Public Talk: "Feminist Approaches and Masculinity in Policing Research"
The Zukunftskolleg invited everyone to the public talk led by Allena Yalley.
Abena Yalley (Postdoctoral Fellow / Literature & Politics and Public Administration) invited to her talk on "Feminist Approaches and Masculinity in Policing Research" at the University of Warwick, UK, on Friday, 7 July, 2023.
Abstract:
Policing is recognized as one of the world’s most masculinised institutions, constructed on rigid patriarchal norms and ideologies. Although contemporary policing is beginning to recognise the necessity for feminist approaches to successful policing, masculinity continues to take a pivotal pre-eminence in policing. The Ghana and Nigeria Police, like most police institutions, is highly gendered with dominant patriarchal principles. But what does this mean for ethnographic research, particularly for female researchers to conduct ethnographic studies in such a masculinised institution? Furthermore, how does the research topic increase the vulnerability/agency of the researcher?
In this presentation, she examined my fieldwork experiences as a woman, researching on feminist issues in the Nigeria Police Force and the Ghana Police Service. She employed a narrative approach to examine the gender tensions, her vulnerabilities, and adaptation skills during her 13 months fieldwork in six police stations.