Dr Hannah Miller
Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Politics and International Relations
Contact
- Email: h.miller@kingston.ac.uk
- Location: Penrhyn Road
- Faculty: Faculty of Business and Social Sciences
- School: School of Law, Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Department: Department of Politics
About
I am a Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Politics and International Relations. Since 2001 I have specialised in the practice of human rights and social justice (first as a practitioner, and then as a practice-based scholar). I have researched and published in the areas of: charity law; NGO practice; rights-based approaches to development; poverty reduction/eradication strategies (inclusive of rights-framed and rights-referenced approaches); campaign & protest strategies; solidarity movements for the Palestinian peoples. I am currently researching the human rights impacts of the UK's Universal Credit system, and alternative dispute resolution systems. I have also been a finalist for a number of student-led awards for innovations in learning and teaching at both Kingston and Roehampton Universities (see below).
I am a convenor of the British Sociological Association's Sociology of Rights Study Group, an External Examiner for human rights masters' programmes at Goldsmiths University and the School of Advanced Study (UoL), and a reviewer for a number of academic journals (including the International Journal of Human Rights). Further to my academic experience, I have worked within a number of leading social inclusion and rights organisation including: Regenerate.COM (Centre Manager), Regenerate RISE (Case worker); SCOPE (NHS Patient and Public Involvement Forums South West London manager); War on Want (campaigns team); W.A.R Ethiopia (women's refuge worker).
Areas of specialism
- human rights practice
- poverty
- rights-based approaches
- campaigns & protest
- NGO strategies
- social inclusion
Courses taught
Undergraduate
- Human Rights and Criminology BA (Hons)
- Human Rights and Social Justice BA (Hons)
- Human Rights and Sociology BA (Hons)
Postgraduate
Qualifications
- PhD Sociology (of Human Rights)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Research Methods
- Post Graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education
- Degree: Sociology with English Language (1st class)
Industry links
2007 - 2016: War on Want - Academic Consultant
2011 - 2015: Changing History Changing Ourselves - Academic advisor
Professional membership
2017- ongoing: External Examiner, MA Human Rights, Culture and Social Justice, Goldsmith's University
2015 - ongoing: External Examiner, MA Understanding Human Rights University of London, School of Advanced Study
2015 - ongoing: Reviewer for Palgrave
2015 - ongoing: Reviewer for the International Social Science Journal
2011 - ongoing: Reviewer & Guest Editor (2019) for the International Journal of Human Rights
2009 - ongoing: Co-Convenor of Sociology of Rights Study Group, British Sociological Association
2007 - ongoing: HEA Fellow
2005 - ongoing: British Sociological Association
Research
I specialised in the practice of human rights and social justice (first as a practitioner, and then as a practice-based scholar). I have researched and published in the areas of: charity law; NGO practice; rights-based approaches to development; poverty reduction/eradication strategies (inclusive of rights-framed and rights-referenced approaches); campaign & protest strategies; solidarity movements for the Palestinian peoples. I am currently researching the human rights impacts of the UK's Universal Credit system, and alternative dispute resolution systems.
PhD Research Students
I have successfully supervised PhD candidates through to completion, including Dr Sharon Young (on the area of human rights at the end of life). See: https://moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=955.
I am currently supervising Daniel Dordelly (on the area of Solidarity Economy initiatives).
If you are interested in pursuing a PhD in the area of human rights practice or issues related to social justice, please drop me an email (h.miller@kingston.ac.uk)
Publications
Number of items: 8.
Article
Miller, Hannah and Redhead, Robin (2019) Beyond "rights-based approaches"? Employing a process and outcomes framework. The International Journal of Human Rights, 23(5), pp. 699-718. ISSN (print) 1364-2987
Miller, Hannah (2019) Human rights and development : the advancement of new campaign strategies. The International Journal of Human Rights, 23(5), pp. 719-739. ISSN (print) 1364-2987
Miller, Hannah (2017) Rejecting ‘rights-based approaches’ to development : alternative engagements with human rights. Journal of Human Rights, 16(1), pp. 61-78. ISSN (print) 1475-4835
Miller, Hannah (2012) A change in charity law for England and Wales: examining War on Want's foremost adoption of the new human rights charitable purpose. The International Journal of Human Rights, 16(7), pp. 1003-1022. ISSN (print) 1364-2987
Miller, Hannah (2010) From ‘rights-based’ to ‘rights-framed’ approaches: a social constructionist view of human rights practice. The International Journal of Human Rights, 14(6), pp. 915-931. ISSN (print) 1364-2987
Book Section
Miller, Hannah (2011) From 'rights-based' to 'rights-framed' approaches: a social constructionist view of human rights practice. In: Hynes, P. , Lamb, M. , Short, D. and Waites, M., (eds.) Sociology and Human Rights: New Engagements. Abingdon, U.K. : Routledge. pp. 105-121. ISBN 9780415617970
Monograph
Miller, Hannah [Researcher] (2007) Anglo-American : the alternative report. (Project Report) London, U.K. : War on Want. 16 p.
Thesis
Miller, Hannah (2010) From 'rights-based' to 'rights-framed' approaches : 'Rights talk', 'campaigns' and development NGOs. (PhD thesis), Roehampton University, uk.bl.ethos.676903.