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 (until August 2025, then shifting to last Monday of every month from September 2025)

    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

    There is no WIP session in July 2025.

    Next session - Tuesday 26th August 2025 - Adriana will be hosting via a different link, email to access the link: adrianasuarezd@gmail.com

    From September 2025, WIP sessions will shift to the last Monday in every month hosted by Órla on the usual link - email to access the link: orla.murray@northumbria.ac.uk

    Email Adri to get the August 2025 link

  • 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)