Dr Emma Soye

Research Fellow

School of History, Anthropology, Philosophy and Politics (HAPP)

Dr Emma Soye is an expert in the social dynamics of migration and diversity.

Dr Soye is the author of Peer Relationships at School: New Perspectives on Migration and Diversity. Her research has examined migration, displacement, and social cohesion in the Middle East and the UK. She currently holds a Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, through which she uses ethnographic methods to explore everyday urban life in the context of increasing migration to Northern Ireland.

At Queen's, Dr Soye lectures on migration, globalisation, and conflict. She also serves as a trustee and director on the management board of Belfast City of Sanctuary

Field

Anthropology

Areas of Expertise

Migration, Displacement, Race, Inequality, Conflict, Education

Media Experience

Dr Soye has experience with digital media.

Notable coverage

• The Conversation, ‘“It’s between us and gangs”: teachers are on the front line against youth violence’ (May 2024)

Video

Associated Research Centres / Projects

Centre for the Study of Ethnic Conflict

Queen's On: Migrant & Minority Ethnic Communities in Northern Ireland

Access Research Knowledge (ARK)

Contact Information

comms.office@qub.ac.uk 

Academic Profile