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Olivia Petie
Olivia is an ESRC funded doctoral researcher at the University of Birmingham, based within the Institute for Research into Superdiversity (IRiS). Olivia’s research examines hotels as a form of precarious accommodation for asylum seekers in the United Kingdom, and the relationship between hospitality and home. The research aims to understand how hospitality is or is not offered to asylum seekers in the United Kingdom through Home Office hotel accommodation; and the implications of living in such accommodation on the lives of asylum seekers as they establish ‘home’ in the United Kingdom. Olivia’s research draws on qualitative longitudinal interviewing and ethnographic methods to understand experiences of asylum accommodation over time. Alongside her academic work, Olivia has over eight years of experience working in applied social research and evaluation across the third and public sector.
Contact: Institute for Research into Superdiversity, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK.