Biography
Karen O’Reilly is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at Loughborough University, Professor II at Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NTNU, and a Freelance Researcher and Training Provider. She has taught ethnographic and qualitative methods for over 30 years, including the Essex Summer School, the Swiss Summer School in Social Science Methods, in Lugano, and at universities in the UK, Germany, Norway, and Hong Kong. Karen is a highly experienced ethnographer and qualitative researcher whose many publications include two widely cited books on ethnography: Ethnographic Methods (Routledge, 2nd ed. 2012) and Key Concepts in Ethnography (Sage, 2009). Her new book, Qualitative Research Methods for Everyone, was published with Policy Press in 2025. Her research centres on sociological understandings of migration, social practice theories, and topics such as home belonging, identities, community, and volunteering. Website: https://karenoreilly.co.uk
2W Ethnographic Methods for the 21st Century – Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis
