Professor Claire Wallace
B.A.(Hons), PhD.
Chair in Sociology
- About
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- Email Address
- claire.wallace@abdn.ac.uk
- Telephone Number
- +44 (0)1224 273137
- Office Address
School of Social Science King's College Aberdeen AB24 3QY
- School/Department
- School of Social Science
Biography
After graduating from the University of Kent, Claire Wallace taught at Plymouth and Lancaster Universities. During the early 1990s, she helped to set up the Sociology Department at the Central European University Prague, before moving to the Institute for Advanced Studies in Vienna, where she became Head of Sociology. She has been Professor of Sociology at the University of Aberdeen since 2005
Claire Wallace served as President of the European Sociological Association, 2007-2009 and was editor of their flagship journal "European Societies".
Within Aberdeen, she was Director of Research for the College of Arts and Social Sciences, 2008-2011 and then became Vice-Principal for Research and Knowledge Exchange for the University, 2011-2014.
Research
Claire Wallace has been researching quality of life and was Director of the European Observatory on Social Cohesion and Trust, 2005-2006. She spent many years working on transitions in Eastern Europe including projects on health in the former Soviet Union, national, regional and European identity as well as work, family and care across Europe.
More recently, she was a co-investigator at the Rural Digital Economy Hub (dot.rural) which was aimed at transforming rural areas in the UK using digital technology. The project was funded by the RCUK, a joint UK research council initiative on the theme of Digital Economy. As part of this research team she was also partner in the Cultures and Community Network Plus set of projects funded by the EPSRC.
At present she is a Principal Investigator on an Horizon 2020 Project about Cultural Tourism (https://www.SPOTprojectH2020.eu) and a partner of the ESRC-sponsored Research Centre DIGIT, focused on digital working (https://digit-research.org/),
Postgraduate Supervision
Claire Wallace would welcome postgraduate students in the following fields: work, care and welfare, quality of life, cultural tourism, digital working and the role of the digital economy in rural areas.
Qualifications
- BSc Sociology and Social Anthropology1978 - University of Kent
- PhD Sociology1985 - University of KentClaire Wallace's PhD was about young people leaving school and unemployment on the Isle of Sheppey
Memberships and Affiliations
- Internal Memberships
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Equality and Diversity Committee, School of Social Science
- External Memberships
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Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences,
Member of the European Sociological Association
Member of the International Sociological Association
Latest Publications
Renegotiating female transnational identities after Brexit: the importance of hybrid habitus.
IdentitiesContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2024.2424699
Moving Away From, Moving Towards and Moving Against Others: An Adaptive Multi-Strategy Approach to Defend and Build Resources in Self-Protection Mode
Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 155, 104052Contributions to Journals: ArticlesScreen time, mute, mixed messages, and panic: An international auto-ethnographic study of knowledge workers during a pandemic
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, vol. 8, no. 1, 11797Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMedia tourism and COVID-19: An empirical investigation of the impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish tourism industry
Tourism Culture & Communication, vol. 23, no. 2-3, pp. 207-218Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe impact of COVID-19 on cultural tourism. Introductory article for special issue of tourism culture and communication.: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CULTURAL TOURISM
Tourism Culture & Communication, vol. 23, no. 2-3, pp. 87-96Contributions to Journals: Articles
- Research
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Research Overview
Claire Wallace is currently Principal Investigator on two projects: Cultural Tourism and Digital Working.
The first is sponsored by Horizon 2020 of the European Union and is comparing cultural tourism in different parts of Europe (www.SPOTprojectH2020.eu). The Aberdeen part of this is looking at media tourism - that is Tourism related to films, books, TV series
The second project is sponsored by the ESRC and is looking at the future frontiers in digital working (https:digit-research.org)
Research Areas
Sociology
Research Specialisms
- Social Sciences
- Social Policy
- Sociology
Our research specialisms are based on the Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) which is HESA open data, published under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
- Teaching
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Courses
- SO5155 The Comparative Study of European Societies
Teaching Responsibilities
Director of Fourth Year Option "European Societies"
- Publications
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Renegotiating female transnational identities after Brexit: the importance of hybrid habitus.
IdentitiesContributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1070289X.2024.2424699
Moving Away From, Moving Towards and Moving Against Others: An Adaptive Multi-Strategy Approach to Defend and Build Resources in Self-Protection Mode
Journal of Vocational Behavior, vol. 155, 104052Contributions to Journals: ArticlesScreen time, mute, mixed messages, and panic: An international auto-ethnographic study of knowledge workers during a pandemic
Qualitative Research in Medicine & Healthcare, vol. 8, no. 1, 11797Contributions to Journals: ArticlesMedia tourism and COVID-19: An empirical investigation of the impact of COVID-19 on the Scottish tourism industry
Tourism Culture & Communication, vol. 23, no. 2-3, pp. 207-218Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe impact of COVID-19 on cultural tourism. Introductory article for special issue of tourism culture and communication.: THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON CULTURAL TOURISM
Tourism Culture & Communication, vol. 23, no. 2-3, pp. 87-96Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGovernmentality versus Community: The Impact of the COVID Lockdowns
International Journal of Community Well-Being, vol. 6, pp. 223-240Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42413-023-00189-7
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/21909/1/s42413-023-00189-7.pdf
The role of civil society in cultural heritage, digitalisation, and the quality of rural life
Rural quality of life. Johansen, P. H., Tietjen, A., Iversen, E. B., Lolle, H. L., Fisker, J. K. (eds.). Manchester University Press, pp. 274-297, 24 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersParticipation and civic engagement in Scotland: the importance of contributions from older adults
Institutions and Organizations as Learning Environments for Participation and Democracy?: Opportunities, Challenges, Obstacles. Spannring, R., Smidt, W., Unterrainer, C. (eds.). 1 edition. Springer, pp. 255-276, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHow Cultural Heritage can Contribute to Community Development and Wellbeing
Researching Happiness: Qualitative, Biographical and Critical Perspectives. Cieslik, M. (ed.). Bristol University Press, pp. 133-154, 22 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.46692/9781529206159.007
Media Tourism and Its Role in Sustaining Scotland’s Tourism Industry
Sustainability, vol. 13, no. 11, 6305Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13116305
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/16691/1/sustainability-13-06305-v2.pdf
Gypsy–Traveller communities in the United Kingdom and the Netherlands: socially and digitally excluded?
Media, Culture & Society, vol. 42, no. 5, pp. 637-653Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBetween State, Market and Family: Changing childcare policies in urban China and the implications for working mothers
International Sociology, vol. 35, no. 3, pp. 336-352Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0268580919885282
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/13086/1/Childcare_in_China_Wallace_AAM.pdf
- [ONLINE] View publication in Scopus
Community development, well-being and technology: a Kenyan village
The Research Handbook on Community Development. Phillips, R., Trevan, E., Kraeger, P. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd., pp. 124-135, 12 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781788118477.00014
Gathering together: social capital, cultural capital, the value of cultural heritage in a digital age
Social & Cultural Geography, vol. 21, no. 5, pp. 697-717Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSmall is Beautiful? Identity and Placism in Europe
European Regions: Perspectives, Trends and Developments in the 21st Century. Donat, E., Meyer, S., Abels, G. (eds.). Aufbau Taschenbuch Verlag, pp. 211-229Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.14361/9783839450697-013
Written evidence submitted to the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Rural broadband and digital only services inquiry
House of Commons (written). 5 pages.Other Contributions: Other ContributionsThe Decent Society Index Mark 2: (1) Constructing the Index
Working Papers: Working PapersThe Future of Work Think Piece
Commissioned by Economic and Social Research Council. Swindon: Economic and Social Research Council. 22 pagesBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe Ethics of Using Social Media Data in Research: A New Framework
The Ethics of Online Research (Advances in Research Ethics and Integrity. Woodfield, K. (ed.). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 189-207Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters (Peer-Reviewed)- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/S2398-601820180000002008
Socially Inclusive Development: The Foundations for Decent Societies in East and Southern Africa
Applied Research in Quality of Life, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 813-839Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBroadband and the creative industries in rural Scotland
Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 54, pp. 451-458Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCultural resilience: The production of rural community heritage, digital archives and the role of volunteers
Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 54, pp. 459-468Contributions to Journals: ArticlesInformation technology and social cohesion: a tale of two villages
Journal of Rural Studies, vol. 54, pp. 426-434Contributions to Journals: ArticlesRelational identities on EU borderlands: the case of Poles in Belarus and Belarusians in Poland
