Tirza Sey

Thesis: Crime, Punishment, and Politics Across Generations: A longitudinal multi-cohort study in the UK

Using a cross-cohort comparison of multiple birth-cohort datasets, my project uses advanced quantitative methods on longitudinal birth-cohort data to examine how perceptions and experiences of crime have changed across and within generations in response to the UK’s evolving economic and socio-political landscape from 1958 to present-day.

Biography:

With an academic background in Law (Cambridge, BA) and Development Studies (King’s College London, MA), I have built a keen interest in British politics, crime, class, and race relations. Now pursuing an ESRC-funded PhD at the University of Warwick, my research adopts an intersectional approach to uncover how structural forces influence attitudes toward crime in the UK.

Sociology

University of Warwick

2025 Cohort

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Supervisors:

Emily Gray

Stephen Farrall