Staff Profile
Dr Steven Hirschler
Senior Lecturer
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I am a Senior Lecturer in the Social Sciences within the York Business School at York St John University. I joined the University in 2018 after positions at Edge Hill University and the University of York. My educational background includes a BA in Political Science and International Relations from UCLA in California, and an MA in Politics and a PhD in Politics from the University of York. During my career, I have taught a range of subjects, primarily Criminology, Sociology and Politics.
- School – York Business School
- Email – s.hirschler@yorksj.ac.uk
- Phone – 01904 876 394
- Research - View my work in RaY
- Postgraduate Research Supervisor
Further information
Teaching
I teach Criminology and Sociology modules within the Social Sciences across all year groups including Level 3 (foundation year), Levels 4-6 (undergraduate), and Level 7 and beyond (postgraduate). Current and previous modules have included subjects such as victimology, harms of the state, inequality, migration, ethnicity and criminal justice, criminological theory, and qualitative research methods.
Research
My primary research interests are in the areas of migration, immigration control, and immigration law. I wish to understand and uncover methods states and non-state actors engage in to manage populations, disincentivise entry, and punish migrant groups. My research is concerned with the physical and psychological consequences of exposure to these tactics by migrant communities and others classed as 'outsiders' within the United Kingdom and elsewhere. As such, I prefer qualitative methods as a means of highlighting individuals' experiences and reflections. My secondary research interest is in examining the extent to which media, specifically interactive media like video games, may reinforce broader structural inequalities in their representations of women, vulnerable people, ethnic minorities, and other marginalised groups.
Selected publications
Millie, A. and Hirschler, S. (2022). Police recruits, moral judgements, and an empathetic policing. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 24 (4). pp. 777-797.
Hirschler, S. (2021). Hostile Homes: Violence, Harm and the Marketisation of UK Asylum Housing. Critical Criminological Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
Hirschler, S. (2017). Brexit, immigration and expanded markets of social control. Safer Communities, 16 (4). pp. 176-185.
Denham, J., Hirschler, S., & Spokes, M. (2019). The reification of structural violence in video games. Crime, Media, Culture, 17(1), 85-103.
Professional activities
I am the Chair of the York Business School Research Ethics Committee and one of the two School Post Graduate Research Leads for the York Business School.
