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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The Eastern frontier of Western Europe:: Mobility in the buffer zone
Journal of Ethnic & Migration Studies, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 259-286Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.1996.9976538
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Varying Citizenship: women, familial discourse and the New Right in Britain
Quale Cittadinanza per le Donne?: La crisi dello stato sociale e della rappresentanza politica in Europa. Del Re, A., Heinen, J. (eds.). Franco AngeliChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersVarying Citizenship: women, familial discourse and the New Right in Britain
Quelle citoyennete pour les femmes?: La crise des Etats-providence et de la representation politique en Europe. Del Re, A., Heinen, J. (eds.). Editions L'HarmattanChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersWomen Farmers in South West England
Journal of Gender Studies, vol. 5, pp. 49-62Contributions to Journals: ArticlesYouth Cultures and Consumption East and West: an overview
Youth & Society, vol. 28, pp. 189-214Contributions to Journals: ArticlesCitizenship and Social Policy in East-Central Europe
Europe Central and East. Mendell, M., Nielsen, K. (eds.). Black Rose BooksChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEast-West Migration in the Czech Republic
Journal of Public Policy, vol. 15, pp. 89-109Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEin Westernfeministin geht nach Osten
2000 Irodalmi es Tarsadalmi Havi Lap. MCMXCV MajusChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersEine Westfeministin geht nach Osten
transit 9, pp. 129-145Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew Trends in Social Transformation
Aldershot, United Kingdom: AveburyBooks and Reports: Commissioned ReportsThe Eastern Frontier of Western Europe: mobility in the buffer zone
New Community, vol. 2, pp. 259-286Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Eastern Frontiers of Western Europe: mobility in the Buffer Zone
SWS Rundschau, vol. 1, pp. 41-69Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe family and social transition in Poland
Journal of European Social Policy, vol. 5, pp. 97-109Contributions to Journals: ArticlesYoung People, Social Change and the Labour Market in Poland
Avebury, Aldershot, United KingdomBooks and Reports: BooksEducation and Training
Social Policy in Germany. Clasen, J., Freeman, R. (eds.). Harvester WheatsheafChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters"Flexibility and Individualisation: a comparison of transitions into employment in England and Germany"
Sociology, vol. 28, pp. 31-54Contributions to Journals: Articles"Young People and the Division of Labour in Farming Familites"
The Sociological Review, vol. 42, pp. 501-530Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocial Reform in the Czech Repulbic
Avebury, Aldershot, United KingdomBooks and Reports: BooksSocieties in Transition: East-Central Europe Today
Avebury, Aldershot, United KingdomBooks and Reports: BooksWhy do youth revolt?
Youth and Policy, vol. 44, pp. 7-20Contributions to Journals: ArticlesGender and Transition
Becoming Adults in England and Germany. Evans, K., Heinz, W. (eds.). Anglo German Foundation, LondonChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersReflection on the concept of 'strategy'
Debates in Sociology. Morgan, D., Stanley, L. (eds.). Manchester University Press, pp. 94-417Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters"Citizenship: an overview"
Sociologia Ruralis, vol. 25, pp. 163-176Contributions to Journals: Articles"The Employment and Training of Young People in Rural South West England"
British Journal of Educational Studies, vol. 3, pp. 25-44Contributions to Journals: ArticlesYouth, Citizenship and Social Change in East and West Europe: International Bulletin of Youth Research
International Sociological Association, vol. 6, pp. 7-23Contributions to Journals: ArticlesThe Family and the New Right
Pluto Press, London, United Kingdom. 176 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksYouth, Family and Citizenship: An exploration of young people, independence and domestic life
Open University Press, Maidenhead, United Kingdom. 181 pagesBooks and Reports: Books"Young People and Self-Employment in the Far South West"
Interdisciplinary Science Reviews, vol. 4, pp. 225-239Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEducation, Training and Young People
Plymouth: A Maritime City in Transition. Dunkerley, D. (ed.). David & Charles PLCChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersGender, Sexuality and Power
Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, United Kingdom. 199 pagesBooks and Reports: Books"Young People and Youth Policies in Germany"
Youth and Policy, vol. 32, pp. 20-29Contributions to Journals: Articles"Young People in Rural South West England"
Youth and Policy, pp. 10-17Contributions to Journals: ArticlesEducation and Training in Britain and Germany:: Past Trends and Future Prospects
Social Studies Review, vol. 6, pp. 143-148Contributions to Journals: ArticlesNew Patterns of Gender Identity in Youth? Or Old Ones Reconsidered
The Life Course and Social Change: Comparative Perspectives. Heinz, W. R. (ed.). Deutsche Studien VerlagChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersYoung People, Youth Policies and Family Coping Strategies in Britain
Mitteilungen des Instituts für Wissenschaft und Kunst, vol. 1991, no. 1, pp. 42-47Contributions to Journals: ArticlesBeyond Individualisation: what sort of social change?
Childhood, Youth and Social Change: A Comparative Perspective. Chisholm, L., Beuchner, P., Krueger, H., Brown, P. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 134-154Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersIntroduction: Youth in Transition
Youth in Transition: The Sociology of Youth and Youth Policy. Wallace, C., Cross, M. (eds.). Falmer Press, pp. 1-10Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersYouth in Transition: Sociology of Youth and Youth Policy
Falmer, London, United Kingdom. 201 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksSocial Work and Nursing: A History
The Sociology of the Caring Professions. Wallace, C., Abbott, P. (eds.). 1 edition. Falmer Press, pp. 10-28Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Sociology of the Caring Professions
Falmer, London, United Kingdom. 179 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksThe Sociology of the Caring Professions: An Introduction
The Sociology of the Caring Professions. Abbott, P., Wallace, C. (eds.). Routledge/Falmer, pp. 1-9, 9 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersSome Alternatives in Youth Training: Franchise and Corporatist Models
Training and its Alternatives. Gleeson, D. (ed.). Open University Press, pp. 91-110Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAn Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives
Routledge, London, United Kingdom. 252 pagesBooks and Reports: BooksJenseits von Individualisierungstendenzen: Zum aktuellen Wandel der Lebenslaufmuster von Jugendlichen in Grossbritannien
Kindheit und Jugend im Interkulturelle Vergleich. Chisholm, L., Buechner, P., Krueger, H. (eds.). Leske + Budrich, pp. 125-146Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersYouth
Investigating Society. Burgess, B. (ed.). Longman & Co.Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersThe Family
Beyond Thatcherism: Social Policy, Politics, and Society. Brown, P., Sparks, R. (eds.). Open University Press, pp. 91-103Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersParents, Partners and Peers: Social Reproduction and School Leavers
The Social World of Adolescents: international perspectives. Engel, U., Hurrelman, K. (eds.). Walter de Gruyter & Co., pp. 351-368Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersValue change and intergenerational comparison
Blickpunkt Jugend and Familie: Internationale Beitrage zum Wandel der Generation. Bertram, H. (ed.). DJI Verlag Deutsches Jugendinstitut, pp. 331-348Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersNeither Angels in Marble nor Rebels in Red: privatisation and working class consciousness
Social Stratification and Economic Change. Rose, D., Newby, H. (eds.). Hutchinson, pp. 127-152Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersFor Richer, For Poorer: Growing up in and out of work
Tavistock, London, United Kingdom. 200 pagesBooks and Reports: Books
