Personal profile
Research interests
I am a Senior Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences. My research explores the connections between human rights, transitional justice, and memory. I am increasingly concerned with the intersections of environmental issues with these fields.
I have held a number of UKRI grants as PI and Co-I and in 2023 I won an ISRF Mid-Career Fellowship to explore the role (and absence) of questions of ecology in post-atrocity social order.
I am also working on projects that explore the opportunities and challenges in the delivery of genocide education; network analysis of transitional justice actors and their relationships; and a new book that explores the life trajectories and meaning making practices among ex-combatants after Cambodia's civil war.
Willing to supervise doctoral students
I am available to supervise research projects on human rights, transitional justice, and memory studies. I am especially interested in supervising projects focusing on South East Asia.
External positions
External Examiner (PGT), London School of Economics
Aug 2022 → Oct 2023
External Examiner (UG), London School of Economics
18 May 2021 → Sept 2024
IFP Sociology - Chief Examiner, University of London International Programmes
1 Jan 2018 → Dec 2019
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 4 Quality Education -
SDG 15 Life on Land -
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions -
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Fulbright Global Challenges Teaching Award
Manning, P. (PI), Salter, M. (CoI) & Richards, E. (CoI)
1/09/25 → …
Project: Other
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Education, Justice and Memory
Milligan, L. (PI) & Manning, P. (CoI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/04/20 → 31/03/25
Project: Research council
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Participatory film and conservation in Cambodia
Manning, P. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/02/20 → 1/07/21
Project: Research council
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Changing the Story
Manning, P. (PI)
Arts and Humanities Research Council
1/10/17 → 30/09/21
Project: Research council
Research output
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More-than-human loss: Exploring the intersections of Indigeneity, conflict transitions and memory in Cambodia
Manning, P. & Keo, D., 2 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Memory Studies. 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Articulating indigeneity, other-than-human relations, and environmental crises in Cambodia through participatory film
Manning, P., Cooke, P. & Killean, R., 10 Jul 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Qualitative Research. 20 p., 14687941251356111.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Indigeneity, precarity and peace: Lessons from Cambodia
Manning, P. & Keo, D., 6 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: International Review of Sociology. 26 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Media Ruins: Cambodian Postwar Media Reconstruction and the Geopolitics of Technology by Margaret Jack
Manning, P., 31 Jul 2024, In: Technology and Culture. 65, 3, p. 1017-1019Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review › peer-review
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Reparative remembering for just futures: History education, multiple perspectives and responsibility
Manning, P., Paulson, J. & Keo, D., 31 Jan 2024, In: Futures. 155, 10 p., 103279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Activities
- 1 Conference presentation / attendance
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Memory Studies Association - Prague 2025
Manning, P. (Speaker)
15 Jul 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Conference presentation / attendance