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
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IEN Work in Progress Sessions 2026
First Wednesday of the month on Microsoft Teams 4pm-5.30pm (UK/Ireland time) - convert to your time zone here
Wednesday 14th January 2026
Wednesday 11th February 2026
Wednesday 11th March 2026
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. Email Órla to access the recurring Microsoft Teams link: orla.murray@northumbria.ac.uk
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IE Training Workshops in 2026 - save the date & register interest
Monday 11th May 2026 - Introduction to IE co-run with the NINEDTP at Northumbria University Newcastle in-person
Tuesday 12th May - Wednesday 13th May 2026 - Advanced IE Workshop in-person at Northumbria University Newcastle
Monday 24th August 2026 - Introduction to IE workshop in-person in Warsaw, Poland prior to the European Sociological Association Conference (ESA) Conference
Details and registration links to follow - email the IEN - institutional.ethnography.uki@gmail.com - to register interest in the advanced IE workshop/intro workshop at Northumbria.
Email Órla - orla.murray@northumbria.ac.uk - to register interest in the Warsaw workshop.
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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
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IE Conference Call for Papers 2026
There are a number of calls for papers open at the moment for 2026 conferences which have IE streams or sessions:
Canadian Sociological Association (2-4 June online and 10-13th June in-person Halifax, Nova Scotia) - CFP closes 26th January
In late 2025, a new Institutional Ethnography research cluster was established at the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) (https://www.csa-scs.ca/research-clusters).
Eight institutional ethnography sessions have been proposed for the 2026 conference. To find out more about the sessions please use this link: https://event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs-annual-conference/pages/e4158a2d-98d0-46b8-9953-b2f55ef3f1e3
Abstracts for the sessions are due 26 January. The guidelines and instructions for submitting abstracts can be found here: https://event.fourwaves.com/2026-csa-scs-annual-conference/pages
European Sociological Association (ESA) Conference (25-28 August 2026) - CFP closing 30th January 2026
The Call for Papers for the 17th ESA Conference in Warsaw (25–28 August 2026) is now open, closing 30th January 2026, with RS18: Institutional Ethnography focusing on IE (co-organised Morena Tartari, Órla Meadhbh Murray, Sarah Murru).
Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP) (conference 6-9th August New York) - CFP closes 31st January 2026
SSSP Conference 6-9 August, 2026 (New York, USA) with Institutional Ethnography sessions and an IE student paper award. Deadline to submit abstracts 31st January 2026 (11:59 PM Eastern Time). The SSSP also has a new LinkedIN page for IE.