School of Social and Political Science

Background

Qualifications

• MA Hons (Sociology), Edinburgh
• MSc in Sociological Research Methods, Edinburgh

Publications

(2024) 'National identities among minority and ‘majority’ ethnic groups: evidence from the 2021 census in England and Wales'. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369183X.2024.2385000

(2024). 'Representing the nation in Citizenship in an Independent Scotland: compromised inclusion?', Nations and Nationalism DOI: 10.1111/nana.13029 

(2022) Understanding International Migration: Social, Cultural and Historical Contexts, Palgrave.

(2020) 'Multicultural Scotland', in M. Keating (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of Scottish Politics, Oxford University Press, Chapter 6, pp. 98-117.

(2017) 'Minorities and diversity in Scotland: evidence from the 2011 census', Scottish Affairs, 26(1): 23-47.

(2017) ‘Sub-state national identities among minority groups in Britain: a comparative analysis of 2011 Census data’, Nations and Nationalism, 23 (3): 524-546 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nana.12253

(2017) 'Multicultural nationalism? National identities among minority groups in Scotland’s census', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 43 (7): 1121-1140 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2016.1232162

(2015) 'National Identities and the 2014 Independence Referendum in Scotland', Sociological Research Online, 20 (4), 11 http://dx.doi.org/10.5153/sro.3797

(2011) 'Who are the Nationalists? A Profile of Scottish National Party Supporters', in T. W. Harrison and S. Drakulic (eds) Against Orthodoxy: Studies in Nationalism, Vancouver: UBC Press, pp. 205-224 (with Michael Rosie).

(2011) 'The National Identities of Minorities in Scotland: Anticipating the 2011 Census', Scottish Affairs, 75: 1-24.

(2010) 'The importance of being English: national identity and nationalism in post-devolution England' (with Charlie Jeffery and Michael Rosie; introduction to themed section) Nations and Nationalism, 16 (3): 462-468.

(2010) ‘National Identities and Attitudes to Constitutional Change in Post-Devolution UK: A four territories comparison’, (with Michael Rosie) Regional and Federal Studies, 20 (1): 83-105.

(2010) 'An Audible Minority: migration, settlement and identity among English graduates in Scotland', (with Katharine Charsley and Sue Grundy) Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 36 (3), 483-499.

(2009) ‘Political Attitudes and National Identities in Scotland and England’ in F. Bechhofer and D. McCrone (eds.) National Identity, Nationalism and Constitutional Change, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 95-121.

(2008) ‘Scottish Graduate Migration and Retention: a case study of the University of Edinburgh 2000 cohort’, (with Katharine Charsley and Sue Grundy) Scottish Affairs, 63, 31-57.

(2007) ‘Social Democratic Scotland?’, (with Michael Rosie) in M. Keating (ed.) Scottish Social Democracy: Progressive Ideas for Public Policy, Brussels: P.I.E. Peter Lang.

(2006) ‘Becoming and Belonging: national identity and exclusion', Sociology, 40 (4): 609-626.

(2006) ‘Routes into Scottishness?', (with Michael Rosie) in C. Bromley et al (eds.) Has Devolution Delivered?, Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

(2005) ‘Coming Down from the Ivory Tower? Academics' Civic and Economic Engagement with the Community' (with Lindsay Paterson), Oxford Review of Education, 31 (3), 331-351.

(2005) ‘Higher Education and Critical Citizenship: a survey of academics' views in Scotland and England' (with Lindsay Paterson), Pedagogy, Culture and Society , 13 (2), 205-231.

(2005) ‘Have Scottish Academic Values Been Eroded?' (with Lindsay Paterson), Scottish Affairs , 52, 15-44.

(2004) ‘The Growth of English Regionalism? Institutions and Identity' (with David McCrone), Regional and Federal Studies , 14 (1), 1-25.

(2003) ‘National Identity and Economic Development: Reiteration, Recapture, Reinterpretation, and Repudiation' (with David McCrone and Alice Brown), Nations and Nationalism , 9 (3), 371-391.

(2003) ‘Identity Matters: the Personal and Political Significance of Feeling Scottish' (with Michael Rosie), in Catherine Bromley et al (eds.) Devolution – Scottish Answers to Scottish Questions? , Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.

(2002) ‘National Identities in Post-Devolution Scotland' (with Michael Rosie), Scottish Affairs , 40, 34-53.

(2000) ‘Squaring the Circles: Demonstrating and Explaining the Political ‘Non-Alignment' of Scottish National Identity', Scottish Affairs , 32, 15-35.

(2000) ‘Politics and National Identity in Scotland' (in Hungarian; with Michael Rosie), Regio: A Review of Studies on Minorities, Politics and Society , 11 (1), 106-127.

(1999) ‘Situating the Blair Membership Boom within its Social and Political Context', Scottish Affairs , 26, 47-72.