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Sociology Research

 

Dr Scarlet Harris is a Teaching Associate in the department of Sociology.

She received her BA in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh and her MRes and PhD in Sociology from the University of Glasgow. Dr Harris has held various research posts at the University of Manchester, including with the Centre on the Dynamics of Ethnicity (CoDE).

She is currently writing a book based on her doctoral research, entitled 'Islamophobia, anti-racism and the British left', which will be published by Manchester University Press.

 

Publications:

 

Books

Harris, S. (forthcoming) Islamophobia, anti-racism and the British left. Manchester: Manchester University Press

 

Journal articles

Harris, S. (2023). (Re)connecting anti-racisms: Islamophobia and the politics of police/prison abolition in contemporary Britain. The Sociological Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00380261231202648

Harris, S., Joseph-Salisbury, R., Williams, P. and White, L. (2022) ‘Notes on policing, racism and the Covid-19 pandemic in the UK’. Race & Class, 63(3): 92–102

Harris, S. (2022) ‘Islamophobia, anti-racism and the British left: Muslim activists as 'racialised outsiders'’. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 48(13): 3078-3094

Harris, S. (2018) ‘Muslims in Scotland: integrationism, state racism and the ‘Scottish dream’’. Race & Class, 60(2): 114–119

Harris, S. (2017) ‘Beyond collective violence: capturing context and complexity in Palestinian diasporic resistance’. Critical Sociology, 43(6): 933–948

 

Book chapters

Harris, S., Joseph-Salisbury, R., Williams, P. and White, L. (forthcoming) ‘Racism, Policing and the Pandemic’ in S. Case (ed.) Crime, Justice and COVID-19. Bristol: Policy Press

 

Reports and policy briefings

Harris, S., Joseph-Salisbury, R., Williams, P. and White, L. (2021) A threat to public safety: policing, racism and the Covid-19 pandemic. London: Institute of Race Relations

Harris, S., Joseph-Salisbury, R., Williams, P. and White, L. (2021) A Collision of Crises: Racism, policing, and the COVID-19 pandemic. London: Runnymede

Harries, B., Harris, S., Hall, N-A. and Cotterell, N. (2019) Older BAME people's experiences of health and social care in Greater Manchester: lessons for practice and policy. Manchester: University of Manchester

Research Interests

State racisms; 'race' and racialisation; social movements and anti-racisms; policing and police/prison abolition.

Teaching

Dr Harris teaches on the following courses:

SOC3: Global Social Problems

SOC4: Concepts and Arguments in Sociology

SOC6: Advanced Social Theory

SOC7: Media, Culture and Society

Course organiser: SOC11: Race, Racism and Ethnicity

PhD Supervisor

Dr Harris is not available to supervise PhDs.

Job Title:
Teaching Associate (Department of Sociology)
Scarlet Harris
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