Dr Hannah Miller

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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. 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.

I am a Committee Member of Kingston's Race and Equality Council (on the Education and Youth Sub-Committee, https://kingstonrec.org/partners/).  I am also 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 (social inclusion team); SCOPE (NHS Patient and Public Involvement Forums, South West London manager); War on Want (campaigns team); W.A.R Ethiopia (women's refuge worker, Addis Ababa).

Academic responsibilities

Senior Lecturer in Human Rights, Politics and International Relations

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)

Teaching and learning

Undergraduate courses taught

Postgraduate courses taught

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.

PhD Research Students

Current students: Natalia Utesheva (on the area of Human Rights Institutions).  Natalia has been awarded the Kingston fully funded PhD research studentship.  For more information, see: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/funding/phd-studentships-2020/ 

Previous students: Dr Sharon Young (on the area of human rights at the end of life).  See: https://moderngov.kingston.gov.uk/mgUserInfo.aspx?UID=955; 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).  Details concerning Kingston's scholarships can be found at https://www.kingston.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/funding/phd-studentships-2020/   

Research student supervision

Publications

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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.

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