Research for
Revolution
We believe that those closest to the problem are closest to the solution. Our youth-led research challenges dominant narratives and produces credible evidence for change.
Microscope Into Society: Corporate Hands in Further Education Colleges
Account Hackney, in conjunction with The Black Curriculum, presents a report on the corporate takeover and mismanagement of Bsix Sixth Form College. This research study investigates the experiences of parents, marginalised students, and staff members after a merger between two educational institutions, examining financial restraints, student support, special educational needs, cultural shifts, racial relations, and accountability under New City College.
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Microscope Into Society: Corporate Hands in Further Education Colleges
Account Hackney, in conjunction with The Black Curriculum, presents 'Microscope Into Society: Corporate Hands in Further Education Colleges,' a report on the corporate takeover and mismanagement of Bsix Sixth Form College. This research study aims to conduct a thorough investigation into the experiences of parents, marginalised students, and staff members after a merger between two educational institutions. A 'merger' occurs when two or more educational providers combine to form a single institution. Through joint conversations and online and in-person interviews, over 25 students, parents, and staff members took part in our qualitative research. For our data, over 87 students and 25 staff members completed our surveys. In both our quantitative and quantitative research, participants were asked about the financial restraints that caused Bsix Sixth Form College to merge with New City College, the experiences of migrant and asylum-seeking students, student support, the impact the merge had on students with special educational needs, the shifts in the culture and community ethos, the impact of the merge on racial relations, and the broken trust and lack of accountability under New City College.
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Policing in Hackney: The Zine
Our report was created to elevate those most frequently denied a voice in our society. The project is a youth-led investigation into policing in Hackney.
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Policing in Hackney: Challenges from Youth in 2020
A youth-led investigation into policing in Hackney. This comprehensive report examines Stop and Search practices, use of force, racial disproportionality, and taser usage. Based on young people's lived experiences and regular engagement with the local Basic Command Unit (BCU) and other policing bodies to hold officers accountable.
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Racial Profiling, Anti-Black Racism, Black Resistance and the Policing of Young Londoners
In this article, drawing on findings from an ethnographic study (2018–21) and a Participatory Action Research project in a London Borough, we explore the nature, impact, and forms of resistance to, police racial profiling. Centring accounts of 'policed' Black young Londoners we develop a reconceptualization of racial profiling in sociological terms as a dynamic process, understood as both didactic and dialogic; 'didactic' given the ways that policed individuals are compelled, uncomfortably, to 'learn' about their place in the social formation through profiling interactions; and 'dialogic' given the way that profiling instigates a series of claims and counterclaims whereby racist tropes and categorizations can be consolidated, contested and/or resisted as part of an ongoing process of cultural production.
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Schools as Sites of Struggle
Examining the impact of police presence in schools on student wellbeing and educational outcomes. Includes recommendations for school leaders and policymakers.
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Healing Justice in Practice
A creative exploration of what healing looks like for young organisers. Featuring poetry, art, and essays from the Account Hackney community.
Read MoreOur Methodology
We reject extractive research models where researchers parachute into communities, take data, and leave. Our approach is rooted in Participatory Action Research (PAR).
Youth-Designed
Research questions and methods are co-created by young people from the community.
Peer-Led Data Collection
Young researchers interview their peers, creating safer spaces for honest sharing.
Action-Oriented
Findings are used directly to fuel campaigns, policy advocacy, and community organizing.