Dr Robin Mann

Robin Mann joined Bangor in 2009 having previously held research positions at the University of Oxford (2006-2008) and the University of Bristol (2004-2006). He holds a PhD in Sociology (University of Wales, Bangor), an MSc in Sociology (University of Bristol, received with distinction) and a BA in Social Sciences from University of East London. 

Module Coordinator for:

SXU2001 Methods of Social Research

SXP4018 Researching Community

SXS4064 Nationalism and Minorities

PhD Supervision

Stephanie Jones (2015-) Volunteering in Heritage Railway Societies in North Wales

Mahmood Al-Abri (2017-) The role of UNESCO in the development of the cultural scene and sustaining cultural diversity in the Sultanate of Oman

Robin's research interests and expertise are in political sociology, especially national identity, nationalism, ethnicity and class; civil society; and the politics of local social relations. He is particularly concerned with how questions of identity and participation are to be understood from the perspective of 'ordinary people', and through using ethnographic and combined qualitative-quantitative methods. He has been awarded funding from the Economic and Social Research Council, the Leverhulme Trust and the Welsh Government.

His current research forms part of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Methods and Data (WISERD) and he has responsibility for developing WISERD research at Bangor. He is co-investigator on the ESRC funded WISERD Civil Society Research Centre (2014-19) and within this he is lead investigator (with Prof. Howard Davis) on a work package examining continuity and change in local civil society in Wales (2014-17). His monograph (with S. Fenton) entitled Nation, Class and Resentment: The Politics of National Identity in England, Scotland and Wales was published with Palgrave Macmillan Press in 2017.

2019

• Pushing the boundaries of Big Local
  
  Dallimore, D, Davis, H, Eichsteller, M & Mann, R 2019, Pushing the boundaries of Big Local. Local Trust.
• Transnational mobility and cross-border family life cycles
  
  Bianchera, E, Mann, R & Harper, S 2019, 'Transnational mobility and cross-border family life cycles: A century of Welsh-Italian Migration', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369183X.2018.1547026

2018

• Nation and national identity as a boundary
  
  Mann, R & Fenton, S 2018, 'Nation and national identity as a boundary: English, British and the European Union', Anthropological Notebooks.
• Place, belonging and local voluntary association leadership
  
  Dallimore, D, Davis, H, Mann, R & Eichsteller, M 2018, 'Place, belonging and local voluntary association leadership' Paper presented at International Society for Third Sector Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 10/07/18 - 13/07/18, .
• Place, belonging and the determinants of volunteering
  
  Dallimore, D, Davis, H, Eichsteller, M & Mann, R 2018, 'Place, belonging and the determinants of volunteering', Voluntary Sector Review, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 21-38. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080518X15161941913849

2017

• Place, belonging and the determinants of volunteering
  
  Dallimore, D, Davis, H, Eichsteller, M & Mann, R 2017, 'Place, belonging and the determinants of volunteering' Paper presented at Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference 2017, Nottingham, United Kingdom, 7/09/17 - 8/09/17, .
• Biography, place and local civil society
  
  Dallimore, D & Mann, R 2017, 'Biography, place and local civil society' Paper presented at 13th Conference of the European Sociological Association, Athens, Greece, 29/08/17 - 1/09/17, .
• English National Identity, Resentment and the Leave Vote
  
  Mann, R & Fenton, S 2017, 'English National Identity, Resentment and the Leave Vote' Discover Society, vol. 44.
• Nation, class and resentment
  
  Mann, R & Fenton, S 2017, Nation, class and resentment: The politics of national identity in England, Scotland and Wales. Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series, 1 edn, Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-46674-7

2016

• Civil Society
  
  Dallimore, D, Davis, H, Mann, R & Eichsteller, M 2016, 'Civil Society: Participation in Wales, in place and over time' Paper presented at WISERD Annual Conference 2016, Swansea, United Kingdom, 5/07/16 - 7/07/16, .

