Senior Lecturer in Sociology, The University of Edinburgh
Principal interests are: Scottish society and politics; religious identity in secularised societies; nationalism, national and localised identities; protest and protest policing; the politics of prejudice and 'sectarianism'.
Work in progress includes: Marches and Parades in Scotland; 'Loyalist' Politics in Scotland; '; protests and protest policing.
Just Stop Oil: journalist arrests show how the demonisation of protest threatens us all
Nov 15, 2022 16:41 pm UTC| Insights & Views
At least eight journalists have been detained while covering Just Stop Oil protests in recent weeks. Their press credentials ignored, the journalists (including an LBC reporter, a documentary filmmaker and a photographer)...
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