Mr Harry Greatorex
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Research Student | H dot Greatorex at uea dot ac dot uk |
Biography
I am a postgraduate researcher interested in the role of power and politics in development, including the idea of social transformation as an alternative to mainstream strategies. My current research focuses on Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution, in particular how participative social institutions are experienced by historically marginalised communities.
Prior to joining UEA I worked as an operations manager in the UK Civil Service. I joined the Department for Work and Pensions in 2009 and spent three years working with Bangladeshi communities in East London. I led an award-winning team and helped design the regional strategy for unemployed Young Persons.
I also write fiction around the themes of power and revolution. My first publication, O’er Both Your Houses won the Best and Brightest national short story competition in 2012.
Prior to joining UEA I worked as an operations manager in the UK Civil Service. I joined the Department for Work and Pensions in 2009 and spent three years working with Bangladeshi communities in East London. I led an award-winning team and helped design the regional strategy for unemployed Young Persons.
I also write fiction around the themes of power and revolution. My first publication, O’er Both Your Houses won the Best and Brightest national short story competition in 2012.
Academic Background
MSc Development Studies (2010-2012)
Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies
Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Thesis Title: Uganda’s Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment: evaluating the conceptual and political co-option of cash transfers
• Awarded best Development Studies dissertation 2012
• Awarded the Denton Wilde Sapte Postgraduate Bursary for social contribution
BSc Politics (2002-2005)
College of Social Science and International Studies
University of Exeter, UK
Thesis Title (Politics): The Politics of the IMF
Thesis Title (Philosophy): Reconceptualising Liberalism
• Awarded Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Academic Achievement 2002
Department of Geography, Environment and Development Studies
Birkbeck College, University of London, UK
Thesis Title: Uganda’s Social Assistance Grants for Empowerment: evaluating the conceptual and political co-option of cash transfers
• Awarded best Development Studies dissertation 2012
• Awarded the Denton Wilde Sapte Postgraduate Bursary for social contribution
BSc Politics (2002-2005)
College of Social Science and International Studies
University of Exeter, UK
Thesis Title (Politics): The Politics of the IMF
Thesis Title (Philosophy): Reconceptualising Liberalism
• Awarded Dean’s Commendation for Outstanding Academic Achievement 2002
Key Research Interests
My PhD research is designed to explore social transformation in Venezuela. My study will use ethnographic techniques to understand the lived experiences of Bolivarian ‘participative democracy’, in particular local power-sharing through Communal Councils. I will examine if and how traditional power hierarchies are subverted or perpetuated and assess the effects for social conscience and politicisation. My research also has a reflexive objective to assess the usefulness of ‘revolutionary humanist’ narratives for understanding social change, psycho-social dynamics and for providing a critique of modernity. I was recently awarded a research studentship from the Faculty of Social Sciences.
My supervisors are Peter Lloyd Sherlock and Jon Pattenden.
My supervisors are Peter Lloyd Sherlock and Jon Pattenden.
