Talking about Methods

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Welcome to Talking about Methods, a podcast brought to you by the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford (www.law.ox.ac.uk/centres-institutes/centre-socio-legal-studies). We will be developing the podcast series over the next couple of years. Each episode will involve a discussion with an expert that focuses on the benefits and problems associated with a range of differnet methodologies used in the study of law and society. If you visit our blog (frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk), you will find a short reading list to accompany each talk. We hope you enjoy this podcast.

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Varona Sathiyah on Colourism, Race and Power

Oct 14 2024 23 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Varona Sathiyah (University of Johannesburg) about the complexity of colourism, race and power in the South African context and beyond. For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Joseph McAulay on Hard to get at Research Groups

Sep 16 2024 41 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Joseph Patrick McAulay (Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford) about research groups that are hard to get at, reducing barriers through digital technology and the ethics of online research. For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Kay Lalor on Queer Legal Geographies

Jul 22 2024 45 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Kay Lalor (Manchester Metropolitan University) about queer legal geographies, walking as a creative method, contestations around the term 'queer' and much more. For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Michael Lobban on Working with Archives – Law and Historiography

Jun 24 2024 37 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Michael Lobban (All Souls College, Oxford) about working with archives as a legal historian. For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Mark Phelan on The Role of Theatre in Invoking Radical Empathy

May 28 2024 34 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Mark Phelan (Queen's University Belfast) about the role of theatre in invoking radical empathy. He explains how playwrights and practitioners are effectively dealing with the legacies of political violence and traumatic history and demonstrates their importance for public memory. For more informati

Aino Suomi on Retrospective Method

Apr 23 2024 35 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Aino Suomi (ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods) about using retrospective methods. For more information on this episode, please visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Lorana Bartels on Mixed Methods Evaluation Research

Apr 02 2024 38 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Lorana Bartels (ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods) about using mixed methods in evaluation research. For more information on this episode, please vitit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Anna Cole, Ellie Whittingdale and Marie Burton on Feminist Oral History and Life Stories as a Radical Methodology

Mar 06 2024 35 mins

In this International Women's Day episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Dr Anna Cole, Ellie Whittingdale and Dr Marie Burton about the potential of feminist oral history and life story interviews as a radical methodology. For more information on this episode, visit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Nicholas Biddle on Public Opinion Surveys

Mar 04 2024 43 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Nicholas Biddle (Associate Director at the ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods) about public opinion surveys. For more information on this episode, please vitit frontiers.csls.ox.ac.uk.

Ben Edwards on Linking Administrative Data and Surveys

Feb 05 2024 33 mins

In this episode of Talking about Methods, Professor Linda Mulcahy talks to Professor Ben Edwards (Senior Fellow at the ANU Centre for Social Policy Research and Methods) about the linkage of administrative data to surveys and longitudinal studies in social research. They speak about getting access to administrative data, understanding data one has not collected themselves, as well