Advanced Quantitative Methods
PhD Researcher in Advanced Quantitative Methods (ESRC +3)
College of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Exeter
Start date: September 2018
Research topic: Supporting judges in asylum adjudication – the role of judicial training
My PhD explores the training of judges who hear asylum appeals. The project proposes a comparative mixed methods approach. The purpose is to arrive at a well-rounded picture of asylum-related training and its role in supporting judges in adjudicating asylum in different jurisdictions (e.g., England & Wales, Germany). I will combine quantitative and qualitative methods, to both trace the concepts conveyed through training (text mining), and to capture relevant individuals’ views and experiences of training (observation, interviews/ focus groups). The novelty in the proposed approach lies in making a new field fruitful for text mining and mixed methods analysis.
Research supervisors: Professor Nick Gill , Dr Emma Tonkin , Dr Ana Beduschi
Email: l.scheinert@exeter.ac.uk