Sociology and criminology research at Essex
Research excellence
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Building upon traditions of sociological analysis
We are a large and diverse department, which brings a wide range and depth to
our research. Our research builds on traditions of sociological analysis whilst
exploring the contributions of criminology and social justice, economic
sociology, intimacy and gender, social theory and methodology, ethnicity and
immigration and citizenship and human rights.
Consistently achieved top ranking for quality of research
Since the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) began, we are one of only two
sociology departments in the country to have been rated first for the quality of
research.
90 per cent of research judged to be internationally significant, with 60 per cent rated as world-leading
Everyone benefits from our research
Student researchers benefit from dedicated postgraduate support facilities
and have the opportunity to publish their work in the UK's leading sociology
graduate journal. We welcome a regular stream of
visiting researchers to the
department which greatly benefits our research culture.
We work with a number of local, national and international organisations,
advising on a range of topics including security and counter-terrorism, research
methodology and oral history to name a few. Find out more about how you could
work with us.
Editorial roles for journals in sociology
A number of our academics edit academic journals, including
Professor Ken Plummer and
Dr Róisín Ryan-Flood (Sexualities Journal) and
Dr Andrew Canessa
(Journal of Latin American and Caribbean Anthropology).
Student journals
If you thought academics are the only ones to have their work published in
journals, think again. Here at Essex we have two leading student journals,
IDEATE and the
Graduate Journal in Sociology that showcases and celebrates the best
undergraduate and postgraduate work. Could your work feature in the journals in
the future?