Webinar: Close to the Edge: When Do People Condone Violence to Stop Undocumented Border Crossings?
Webinar: Close to the Edge: When Do People Condone Violence to Stop Undocumented Border Crossings?
Join our open webinar to explore the complex social attitudes toward the use of violence in controlling undocumented border crossings. Led by prof. Burak Sonmez from the Centre for Quantitative Social Science at UCL, this discussion will delve into the conditions under which people justify such measures.
📅 Date: Thursday, 15th May 2025
⏰ Time: 1:00 PM (CET)
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/RECSM_Webinar_Registration
Hosted by the RECSM Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM).
Burak Sonmez is a Lecturer in Quantitative Social Science in UCL Social Research Institute at University College London. His broad research interests center around social norms, trust, collective action, beliefs, other-regarding preferences, and social stratification. His studies primarily use experimental methods and computational tools. Prior to joining UCL, he was an LSE Fellow in Quantitative Social Research Methods in the Department of Sociology at London School of Economics and Political Science. He received his Ph.D. In Sociology from University of Essex. He holds a Master’s degree in Longitudinal Social Research from the same institution and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Bilkent University.