Dr Emiline Smith

  • Lecturer in Criminology (Sociology)

Biography

Dr Emiline Smith is a Lecturer in Criminology at the School of Social and Political Sciences, and a member of the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, at the University of Glasgow. She is a Fellow at the Centre for Criminology at the University of Hong Kong. Emiline is also a member of the Trafficking Culture Research Consortium, a group of researchers that works to produce evidence-based information about the global illicit trade in cultural objects, and the Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime.

Prior to becoming a Lecturer at the University of Glasgow, Emiline worked as a Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Liverpool in Singapore. She has previously worked as a research assistant and teaching assistant at the University of Hong Kong, the Scottish Centre for Crime and Justice Research, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, and Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts. 

Emiline's research concerns the trafficking of ‘special’ commodities, such as antiquities and wildlife. Her research primarily focuses on Asia; she has done fieldwork in Hong Kong, China, Indonesia, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal and Singapore. She explores how and why participants take part in illicit transnational trades, and how urban settings, especially so-called ‘global cities’ and freeports, facilitate such trade. She is further interested in plastic waste disposal and its impact on marine environments. 

Publications

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2021

Brodie, N., Kersel, M. M., Mackenzie, S. , Sabrine, I., Smith, E. and Yates, D. (2021) Why there is still an illicit trade in cultural objects and what we can do about it. Journal of Field Archaeology, (doi: 10.1080/00934690.2021.1996979) (Early Online Publication)

Smith, E. (2021) Evaluating the transformative potential of photovoice for research into the global illicit trade in cultural objects. In: Oosterman, N. and Yates, D. (eds.) Crime and Art: Sociological and Criminological Perspectives of Crimes in the Art World. Series: Studies in art, heritage, law and the market (1). Springer: Cham, pp. 63-78. ISBN 9783030848552 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-84856-9_5)

Thompson, E. L. and Smith, E. (2021) Stumbling towards repatriation. [Website]

2019

Smith, E. (2019) Transnational crime in Asia: causes, effects, challenges. In: Mitsilegas, V., Hufnagel, S. and Moiseienko, A. (eds.) Research Handbook on Transnational Crime. Series: Research handbooks on globalisation and the law. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 472-481. ISBN 9781784719432 (doi: 10.4337/9781784719449.00039)

Smith, E. and Yates, D. (2019) The role of provenance in illicit antiquities research: an overview. In: Milosch, J. and Pearce, N. (eds.) Collecting and Provenance: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD. ISBN 9781538127575

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Articles

Brodie, N., Kersel, M. M., Mackenzie, S. , Sabrine, I., Smith, E. and Yates, D. (2021) Why there is still an illicit trade in cultural objects and what we can do about it. Journal of Field Archaeology, (doi: 10.1080/00934690.2021.1996979) (Early Online Publication)

Book Sections

Smith, E. (2021) Evaluating the transformative potential of photovoice for research into the global illicit trade in cultural objects. In: Oosterman, N. and Yates, D. (eds.) Crime and Art: Sociological and Criminological Perspectives of Crimes in the Art World. Series: Studies in art, heritage, law and the market (1). Springer: Cham, pp. 63-78. ISBN 9783030848552 (doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-84856-9_5)

Smith, E. (2019) Transnational crime in Asia: causes, effects, challenges. In: Mitsilegas, V., Hufnagel, S. and Moiseienko, A. (eds.) Research Handbook on Transnational Crime. Series: Research handbooks on globalisation and the law. Edward Elgar: Cheltenham, pp. 472-481. ISBN 9781784719432 (doi: 10.4337/9781784719449.00039)

Smith, E. and Yates, D. (2019) The role of provenance in illicit antiquities research: an overview. In: Milosch, J. and Pearce, N. (eds.) Collecting and Provenance: A Multidisciplinary Approach. Rowman & Littlefield: Lanham, MD. ISBN 9781538127575

Website

Thompson, E. L. and Smith, E. (2021) Stumbling towards repatriation. [Website]

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Grants

  • 2020-21 GCRF Small Grants (PI): 'Art, Feathers & Crime: New Approaches to Studying Natural and Cultural Heritage Trafficking in Indonesia'
  • 2020-21 SCCJR Development Fund (PI): 'Tracing Informal and Illicit Plastic Waste Disposal in the Maldives' 
  • 2020-21 U21 Researcher Resilience Fund (PI): New Research and Teaching Pathways in the Digital Age: Addressing Challenges and Opportunities for Criminologists and Sociologists During Covid-19' 
  • 2019-21 GCRF Small Grants (PI): 'Global synchronization and the illicit antiquities trade: understanding community crime prevention in post-earthquake Nepal and Myanmar'

Supervision

Dr Smith accepts PhD proposals in the areas of art crime, antiquities trafficking, illicit trade networks, and global and comparative criminology. Those interested in studying with her are asked to include both their CV and an abridged project proposal in any inquiries.

Teaching

Current

Postgraduate

  • The Global Criminal Economy (Course Convener & Lecturer)
  • Antiquities Trafficking and Repatriation (Course Convener & Lecturer)
  • Criminological Perspectives on Security and Globalisation (Lecturer)

Past

Undergraduate

  • Sociology 2A (Lecturer)

Postgraduate

  • Art Crime (Course Convener & Lecturer)
  • Antiquities Trafficking (Course Convener & Lecturer)
  • Repatriation, Restitution, Return (Course Convener & Lecturer)