2015

• East, west and the bit in the middle: Localities in North Wales
  
  Plows, AJ, Mann, R, Plows, A, Jones, M (ed.), Orford, S (ed.) & Macfarlane, V (ed.) 2015, East, west and the bit in the middle: Localities in North Wales. in People: Places and Policy: Knowing contemporary Wales through new localities. 2015 edn, Routledge, pp. 95-117.
• Grandfatherhood: Shifting Masculinities in Later Life
  
  Mann, R, Tarrant, A & Leeson, GW 2015, 'Grandfatherhood: Shifting Masculinities in Later Life', Sociology. https://doi.org/10.1177/0038038515572586
• High class discontent: Economic insecurity and UKIP support
  
  Fenton, S & Mann, R 2015, 'High class discontent: Economic insecurity and UKIP support', British Election Study.

2014

• The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles
  
  Mann, R, Fenton. S, NV, Garbaye, R (ed.) & Schnapper, P (ed.) 2014, The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. in The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 151-173.
• Ethnic Conflict
  
  Mann, R 2014, 'Ethnic Conflict: Causes, Consequences, Responses', National Identities, vol. 16, no. 2, pp. 181-182. https://doi.org/10.1080/14608944.2014.883565

2013

• Variations in Grandchildren's Perceptions of their Grandfathers and Grandmothers
  
  Mann, R, Khan, H & Leeson, G 2013, 'Variations in Grandchildren's Perceptions of their Grandfathers and Grandmothers: Dynamics of Age and Gender', Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol. 11, no. 4, pp. 380-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/15350770.2013.839326
• Doing space relationally: Exploring the meaningful geographies of local government in Wales
  
  Jones, L, Mann, R & Heley, J 2013, 'Doing space relationally: Exploring the meaningful geographies of local government in Wales', Geoforum, vol. 45, pp. 190-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2012.11.003

2012

• Uneasy being English: The significance of class for English national sentiments
  
  Mann, R 2012, 'Uneasy being English: The significance of class for English national sentiments', Ethnicities, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 484-499. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796812448025
• Public sentiments towards immigration in Wales
  
  Mann, R & Tommis, Y 2012, Public sentiments towards immigration in Wales. Wiserd Research Report Series, no. WISERD/RRS/009, WISERD Report Series.
• Dislocation, dislocation, dislocation?
  
  Plows, A, Mann, R & Patterson, C 2012, 'Dislocation, dislocation, dislocation? The methodological and ethical implications of anonymising place' Anonymisation in Social Research.

2011

• Civilising community? A critical exploration of local civil society in North West Wales
  
  Plows, AJ, Mann, R, Plows, A & Patterson, C 2011, 'Civilising community? A critical exploration of local civil society in North West Wales', Voluntary Sector Review, vol. 2, no. 3, pp. 317-335. https://doi.org/10.1332/204080511X608762
• 'It just feels English rather than multicultural': local interpretations of Englishness and non-Englishness.
  
  Mann, R 2011, ''It just feels English rather than multicultural': local interpretations of Englishness and non-Englishness.', Sociological Review, vol. 59, no. 1, pp. 109-128. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954X.2010.01995.x
• National identity and the 'Ethnic Majority'.
  
  Fenton, S, Mann, R, Modood, T (ed.) & Salt, J (ed.) 2011, National identity and the 'Ethnic Majority'. in Global Migration: Ethnicity and Britishness. 2011 edn, Palgrave.
• Welsh Speakers and Welsh Language Provision in the Public Sector
  
  Mann, R 2011 'Welsh Speakers and Welsh Language Provision in the Public Sector' WISERD Working Paper.

2010

• Emergent hybridization? Researching civil society networks in a north Wales locality.
  
  Mann, R, Plows, A & Paterson, C 2010, 'Emergent hybridization? Researching civil society networks in a north Wales locality.' Paper presented at Annual Conference of the British Sociological Association, Glasgow, March 2010., 3/01/01, .
• Grandfathers in contemporary families in Britain: Evidence from qualitative research
  
  Mann, R & Leeson, GW 2010, 'Grandfathers in contemporary families in Britain: Evidence from qualitative research', Journal of Intergenerational Relationships, vol. 6, no. 3, pp. 158-172.
• Hybrid civil society? Researching activist networks at the local level in Wales.
  
  Plows, A, Paterson, C & Mann, R 2010, 'Hybrid civil society? Researching activist networks at the local level in Wales.' Paper presented at ISA World Congress of Sociology, Gothenburg, July 2010, 3/01/01, .
• Italian migrants to Wales: Intergenerational aspects.
  
