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Professor Claire Wallace

Professor Claire Wallace
Professor Claire Wallace
Professor Claire Wallace

B.A.(Hons), PhD.

Chair in Sociology

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claire.wallace@abdn.ac.uk
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+44 (0)1224 273137
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School of Social Science King's College Aberdeen AB24 3QY

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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 Anthropology 
    1978 - University of Kent 
  • PhD Sociology 
    1985 - University of Kent 
    Claire Wallace's PhD was about young people leaving school and unemployment on the Isle of Sheppey

Memberships and Affiliations

Internal Memberships

Equality and Diversity Committee, School of Social Science

External Memberships

Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, 

Member of the European Sociological Association

Member of the International Sociological Association

Latest Publications

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Research

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

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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

Courses

Teaching Responsibilities

Director of Fourth Year Option "European Societies"

Publications

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  • Comparing health status in Belarus between 2001 and 2010: a novel method using survey with different response categories

    Vasianovich, A., Scott, N. W., Cairns Smith, W., Wallace, C. D.
    European Journal of Public Health, vol. 23, no. 5
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Health problems and the transition from Communism in the former Soviet Union: towards an explanation

    Haerpfer, C., Wallace, C., Abbott, P. A.
    Perspectives on European Politics and Society, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 460-479
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Linking to the past: an analysis of community digital heritage initiatives

    Tait, E., MacLeod, M., Beel, D., Wallace, C., Mellish, C., Taylor, S.
    ASLIB Proceedings, vol. 65, no. 6, pp. 564-580
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Quality of life in Europe: Quality of society and public services. Third European Quality of Life Survey

    Gstrein, M., Mateeva, L., Rodiga-Lassnig, P., Abbott, P., Wallace, C. D.
    Commissioned by EUROPEAN FOUNDATION FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF LIVING AND WORKING CONDITIONS. Luxembourg: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. 109 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Social Quality, the Quality of Life and Parents with Young Children in Europe

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D.
    Family Wellbeing: European Perspectives. Mínguez, A. M. (ed.). Springer, pp. 27-51, 25 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Can information and communications technology enhance social quality?

    Wallace, C.
    International Journal of Social Quality, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 98-117
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Next Generation Satellite Broadband for enabling Universal Service Commitment

    Hossain, Z., Sathiaseelan, A., Fairhurst, G., Townsend, L. C., Wallace, C. D.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Social quality: A way to measure the quality of society

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C.
    Social Indicators Research, vol. 108, no. 1, pp. 153-167
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Happines in a Post-Conflict Society: Rwanda

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D.
    Happiness Across Cultures: Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures. Selin, H., Davey, G. (eds.). Springer, pp. 361-376, 16 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Satisfaction and Societal Quality in Kazakhstan

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D.
    Happiness Across Cultures: Views of Happiness and Quality of Life in Non-Western Cultures. Selin, H., Davey, G. (eds.). Springer, pp. 107-120, 14 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Creating Sustainable Digital Community Heritage Resources using Linked Data

    Tait, E. J., Wallace, C. D., Mellish, C. S., MacLeod, M., Hunter, C. J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Quality of life in Croatia, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Turkey

    Wallace, C. D., Schuh, U., Mateeva, L., Gstrein, M., Rodiga-Laßring, P., Michael, A., Klinglmair, R.
    ef1136: Eurofound. 123 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Surviving the Transformation: Social Quality in Central Asia and the Caucuses

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C., Sapsford, R.
    Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 199-223
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Can Digital Technologies Increase Engagement with Community History?

    Mellish, C. S., Wallace, C. D., Tait, E. J., MacLeod, M., Hunter, C. J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Local Electronic Repositories: who are the Users and what is the Impact

    Tait, E. J., Wallace, C. D., Mellish, C. S., Hunter, C. J.
    Contributions to Conferences: Papers

  • Survivors of the Transformation in the Causes and Central Asia

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D., Sapsford, R.
    Journal of Happiness Studies, vol. 12, pp. 199-223
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Explaining economic and social transformations in post-Soviet Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The social quality approach

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C.
    European Societies, vol. 12, no. 5, pp. 653-674
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Concepts of citizenship, social and system integration among young people in post-Soviet Moldova

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C., Mascauteanu, M., Sapsford, R.
    Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 13, no. 5, pp. 581-596
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Politique familiale et égalité des sexes: politiques socials et familiales en Grand-Bretagne

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C.
    Informations Sociales, vol. 159, pp. 46-56
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Second European Quality of Life Survey: subjective well-being in Europe

    Watson, D., Pichler, F. F., Wallace, C. D.
    Dublin, Ireland: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. 98 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Explaining Economic and Social Transitions in Post-Soviet Russia, Ukraine and Belarus: The social Quality Approach

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D.
    European Societies, vol. 12, pp. 653-74
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Living Conditions, Lifestyles and Health

    Wallace, C. D., Haerpfer, C. W. (ed.)
    Routledge
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Young People's Strategies for Survival in post-Soviet Moldova

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D., Sapsford, R.
    Journal of Youth Studies, vol. 13, pp. 581-
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Second European Quality of Life Survey: Quality of Life in Europe 2003-2007

    Rose, R., Munro, N., Wallace, C.
    Dublin, Ireland: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions. 75 pages
    Books and Reports: Commissioned Reports

