Principal Lecturer
I am interested in forced migration in all its forms, particularly in relation to refugees, asylum seekers and children affected by trafficking. My previous work has focussed on internally displaced persons, refugees, asylum seekers, the trafficking of children and young people and the sociology of human rights.
My practitioner background with various refugee populations in Southeast Asia and experience of working with migrant populations in the UK continues to inform my research and teaching.
Previously, I have taught undergraduate and postgraduate students on topics related to these interests as well as the ethics of carrying out research with refugee and migrant populations. I currently teach social policy, multi-agency working and undertake the supervision of undergraduate dissertations.
Other references
Qualifications
- PhD by Doctoral Thesis – Middlesex University
- Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods – Middlesex University
- Postgraduate Foundation Course in Forced Migration – University of Oxford
- BA (Hons), Third World Studies – Middlesex University
Teaching role
- Social Policy & Social Issues
- Multi-Agency Working and Career Development in the Human Services
- Supervision of undergraduate dissertations
- Sessions for various units on the trafficking of children and young people
Research interests
- Forced migration – refugees, internally displaced persons, asylum seekers, children and young people affected by trafficking or exploitation, protracted refugee situations, migration from Burma
- The sociology of human rights
- The sociology of childhood
- Child maltreatment and child protection
- Social exclusion and inclusion
- Ethics during the research process
Recent research projects
- Long term outcomes study into therapeutic interventions for children affected by sexual abuse: developing the evidence-base, NSPCC (2009-2011)
- Scoping research on children from minority ethnic communities, NSPCC (2010)
- Practitioners responses to the trafficking of children and young people, NSPCC and University of Bedfordshire (2008-2009): www.nspcc.org.uk/trafficking
- Briefing on Home Office SUNRISE pilot projects, Housing Associations’ Charitable Trust (HACT) and European Refugee Fund (ERF) (2007)
- Dissemination of doctoral thesis, ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Middlesex University
Service to the academic/professional community
- Co-convenor of British Sociological Association (BSA) Study Group on the Sociology of Rights (2009 ongoing)
- Special issue editor and peer reviewer for Sociology (2010 ongoing)
- Member of Research Ethics Committee, NSPCC (2010-2011)
- Advisory group member of research on therapeutic services for sexually abused children and young people (2009-2011)
- Advisory group member of research project on Undocumented Migrant Children, Centre on Migration, Policy & Society (COMPAS), University of Oxford (2010-2011)
- Chair of Research & Evidence Action Group on child abuse in sport (2011)
- Peer reviewer for Journal of Refugee Studies (2012 ongoing), Asian and Pacific Migration Journal (2011 ongoing), Sociology (2010 ongoing) and African Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Africa in a Global World (2008)
- Reviewer of Policy Press manuscripts
- Rapporteur for ESRC end of award reports relating to refugee, asylum and migration research (2009)
- Logistical arrangements provided to the International Labour Office (ILO) Commission of Inquiry into Forced Labour in Myanmar (1998)
- Provision of human rights information on Burma to Human Rights Watch/Asia (1996-2000)
Recent publications
Books
- Pearce, J.J., Hynes, P. and S. Bovarnick, (forthcoming, 2012), Breaking the Wall of Silence: Practitioners’ roles in identifying and supporting children and young people who have been trafficked, (working title), Routledge, London.
- Hynes, P., (2011), The Dispersal and Social Exclusion of Asylum Seekers: Between Liminality and Belonging, Policy Press, Bristol.
- Hynes, P., Lamb, M., Short, D. and M. Waites, (Eds.), (2011), Sociology and Human Rights, Routledge, London.
Editorship
- Hynes, P., Lamb, M., Waites, M. and D. Short, (2012, forthcoming), special issue on the Sociology of Human Rights, Sociology
Peer-Reviewed Journals
- Hynes, P., Lamb, M., Short, D. and M. Waites, (2010), Sociology and Human Rights: Confrontations, Evasions and New Engagements, The International Journal of Human Rights, Vol.14, No.6, p.810-830.
