Helen Graham

Helen’s research lies at the intersection of political theory and participative and action-led forms of research. With museums, heritage and place as a focus, she investigates political dynamics of property, rights and claims; of democracy; of agency and affinity. Helen does this through participative and action-led research methods, experimenting with how small-scale participatory work can be combined with large scale whole system action. Recent projects include My Castle Gateway with Phil Bixby and in partnership with the City of York Council and Bradford’s National Museum project with the National Science and Media Museum.
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