  • Patterns of work flexibility in typical jobs in Eastern and Western Europe

    Wallace, C., Sik, E.
    Three Roads to Comparative Research: Analytical, Visual, Morphological. Tos, N., Muller, K., Fábián, Z., Krejcí, J., Zielinski, M. (eds.). Edition Echoraum, pp. 33-54, 22 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Recent Migration from the new European Borderlands

    Wallace, C., Vincent, K.
    Migration and Mobility in Europe: Trends, Patterns and Control. Fassmann, H., Haller, M., Lane, D. (eds.). Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 144-160, 17 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • What are the reasons for differences in job satisfaction across Europe?: Individual, compositional and institutional explanations

    Pichler, F., Wallace, C.
    European Sociological Review, vol. 25, no. 5, pp. 535-549
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Social Capital and Social Class in Europe: The Role of Social Networks in Social Stratification

    Pichler, F., Wallace, C.
    European Sociological Review, vol. 25, no. 3, pp. 319-332
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Patterns of participation in the formal and informal economies in the Commonwealth of Independent States

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C.
    International Journal of Sociology, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 12-38
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Introduction: European Identities

    Wallace, C., Stromsnes, K.
    Perspectives on European Politics and Society, vol. 9, no. 4, pp. 378-380
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • O Jiřím Musilovi a Středoevropské univerzitě

    Wallace, C.
    Sociologicky Casopis, vol. 44, no. 1
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Working conditions and quality of work: A comparison of Eastern and Western Europe

    Wallace, C. D., Pichler, F.
    Handbook of Quality of Life in the Enlarged European Union. Alber, J., Fahey, T., Saraceno, C. (eds.). Routledge, pp. 162-174, 13 pages
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Patterns of Formal and Informal Social Capital in Europe

    Pichler, F., Wallace, C. D.
    European Sociological Review, vol. 23, no. 4, pp. 423-435
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Talking about Health and Well-Being in Post Soviet Ukraine and Russia

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D.
    Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 181-202
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Editorial: European Societies

    Wallace, C.
    European Societies, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 1-2
    Contributions to Journals: Editorials

  • From Quality of Life to Social Quality: Relevance for work and care in Europe

    Wallace, C. D., Abbott, P. A.
    Calitatea Vietii Revista de Politici Sociale, vol. 18, no. 1-2, pp. 109-123
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Patterns of Social Capital in Europe

    Wallace, C. D., Pichler, F.
    Sozialkapital: Neue Zugange zu gesellschaftlichen Kraften. Gehmacher, E., Kroismayr, S., Neumueller, J., Schuster, M. (eds.). Mandelbaum Verlag, pp. 80-92
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Family Forms and the Young Generation in the New Europe: Future Trends

    Wallace, C. D.
    The New Generation of Europeans: Demography and Families in an Enlarged European Union. Lutz, W., Richter, R., Wilson, C. (eds.). Earthscan
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Economic transformation outside the law: corruption, trust in public institutions and the informal economy in transition countries of Central and Eastern Europe

    Wallace, C. D., Latcheva, R.
    Europe-Asia Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 81-102
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • An introduction to sociology: Feminist perspectives

    Abbott, P., Tyler, M., Wallace, C.
    Taylor and Francis. 430 pages
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Chernobyl: Living with risk and uncertainty

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C., Beck, M.
    Health, Risk & Society, vol. 8, no. 2, pp. 105-121
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Health world views of post-soviet citizens

    Abbott, P., Wallace, C. D., Tumanov, S.
    Social Science & Medicine, vol. 62, no. 1, pp. 228-238
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Household employment patterns in an enlarged European Union

    Wallace, C. D., Haas, B., Hartel, M., Steiber, N.
    Work, Employment & Society, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 751-771
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Social Capital and Economic Performance in Post-Communist Societies

    Haerpfer, C. W., Wallace, C. D., Raiser, M.
    Networks, Trust and Social Capital. Koniordos, S. (ed.). Ashgate, pp. 243-278
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • An Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives (3rd ed.)

    Abbott, P. A., Wallace, C. D., Tyler, M.
    Routledge, London
    Books and Reports: Books

  • Migration, Family and Welfare in East-Central Europe

    Wallace, C. D.
    Migration and the Family in the European Union. Pflegerl, J., Trnka, S. (eds.). Austrian Institute for Family Studies, pp. 195-208
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • International labour mobility and uneven regional development in Europe: human capital, knowledge and entrepreneurship

    Williams, A., Balaz, V., Wallace, C. D.
    European Urban and Regional Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 27-46
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • "If you have a grandpa, send him to Europe": Attitudes of young Austrians towards the EU elections

    Spannring, R., Wallace, C. D., Datler, G.
    Sociolo´gia, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 253-272
    Contributions to Journals: Articles

  • Jovenes Cuidadanos: La integracion politica y social de la juventud en Europa oriental y occidental

    Wallace, C. D.
    Aprendiendo a ser ciudadanos: Experiences sociales y construccion de la ciudadanía entre los jóvenes. Benedicto, J., Moran, M. L. (eds.). Instituto de la Juventud
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters

  • Young people in Post-Communist countries: Vanguard of Change or Lost Generation?

    Wallace, C. D.
    From Pacesetters to Dropouts: Post-Soviet Youth in Comparative Perspective. Horowitz, T., Kotik-Friedgut, B., Hoffmann, S. (eds.). University Press of America
    Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
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