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Stephen Burrell is an Honorary Fellow in the Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse (CRiVA) within the Department of Sociology at Durham University, and concurrently serves as Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Melbourne, Australia. His interdisciplinary scholarship bridges sociology, criminology and gender studies, focusing on men and masculinities, violence prevention, environmental harm and feminist praxis.
Education and training
- PhD in Sociology, Durham University (2019) – thesis on engaging men and boys in preventing men’s violence against women in England.
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship, Department of Sociology, Durham University.
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship, Durham University.
Research interests
Burrell’s research interrogates how masculine gender norms shape violence against women, environmental degradation and responses to crises such as COVID-19. He investigates:
- primary prevention of men’s violence against women;
- intersections of masculinities with the climate crisis and environmental harm;
- gendered impacts of the pandemic on work, care and domestic abuse;
- pro-feminist pedagogies including podcasting and public sociology.
Methodologically, he combines qualitative interviews, policy analysis and participatory media production, collaborating with scholars in Spain, Sweden, Australia and the UK.
Grants & fellowships
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship – exploring connections between climate crisis, masculinities and violence.
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship – engaging men in violence prevention within the business sector.
- Government Equalities Office commissioned research – contemporary impacts of masculine gender norms (with Nicole Westmarland & Sandy Ruxton).
Scientific awards & honours
- Leverhulme Early Career Fellowship (prestigious UK award supporting postdoctoral researchers).
- ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (Economic & Social Research Council, UK).
Advising & mentoring
While no specific advisees are named in the supplied documents, Burrell’s collaborative work with Prof Nicole Westmarland and Sandy Ruxton (both Honorary Fellows at Durham) suggests active mentoring and joint supervision within CRiVA and transnational research teams.
Laboratory & research groups
He is affiliated to CRiVA (Centre for Research into Violence and Abuse) at Durham, a multidisciplinary group producing policy-relevant research on gender-based violence, and contributes to the Men, Masculinities and Social Change project network that hosts the Now and Men podcast and online resource hub.
