Courtney Buckler

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College: College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Discipline: Sociology and Philosophy
Department: Sociology, Philosophy, and Anthropology

I am an ESRC funded PhD student in Sociology (2019-2023). 

My work explores the ongoing ideological and discursive function of Evidence-Based Medicine, paying particular attention to its impact on social and political imaginings of knowledge, expertise, and care. To do so, I look at EBM's impact on mental health practice in the UK - focussing specifically on the NICE Guideline on Depression in Adults. 

Methodologically, I use Institutional Ethnography to look beyond EBM's methodological and clinical functions, thinking instead about issues around beurocracy, power, and neoliberal mental health reform. 

OrcidID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7046-7827

Twitter: https://twitter.com/courtneysommer_

Alongside my academic work, I am Executive Director and co-founder of Make Space, a user-led organisation exploring self-harm. Our work includes research, training, and peer solidarity work. You can learn more at: makespaceco.org