- Hynes, P., (2010), Global Points of ‘Vulnerability’: Understanding the Processes of the Trafficking of Children into, within and out of the UK, International Journal of Human Rights, Vol.14, No.6, p.949-967.
- Hynes, P., (2010), Understanding the ‘Vulnerabilities’, ‘Resilience’ and Processes of the Trafficking of Children and Young People into, within and out of the UK, Youth & Policy (special edition), Vol.104, p.97-118.
- Hynes, P., (2009), Contemporary Compulsory Dispersal and the Absence of Space for the Restoration of Trust, Journal of Refugee Studies, Vol.22, No.1, Oxford University Press, Oxford, p.97-121
Working Papers
- Hynes, T., (2003), The Issue of ‘Trust’ or ‘Mistrust’ in Research with Refugees: Choices, Caveats and Considerations for Researchers, Working Paper No.98, Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva www.unhcr.org/research/RESEARCH/3fcb5cee1.pdf
Book Chapters
- Hynes, P., (2010), Global Points of ‘Vulnerability’: Understanding the Processes of the Trafficking of Children into, within and out of the UK, in Sociology and Human Rights, Routledge, London.
- Hynes, P. and R. Sales, (2010), New Communities: Asylum Seekers and Dispersal, in Bloch, A. and J. Solomos (eds.), Race and Ethnicity in the 21st Century, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke
- Harris, P., (1998), Myanmar, in Hampton, J. (ed.), Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey, London, Earthscan Publications
Reports and Research Guides
- Allnock, D. and P. Hynes, (2012), Therapeutic Services for Sexually Abused Children and Young People: Scoping the Evidence Base, unpublished internal report, NSPCC
- Pearce, J.J., Hynes, P. and S. Bovarnick (2009), Breaking the Wall of Silence: Practitioners’ Responses to Trafficked Children and Young People, NSPCC and University of Bedfordshire
- Lukes, S. and P. Hynes, (2008), Insights into the SUNRISE Refugee Housing Experience, briefing for the Housing Associations Charitable Trust (HACT), London
- Hynes, P., (2006), The Compulsory Dispersal of Asylum Seekers and Processes of Social Exclusion, Summary of Findings, Middlesex University and ESRC, Swindon (English and translated into French, Arabic, Farsi, Kurdish and Somali)
- Hynes, P., (2003), Burma Research Guide, Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
- Burma Update, Editions No.41 (Apr 1997) and 42 (Jul 1997), JRS-AP, Thailand
Book Reviews
- Hynes, P., (2008), book review of Boswell, C., (2005), The Ethics of Refugee Policy, Ashgate, Aldershot, in Ethnic and Racial Studies, University of Surrey, Vol.31, No.3
- Hynes, P., (2004), review of Lang, H., (2002), Fear and Sanctuary: Burmese Refugees in Thailand, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford University Press, Vol. 17, No. 4
Selected Practitioner Articles
- Hynes, P. and Yin Mon Thu, (April 2008), To Sheffield with Love, Forced Migration Review, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
- Hynes, P., (March 2003), Restricting Access to the UK over the Years, in Refugee Women’s News: Asylum in the UK - Out in the Cold?, Refugee Women’s Association, London.
- Hynes, P., (March 2003), Europe: Making Refuge Temporary, in Refugee Women’s News: Asylum in the UK - Out in the Cold?, Refugee Women’s Association, London.
- Hynes, P., (May 2003), Editorial Introduction, in Refugee Women’s News: Against All Odds – Achievements & Refugees, Refugee Women’s Association, London.
- Hynes, P., (November 2002), Even One is Too Many: Detention of Women, in Refugee Women’s News: Refugee Women & Protection, Refugee Women’s Association, London.
- Hynes, P., (1997), Persecuted in Burma, Unrecognised in Thailand, Servir, JRS, New York, No.9
Contact details
Luton campus
Park Square
Luton, LU1 3JU
E: patricia.hynes@beds.ac.uk
