Welcome to the UK and
Ireland Institutional
Ethnography Network!

Here you will find online resources, events, and general information about Institutional Ethnography. We aim to support the growing community of Institutional Ethnographers in the UK and Ireland, but our events are open to anyone worldwide with an interest in Institutional Ethnography.

Events

  • IEN Work in Progress Sessions

    Last Tuesday of every month on Microsoft Teams

    4pm-5.30pm (UK/Ireland time) - convert to your time zone here

    An informal supportive space for people to discuss Institutional Ethnography with others, sharing research, learning, and working out problems. Set up and co-organised by Eleanor Tiplady Higgs, Niamh Storey & Kimberly Kassab with monthly hosting by Órla Meadhbh Murray.

    Speaker Schedule: IEN WIP Schedule.docx

    Next session - Tuesday 29th April 2025 - we will be back to the usual recurring Teams link - email Órla to get access: orla.murray@northumbria.ac.uk

    Email Órla to get the Teams link

  • NCRM Institutional Ethnography Training (online)

    10th & 11th April 2025

    2-day online introductory training in Institutional Ethnography (IE) aimed at those who are new to IE or who want to think more about analysing texts within IE research.

    Facilitators: Órla Meadhbh Murray, Liz Ablett, Adriana Suárez Delucchi

    Guest Speakers: Gráinne Kearney and Courtney Buckler

    For more details and to sign up: https://www.ncrm.ac.uk/training/show.php?article=13851

    Click Here to sign up

  • IE: Historical Materialism and Sociology free 1-day online event

    Wednesday 7th May 2025 - 9am-3pm BST

    Organised by Sergio D’Agata, University of Milano-Bicocca

    Explore how historical materialism intersects with sociology through the lens of institutional ethnography. This forum will consist of five 20-minute presentations, each followed by a 40-minute discussion, from speakers:

    - Chiara Bertone (University of Piemonte Orientale)

    - Órla Meadhbh Murray (Northumbria University Newcastle)

    - Pragya Roy (University of Sheffield)

    - Rebecca Lund (University of Oslo)

    - Sergio D’Agata (University of Milano-Bicocca)

    More information on the forum and sign up via eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/institutional-ethnography-historical-materialism-and-sociology-tickets-1258018058879?aff=oddtdtcreator

    Sign up here via eventbrite

  • ERQ Conference, Trento (Italy) 10-12 July 2025

    There will be two IE sessions at this conference.

    Full information on how to sign up for the conference here: https://erq-conference.soc.unitn.it/

    Conference website link

  • International Sociological Association (ISA) WG06 IE Mentorship Seminars

    These seminars are organised by Janet Rankin, alongside Suzanne Vaughan and Lauren Eastwood for the UK and Americas group, and Nerida Spina for the EU Asia-Pacific group. They are a generous space for you to join, listen to IE discussions and ask questions. You can also present your work or any puzzle you might be dealing with when working with IE.

    For more information see pg. 9 of the ISA WG06 newsletter - https://www.isa-sociology.org/uploads/imgen/2081-wg06newsletter-december-2024.pdf

    Email Janet to be added onto the list and specify which group you wish to join (time zone EU Asia Pacific or time zone UK and Americas): jmrankin@ucalgary.edu.qa

    WG06 Newsletter link (pg. 9 has information)