

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Assoc. Prof. Dr. Brendan Humphreys seminar “Field work methodology for social scientists”
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 10:45 am
- **Event Description**: Mykolas Romeris University invites you to the seminar “Field work methodology for social scientists: law, criminology, psychology“ by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Brendan Humphreys from the University of Helsinki on 27 February 2026, 10:45 am, room I-107 (MRU, Ateities str. 20, Vilnius).

Brendan Humphreys is an Associate Professor of East European studies, based at the Aleksanteri Institute, University of Helsinki. He is qualified in political history and anthropology. His research interest include the Cold War, the Balkans, nationalism and exceptionalism, the sociology of conflict, carceral studies, sport, and biographical studies. His books include Russian Modernization: A New Paradigm, (with Markku Kivinen, Routledge 2021) and From Gulag to Euro Prisons, (with Judith Pallot, forthcoming, Palgrave 2026).
 
The open lecture-seminar will focus on carceral ethnography: methodology and approach. This lecture is based on the experience of interviewing long term inmates in a Croatian prison. Drawing on some works of carceral sociology Professor surveys the prerequisites and practical challenges, ethical issues, and the verbal strategies and evasions of the prisoners.

This event is organized by the Memory and Justice Research Center (MRU) under the VICTIM project "The Concept of Victimhood and the Protection of Victims' Rights in Eastern Europe: From History to Contemporary Challenges", which is being implemented under the state budget-funded project "Creation of Excellence Centers at Mykolas Romeris University" (S-A-UEI-23-8 – MRU). It is carried out under the initiative of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport of the Republic of Lithuania, within the "Excellence Centers Initiative".

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Vilnius
- **state**: VL
- **country**: Lithuania
- **location**: Mykolas Romeris University
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- **full address**: Mykolas Romeris University, I-201 Conference Hall, Mykolas Romeris University, LT-08300 Vilnius, Lietuva, Vilnius, Lithuania

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  - **A:** Fri, 27 Feb, 2026 at 10:45 am
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