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
Media 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.). Springer, pp. 255-292, 18 pagesChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
- 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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Social Capital and Economic Performance in Post-Communist Societies
Networks, Trust and Social Capital. Koniordos, S. (ed.). Ashgate, pp. 243-278Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersAn Introduction to Sociology: Feminist Perspectives (3rd ed.)
Routledge, LondonBooks and Reports: BooksMigration, Family and Welfare in East-Central Europe
Migration and the Family in the European Union. Pflegerl, J., Trnka, S. (eds.). Austrian Institute for Family Studies, pp. 195-208Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersInternational labour mobility and uneven regional development in Europe: human capital, knowledge and entrepreneurship
European Urban and Regional Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 27-46Contributions to Journals: Articles- [ONLINE] DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776404039140
"If you have a grandpa, send him to Europe": Attitudes of young Austrians towards the EU elections
Sociolo´gia, vol. 36, no. 3, pp. 253-272Contributions to Journals: ArticlesJovenes Cuidadanos: La integracion politica y social de la juventud en Europa oriental y occidental
Aprendiendo a ser ciudadanos: Experiences sociales y construccion de la ciudadanía entre los jóvenes. Benedicto, J., Moran, M. L. (eds.). Instituto de la JuventudChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersYoung people in Post-Communist countries: Vanguard of Change or Lost Generation?
From Pacesetters to Dropouts: Post-Soviet Youth in Comparative Perspective. Horowitz, T., Kotik-Friedgut, B., Hoffmann, S. (eds.). University Press of AmericaChapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: ChaptersHouseholds, Work and Flexibility: contribution to "Social Exclusion, Activation and Welfare"
Social Exclusion, Activation and WelfareContributions to Journals: ArticlesPerspektiven der Jugendforschung im neuen
Diskurs, vol. 1, pp. 22-33Contributions to Journals: ArticlesSocial Networks and Social Capital
Social Networks in Movement: Time, interaction and interethnic spaces in Central Eastern Europe. Torsello, D., Pappova, M. (eds.). Forum Minority Research Institute, pp. 15-26Chapters in Books, Reports and Conference Proceedings: Chapters
