Patricia Hynes

ESRC Research Fellow

Department: School of Health and Social Sciences

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Qualifications

PhD PGCert BA Hons

Research Interests

Forced migration; refugees and asylum seekers in the UK; dispersal of asylum seekers; social exclusion and inclusion; ethics during the research process; human rights and refugees from Burma

Biography

Honours and Prizes

  • ESRC Postgraduate Studentship (2001), Number R42200134263
  • ESRC Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006), Number PTA-026-27-01254


Professional membership
International Association of the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM)

Employment

  • ESRC Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Middlesex University, London (October 2006 - September 2007)
  • Editor (part time), Refugee Women's Association, London (November 2002 - April 2003)
  • Regional Grants and Burma Project Coordinator, Open Society Institute (OSI), Thai-Burmese border, based in Chiang Mai, Thailand (Jan 1998 - Apr 2000)
  • Burma Border Project Officer, Jesuit Refugee Service, Thai-Burmese border, Thailand (Aug 1996 - Nov 1997)

Selected publications

  •     * Hynes, P., (2004), review of Lang, H., (2002), Fear and Sanctuary: Burmese Refugees in Thailand, Southeast Asia Program, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, in Journal of Refugee Studies, Oxford University Press, Vol. 17, No. 4
  • Hynes, T., (2003), The Issue of 'Trust' or 'Mistrust' in Research with Refugees: Choices, Caveats and Considerations for Researchers, Working Paper No.98, Evaluation and Policy Analysis Unit, United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), Geneva
  • Hynes, P., (2003), Burma Research Guide, Forced Migration Online, Refugee Studies Centre, University of Oxford
  • Hynes, P., (1998), Myanmar, in Hampton, J. (ed.), Internally Displaced People: A Global Survey, London, Earthscan Publications

Conferences

  • Hynes, P., (October 2005), Ethics and Avoiding 'Harm' in Research with Refugees in the UK, at Displacement: Global Dynamics and Gendered Patterns, Centre for Women and Gender Research, University of Bergen, Norway
  • Hynes, P. and S. Loughna, (January 2005), Did Anybody Ask the Refugee? Rethinking Durable Solutions, at 9th International Conference of the International Association for the Study of Forced Migration (IASFM), Sao Paulo, Brazil
  • Hynes, P., (February 2003), Experts in Their Own Environments? Issues of Trust and Considerations for Researchers, at 1st Annual Forced Migration Student Conference, University of Oxford, UK
  • Hynes, P., (December 1997), The Burma Project of the Open Society Institute, at Strengthening Civil Society in Burma: Possibilities and Dilemmas for International NGOs, Forum of Democratic Leaders in Asia-Pacific (FDL-AP), Seoul, South Korea
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