  Mann, R & Bianchera, E 2010, 'Italian migrants to Wales: Intergenerational aspects.' Paper presented at WISERD Annual Conference, Cardiff, June 2010, 3/01/01, .
• Localities in North Wales: A Baseline Report.
  
  Mann, R, Plows, A, Tommis, Y & Davis, HH 2010, Localities in North Wales: A Baseline Report. 2010 edn, Unknown.
• Locating civil society in Wales.
  
  Plows, A, Paterson, C & Mann, R 2010, 'Locating civil society in Wales.' Paper presented at WISERD Annual Conference, Cardiff, June 2010., 3/01/01, .
• Methodological issues in researching local civil society.
  
  Mann, R, Plows, A & Paterson, C 2010, 'Methodological issues in researching local civil society.' Paper presented at NCRM Methods Festival, Oxford, July 2010., 3/01/01, .
• Socio-spatial relations: Geographies of 'patch'.
  
  Jones, L, Mann, R & Watkin, S 2010, 'Socio-spatial relations: Geographies of 'patch'.' Paper presented at WISERD Annual Conference, Cardiff, June 2010., 3/01/01, .

2009

• Introducing ethnicity to the majority and do they like what they see?
  
  Mann, R, Fenton, S, Calder, G (ed.), Cole, P (ed.) & Seglow, J (ed.) 2009, Introducing ethnicity to the majority and do they like what they see? in Citizenship Acquisition and National Belonging: Migration, Membership and the Liberal Democratic State (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship). Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 141-155.
• The Personal Contexts of National Sentiments
  
  Mann, R & Fenton, S 2009, 'The Personal Contexts of National Sentiments', Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 517-534. https://doi.org/10.1080/13691830902764882
• Evolving family structures, roles and relationships in light of ethnic and social change
  
  Mann, R 2009, Evolving family structures, roles and relationships in light of ethnic and social change. Future Lab.
• Age and gender differences in grandchildren’s relations with maternal grandfathers and grandmothers.
  
  Mann, R, Khan, HT, Leeson, GW & Howse, K (ed.) 2009, Age and gender differences in grandchildren’s relations with maternal grandfathers and grandmothers. vol. Working Paper 209, 2009 edn, Oxford Institute of Ageing Working Papers.
• Introducing the majority to ethnicity: Do they like what they see?
  
  Fenton, S, Mann, R, Calder, G (ed.), Cole, P (ed.) & Seglow, J (ed.) 2009, Introducing the majority to ethnicity: Do they like what they see? in Citizenship Acquistition and National Belonging: Migration: Membership and the Liberal Democratic State. 2009 edn, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 141-155.
• Nations Matter
  
  Mann, R 2009, 'Nations Matter: Culture History and the Cosmopolitan Dream', Sociology, vol. 43, no. 6, pp. 1208-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/00380385090430061304

2007

• Out of the shadows?: Grandfatherhood, age and masculinities
  
  Mann, R 2007, 'Out of the shadows?: Grandfatherhood, age and masculinities', Journal of Aging Studies, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 281-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2007.05.008
• Negotiating the politics of language: Civic identity and language learning in Wales.
  
  Mann, R 2007, 'Negotiating the politics of language: Civic identity and language learning in Wales.', Ethnicities, vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 208-224. https://doi.org/10.1177/1468796807076845

2006

• Reflexivity and Researching National Identity
  
  Mann, R 2006, 'Reflexivity and Researching National Identity', Sociological Research Online, vol. 11, no. 4.
• Between Consent and Coercion
  
  Mann, R 2006, Between Consent and Coercion: Civil Society, Bilingualism and the Welsh Language . in G Day, A Thompson & D Dunkerleay (eds), Civil Society in Wales: Politics, Policy and People. University of Wales Press.
• Discourses on language learning in Wales and England
  
  Mann, R 2006, 'Discourses on language learning in Wales and England' Paper presented at International Conference on Welsh Studies, North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History, 12/07/06, .
• Everyday articulations of national identity
  
  Mann, R 2006, 'Everyday articulations of national identity'.
• The state of Britain
  
  Fenton, S & Mann, R 2006, 'The state of Britain' Paper presented at Leverhulme Conference on Migration and Citizenship, 22/03/06, .

• Public Sentiments Towards Immigrants And Minorities: The Difference That Wales Makes?

Postgraduate Research Lead for the School of History, Philosophy and Social Sciences (2017-)