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Laura Wain (2024)

Laura Wain is a PhD student in the Department of Sociology funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Her research addresses the question of how studying the participation of US foreign volunteer soldiers in Ukraine (2022) contributes to our understanding of US imperialism.

Laura holds an MPhil in Sociology of Marginality and Exclusion from the University of Cambridge (2021) and an MA in Geography from the University of St Andrews (2019).

Research Interests

Historical sociology, global historical sociology, imperialism, coloniality, conflict

Publications

Book Chapters

Meghji, A., Tan, S., and Wain, L. (2022). 2: Demystifying the ‘Decolonizing’ and ‘Diversity’ Slippage: Reflections from Sociology. In Diversity, Inclusion, and Decolonization, Bristol, UK: Bristol University Press. available from at https://doi.org/10.51952/9781529216677.ch002

PhD Supervisor

Dr Ali Meghji

Research Groups & Affiliations

Decolonise Sociology

Awards

ESRC CAM-DTP Studentship, University of Cambridge (2024)

University of St Andrews Dean’s List (June 2019)

Dorothy McKinney Award, University of St Andrews (June 2018)

Job Title:
“Join the Brave”: Understanding US Imperialism through Foreign Volunteer Soldier Participation in Ukraine 2022, Supervisor: Ali Meghji
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