Social relations, belonging, everyday spaces/spaces of consumption, politics of consumption (systems & spaces)

Aurélie Broeckerhoff is a research fellow at the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University. In her research, Aurélie is interested in the social politics of economics and development in volatile or contested spaces. Her research also critically examines how social relations and social cohesion play out in the everyday settings of people’s lives, with a focus on spaces of consumption and their social, political and economic roles. She is also interested in the politics of research philosophies and methods, especially ethnographic and arts-based methods.  Before joining academia, Aurélie worked as a researcher and project coordinator in international development for the British Council, the Institute of Foreign Cultural Relations, and the British Embassy in Berlin. She also worked as a researcher and consultant in social policy at the Institute of Community Cohesion.