Dr Conor Wilson
@drconorwilson.bsky.social
Lecturer in Criminology & Criminal Justice at the University of the West of Scotland
After a combined twelve years as both staff and student, today is my last day at the University of the West of Scotland.
Leaving is always bittersweet, but I am grateful to have worked with so many wonderful colleagues and students, but excited for what’s next!
Leaving is always bittersweet, but I am grateful to have worked with so many wonderful colleagues and students, but excited for what’s next!
December 22, 2025 at 4:37 PM
After a combined twelve years as both staff and student, today is my last day at the University of the West of Scotland.
Leaving is always bittersweet, but I am grateful to have worked with so many wonderful colleagues and students, but excited for what’s next!
Leaving is always bittersweet, but I am grateful to have worked with so many wonderful colleagues and students, but excited for what’s next!
Excited to share our new paper in the British Journal of Criminology!
We introduce the concept of “blue space” to explore how police presence and “noticing” act as stopping technologies that bypass statutory police power to stop
You can check it out here:
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
We introduce the concept of “blue space” to explore how police presence and “noticing” act as stopping technologies that bypass statutory police power to stop
You can check it out here:
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
Out of Place in Blue Space: Noticing as a Stopping Technology and the Limits of Stop and Search Reform
Abstract. This paper introduces the concept of ‘blue space’ as a theoretical framework for (re)defining the boundaries of police stops. Reflecting on ethno
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December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Excited to share our new paper in the British Journal of Criminology!
We introduce the concept of “blue space” to explore how police presence and “noticing” act as stopping technologies that bypass statutory police power to stop
You can check it out here:
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
We introduce the concept of “blue space” to explore how police presence and “noticing” act as stopping technologies that bypass statutory police power to stop
You can check it out here:
academic.oup.com/bjc/advance-...
Reposted by Dr Conor Wilson
UCU Scotland: proud to support today’s Aye Welcome Refugees demo #AyeWelcomeRefugees #StopTheFarRight
June 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
UCU Scotland: proud to support today’s Aye Welcome Refugees demo #AyeWelcomeRefugees #StopTheFarRight
Reposted by Dr Conor Wilson
NEW! Check out @drconorwilson.bsky.social's new article for #TheoreticalCrim, "‘I think they’re the real villains in all of this’: Crimmigrant visuality and representations of people smuggling in state use of Twitter/X." Now available in #OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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June 12, 2025 at 4:06 PM
NEW! Check out @drconorwilson.bsky.social's new article for #TheoreticalCrim, "‘I think they’re the real villains in all of this’: Crimmigrant visuality and representations of people smuggling in state use of Twitter/X." Now available in #OnlineFirst: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
My article is now available (OA) in Theoretical Criminology (@theoreticalcrim.bsky.social)
Hopefully of interest to anyone interested in humanitarian borders, border spectacles or visual criminology! You access for free here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Hopefully of interest to anyone interested in humanitarian borders, border spectacles or visual criminology! You access for free here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
‘I think they’re the real villains in all of this’: Crimmigrant visuality and representations of people smuggling in state use of Twitter/X - Conor Wilson, 2025
Although a growing body of research highlights the convergence of humanitarianism and border policing, little attention has been paid to the importance of the v...
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June 1, 2025 at 9:52 AM
My article is now available (OA) in Theoretical Criminology (@theoreticalcrim.bsky.social)
Hopefully of interest to anyone interested in humanitarian borders, border spectacles or visual criminology! You access for free here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Hopefully of interest to anyone interested in humanitarian borders, border spectacles or visual criminology! You access for free here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Reposted by Dr Conor Wilson
Did Brexit unleash new suffering on UK farms?
The seasonal worker visa made the UK’s migrant agricultural workforce more vulnerable to exploitation, says one expert ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
The seasonal worker visa made the UK’s migrant agricultural workforce more vulnerable to exploitation, says one expert ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
Did Brexit unleash new suffering on UK farms?
The seasonal worker visa made the UK’s migrant agricultural workforce more vulnerable to exploitation
www.opendemocracy.net
November 14, 2024 at 12:54 PM
Did Brexit unleash new suffering on UK farms?
The seasonal worker visa made the UK’s migrant agricultural workforce more vulnerable to exploitation, says one expert ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...
The seasonal worker visa made the UK’s migrant agricultural workforce more vulnerable to exploitation, says one expert ⤵️
www.opendemocracy.net/en/beyond-tr...