Victoria Ridgway

Biographic Data

ID5155632
NAMEVictoria Ridgway
GIVEN NAMESVictoria
FAMILY NAMERidgway
SIGNATURERIDGWAY V
AFFILIATIONSDurham University
ORCID0009-0005-0408-5026
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS2
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • The freedom movement as resistance? Understanding new counter-conducts in a crisis of governmentality

    Open AccessVictoria RidgwayARTICLEPolitical Geography2026

    See for example the Canadian 'freedom convoy' as a notable example of these protests, which sought, in this case, to oppose vaccine mandates for cross-border truck drivers (Murphy, 2022). 2 An obvious example of this would be Donald Trump, but the politicization of this phenomenon remains ambiguous enough to include any political proposition perceived as 'anti-establishment'. See for example its association with Bernie Sanders (Calderone, 2019; G…

  • A Post-truth crisis? Researching conspiracism in the present political conjuncture

    Open AccessVictoria RidgwayARTICLEDialogues in Human Geography2026References: 8

    In response to the three commentaries, I emphasize the importance of distinguishing the three approaches to conspiracism identified in my original article (pathologization, normalization, and problematization). My discussion centers on the commentaries of Tristan Sturm and Leila Dawney, whose perspectives resonate with the normalization paradigm. I use these interventions to reflect on the ethicopolitical relevance of the ‘normalizing’ approach i…

  • Conspiracy theories and Geography

    Open AccessVictoria RidgwayARTICLEDialogues in Human Geography2025Cited by: 2References: 25

    Conspiracism has become a powerful explanatory category for major political events (Brexit vote, January 6 th Capitol attack) and the subject of a diverse body of research. Yet geography has largely ignored such debates and has, on some occasions, adopted this term with little critical examination. I call on geographers to think through the implications of this silence. I especially highlight how conspiracism presents an opportunity to think thro…

  • The Use of Photo Elicitation to Explore the Impact of Social Work Student’s Perceptions of Placements on Social Work Tutors and Consider Their Role in Practice Learning

    Bridget Caffrey, Helen Fruin et al.ARTICLEPractice2020References: 3

    The importance of learning in practice is acknowledged across health and social care professions. Social work students’ experiences in practice settings has attracted some attention in academic literature, and the role and impact of the Practice Educator (PE) on student learning is increasingly recognised. However, there is a paucity of research examining the role of the social work tutor generally and particularly within practice learning settin…

  • Social Work Students’ Perceptions of Ageing

    Victoria Ridgway, Shirley WilsonARTICLEPractice2018References: 3

    Little is understood about social work students or social workers’ perceptions of ageing in the UK. This paper presents a small-scale study of 20 master social work students’ perceptions of ageing during the first year of their programme. A mixed method approach was employed over a two-staged research project, in both stages the social work students were asked to complete Kogan’s attitudes towards older people scale (KATOPS) and draw a person age…

  • Using Visual Methodology

    Julie Bailey-McHale, Rebecca Bailey-McHale et al.ARTICLEPractice2018References: 4

    Practice learning within social work education plays a significant part in students’ educational journey. Little is understood about the emotional climate of placements. This paper presents a small scale qualitative study of 13 social work students’ perceptions of their relationship with a practice educator (PE) and 6 PEs perceptions of these emotional experiences. Visual methodology was employed over a two-phased research project: first social w…