cork) & Alex Waddan (University of Leicester) Caroline Leicht (University of Southampton) Matthew Schlachter (UCL’s Institute of the Americas) The briefing paper is available here: https://ukpsaapg.co.uk/exploring-the-2022-us-midterms-brief/ 

The Q&A features Emily Hill of Kingston Hub.  It is a partial recording of a Social Science Café event. Social Science Café is a series of social and practical events within the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. It was recoded on Fri Nov 4th, 2022. This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Ring the Changes by Felix von Baron & the Pips

This panel event was run by the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London, om the eve of the 2022 midterms, Nov 7th 2022. The panel was: Dr Pete Finn, Senior Lecturer in Politics at Kingston University Dr Eldrid Herrington, Former Democratic Party Organiser in Nevada and Georgia and regular US elections commentator Dr Kristin Hanson, Lecturer in Psychology at Kingston University Samar Malik, Kingston University Graduate in Politics & International Relations, former Fieldwork Research Assistant at Anglia Ruskin University Chair: Emily Hill, Kingston University Graduate in Human Rights & Social Justice, Kingston Hub Projects Officer This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Ring the Changes by Felix von Baron & the Pips

This episode on vaccine hesitancy features Josh Bullock Josh is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Sociology at Kingston University, London. He is a Co-Author of: What causes COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy? Ignorance and the lack of bliss in the United Kingdom This interview originally appeared on The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Ring the Changes by Felix von Baron & the Pips

'This is your 2022 US Midterms Cheat Sheet' was given as a faculty talk by Dr Pete Finn on Oct 8th, 2022 This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Ring the Changes by Felix von Baron & the Pips

This talk by Nevena Nancheva is part of project exploring the role of ethic food shops in the context of their broader community and location. It was given at the the annual conference of the Faculty of Business and Social Sciences of Kingston University, London on July 1, 2022. This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Pete & Felix Finn

This episode on food security and food insecurity in the UK during the Covid-19 pandemic features Senior Lecturer Ronald Ranta. This interview was originally published as an episode of The Covid-19 and Democracy Podcast. Ronald has published extensively on food security and food insecurity in the UK. This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer & Presenter: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Pete & Felix Finn

This episode focuses on narratives of belonging among Syrian refugees in Turkey. It features Dr Dogus Simsek discussing the chapter 'What makes a place a home? Syrian refugees’ narratives on belonging in Turkey', which is in the volume 'Displacement, Belonging, and Migrant Agency in the Face of Power'. This volume is published by Routledge and edited By Tamar Mayer & Trinh Tran. This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer & Presenter: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk CPS Podcast Theme: Pete & Felix Finn

This episode features Megan Denise Smith, a humanitarian worker and gender-based violence specialist working in Cox's Bazar in Bangladesh. This talk was given on May 10th 2022. Megan has ten years of experience working with migrants and refugees in Bangladesh, Egypt, Lebanon, Rwanda, and the UK. She is currently based in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh with the International Organization for Migration (IOM) where she has managed IOM´s GBV programming as part of the Rohingya refugee response since 2017. Megan studied for her undergraduate degree at Kingston University. She can be contacted at: megandenisesmith@gmail.com Paper abstract: Transactional Sex (TS) is often used as an umbrella term to encompass a wide range of practices ranging from sex work to sexual exploitation and abuse. It is typically framed as in humanitarian settings through reductive lenses that portray the person engaged in them as without agency, forced into "negative coping strategies" by a larger crisis. Using the humanitarian refugee response in Bangladesh and Lebanon as case studies, this presentation will establish how humanitarians construct the "transactional sex worker" through assessments and programming as a subject in need of saving and reform and then explore how humanitarians fail to be accountable to transactional sex workers as a result – especially women and people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression and sex characteristics (SOGIESC). Executive Producer & Presenter: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk

This discussion of profiling and lived experiences features Nicole Nyamwiza. Nicole is: A Senior Lecturer in the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. She is the author of: Black people are often associated with deviance – but I never understood the true impact until I was racially profiled. Executive Producer & Presenter: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk 

This episode is a recording of an event that occurred on Thursday 17th March '22 as part of: Kingston University Human Rights Festival 2022: In Equality, Not Inequality: Empowering Voices for Human Rights After long harrowing journeys to the UK, many children seeking safety arrive here alone. The only thing waiting for them is a difficult and draining immigration process. With nobody looking out for them, it's tough. A group of young people known as the YLCSC are fighting to change this. So that all children who arrive in the UK alone get a legal guardian - someone to take them to immigration interviews, make sure they're heard, help them adapt to life in a new country. Guardians give children seeking asylum hope for a brighter future. The event speakers are: Ibrahim Soqi Ali Haroun. Hilda Higiro. This podcast features event, talks, and interviews featuring or organised by members of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk

This episode features a talk and Q&A with Ina Ballik Ina is a Senior Project Manager of ValuCred at Yunus Environment Hub She has almost two decades of experience working in the field of sustainability You can follow Ina on twitter at: @MyPhoenixFTA This talk was part of the Social Science Cafe series, which runs within  the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London This talk was by Dr Peter Finn This podcast is an output of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk

Putin, Ukraine, and international security: what now? was an online panel event held on 03,03,22.  The panel featured: Associate Professor Atsuko Ichijo (Kingston University) Associate Professor Radu Cinpoes (Kingston University) Dr Nevena Nancheva (Kingston University) Dr Dogus Simsek (Kingston University) Professor Ihor Oleksiv (Lviv Polytechnic National University) Chair: Dr Egle Rindzeviciute This podcast is an output of the Department of Criminology, Politics and Sociology of Kingston University, London. Executive Producer: Dr Peter Finn Contact: p.finn@kingston.ac.uk