PhD Studentship offered at the Wolfson Institute of Preventive Medicine, Queen
Mary University of London.
Title:
A multidisciplinary investigation of social exclusion, adversity, cultural identity and
pathways to radicalization in young people of Bangladeshi, Pakistani and Somali
heritage.
Project Summary:
This cutting-edge project team seek to award-on a competitive basis-an MRC PhD
Studentship to an outstanding research student. The successful student will have a strong
research record and interests in this challenging subject, and excellent communication
and writing skills. Experience in research on radicalization and previous publications will
be a significant advantage. The student will receive training in specific research methods
to be used for investigating radicalization in the population, a pressing issue for global
health and well being. The student is expected to become a future research leader on this
subject. The student will work with the Environmental and Cultural psychiatry research
group, under the supervision of Profs Bhui, Coid and O’Shaugnessy (in collaboration
with partners at King’s College London: Prof. Jones and Dr Neumann). A student with a
background in epidemiology, sociology, psychology, anthropology, or political science
will be recruited to: 1) undertake a systematic review of radicalization using published
and grey literature, 2) develop, pilot and test a measure of radicalization for populations
studies, 3) synthesize the discourse around radicalization with particular reference to
parallels with other sub-cultural group that may attract similar labels. The student will be
directly engaged in field work and reviews, and work as part of an interdisciplinary
research group with expertise in cultural studies, psychology, spirituality & religion, and
forensic sciences. Additional training needs will be assessed and met through specific
external training courses depending on the student’s needs and through our MSc and
PhD programmes. The funding for the studentship covers a three year period. The
student will be expected to complete the PhD within a four year period.