Dr Steve Kirkwood has recently completed a Research Fellowship funded by the Leverhulme Trust examining the potential for restorative justice in relation to people who have experienced forced migration.

We’re delighted that Stave has agreed to share finding from this work with us at The Mint House network event from 1-2pm on Thursday 1 February.

Originally from Wellington, Aotearoa / New Zealand, Steve worked as a Research Officer for the Community Justice charity, Sacro, from 2005-2009, before completing a PhD at the University of Edinburgh on the integration of asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland.

Steve is now Senior Lecturer in Social Work and Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy within Edinburgh University’s School of Social and Political Science. His research aims to enhance understanding of issues of identity and citizenship in relation to justice and injustice, and (ultimately) to improve society’s response to those who have caused, or been harmed, by crime or injustice.

Steve has also been part of a research team investigating approaches to mitigating risk in restorative justice, findings from which can be found here.