PROMISE Portuguese Case Studies: Stigma and Innovation

The Portuguese PROMISE case studies explored experiences of stigmatisation and conflict faced by young people living in Portugal and how they respond to these stigmatisations in socially innovative ways. Data for these two case studies were collected by the PROMISE...

Manchester PROMISE dedicated website launched!

While the University of Manchester hosts the main PROMISE website, the Manchester team now has its own website dedicated to PROMISE research relevant to the UK. The webpages provide detailed information about the two ethnographic case studies and the research team....

PROMISE professor wins BBC/BSA Ethnography Book Award!

PROMISE member Prof. Hilary Pilkington from The University of Manchester has won the prestigious BBC Radio 4 Thinking Allowed Ethnography Award prize for her fascinating new book “Loud and Proud: Passion and Politics in the English Defence League”.   The award,...