Ethnic and Racial Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, pp. 77-95Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2016.1201582
Community Well-Being and Information Technology
Handbook of Community Well-Being Research. Phillips, R., Wong, C. (eds.). Springer, pp. 169-188Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-0878-2_9
Great Expectations or Small Country Living? Enabling Small Rural Creative Businesses with ICT
Sociologia Ruralis, vol. 56, no. 3, pp. 450-468Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Quality of Society and Life Satisfaction in China
Social Indicators Research, vol. 127, no. 2, pp. 653-670Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-015-0989-3
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/8730/1/SQChina01022014.docx
The Decent Society: Planning for Social Quality
Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. 188 pagesBooks and Reports: Books- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315694023
Six factors for success in community broadband initiatives
Interactions, vol. 23, pp. 36-39Contributions to Specialist Publications: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2847208
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Building Virtual Bridges: How Rural Micro-Enterprises Develop Social Capital in Online and Face-to-Face Settings
Sociologia Ruralis, vol. 56, no. 1, pp. 29-47Contributions to Journals: ArticlesA Virtual Geography of the Scottish Islands
Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 131, no. 3-4, pp. 228-244Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2015.1034761
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5147/1/14702541_2E2015_2E1034761.pdf
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Broadband use and creative communities in the UK
Contributions to Conferences: PapersCURIOS: Connecting Community Heritage through Linked Data
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=2675247
- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2675133.2675247
CURIOS Mobile: Linked Data Exploitation for Tourist Mobile Apps in Rural Areas
Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Conference Proceedings- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-15615-6_10
Community Broadband Initiatives: what makes them successful and why?
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Communities and Technologies, vol. C&T'15, pp. 109-117Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/2768545.2768548
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/5194/1/p109_wallace.pdf
The Geographies of Community History Digital Archives in Rural Scotland
Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 131, no. 3-4, pp. 201-211Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14702541.2014.980839
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4941/3/14702541_2E2014_2E980839.pdf
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Trust in Post-Soviet Countries, Ten Years On
European Politics and Society, vol. 16, no. 4, pp. 523-539Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23745118.2015.1039286
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What is a Decent Society?
Measuring and Reporting on Europeans' Wellbeing: Findings from the European Social Survey. ESS, ERIC, pp. 10-11, 2 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters‘Stuck Out Here’: The Critical Role of Broadband for Remote Rural Places
Scottish Geographical Journal, vol. 131, no. 3-4, pp. 171-180Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBeyond GDP: happiness is about more than just individuals
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCould the Ryder Cup spark an outpouring of European-ness?
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesCitizenship, Europe and ethnic-boundary making among Russian minorities in Latvia and Lithuania
Migration Letters, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 187-205Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.33182/ml.v11i2.238
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Association Memberships
Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Wel-Being Research. Michalos, A. C. (ed.). Springer, 3 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersRising Economic Prosperity and Social Quality the Case of New Member States of the European Union
Social Indicators Research, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 419-439Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-012-9992-0
- [OPEN ACCESS] http://aura.abdn.ac.uk/bitstream/2164/4942/1/SOCI14991revised2.rtf
CURIOS: Connecting and Empowering Community Heritage through Linked Data
Contributions to Conferences: PapersCURIOS: Connecting Community Heritage through Linked Data
Contributions to Conferences: PapersDisused loos and elbow grease break BT broadband monopoly
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: ArticlesComparing health status in Belarus between 2001-2010: a novel method using surveys with different response categories
European Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 5, pp. 840-845Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/cks139
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Enhanced broadband access as a solution to the social and economic problems of the rural digital divide
Local Economy, vol. 28, no. 6, pp. 580-595Contributions to Journals: ArticlesOut of town, out of the loop: rural areas need broadband
The ConversationContributions to Specialist Publications: Articles
