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