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 Social and Political Research

SXP4018 Researching Community

SXS4064 Nationalism and Identity

SXU4005 Research Process and Meaning

PhD Supervision

Stephanie Jones (2015-2020) Volunteering in Heritage Railway Societies in North Wales

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. 

Robin is Co-Director of the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Methods and Data (WISERD). He is also a theme lead and co-investigator on the ESRC funded large centre grant "Civil Stratification and Civil Repair" (2019-24). He was also a co-investigator on the ESRC funded WISERD Civil Soiety research centre grant (2014-19). 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

• PublishedNation and national identity as a boundary: English, British and the European Union
  Fenton, S. & Mann, R., Jan 2019, In : Anthropological Notebooks. 25, 1, p. 77-96 20 p.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedPushing the boundaries of Big Local
  Dallimore, D., Davis, H., Eichsteller, M. & Mann, R., 31 Mar 2019, Local Trust. 18 p.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• Accepted/In pressReligion and local civil society: participation and change in a post-industrial village
  Davis, H., Dallimore, D., Mann, R. & Eichsteller, M., 11 Jun 2019, (Accepted/In press) In : Journal of Contemporary Religion.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedTransnational mobility and cross-border family life cycles: A century of Welsh-Italian Migration
  Bianchera, E., Mann, R. & Harper, S., 10 Dec 2019, In : Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 45, 16, p. 3157-3172
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2018

• PublishedPlace, belonging and local voluntary association leadership
  Dallimore, D., Davis, H., Mann, R. & Eichsteller, M., Jul 2018.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedPlace, belonging and the determinants of volunteering
  Dallimore, D., Davis, H., Eichsteller, M. & Mann, R., Mar 2018, In : Voluntary Sector Review. 9, 1, p. 21-38
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2017

• PublishedBiography, place and local civil society
  Dallimore, D. & Mann, R., 30 Aug 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEnglish National Identity, Resentment and the Leave Vote
  Mann, R. & Fenton, S., 1 Jun 2017, Discover Society, 44.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• PublishedNation, class and resentment: The politics of national identity in England, Scotland and Wales
  Mann, R. & Fenton, S., 9 Jan 2017, 1 ed. Palgrave Macmillan. 238 p. (Palgrave Politics of Identity and Citizenship Series)
  Research output: Book/Report › Book
• PublishedPlace, belonging and the determinants of volunteering
  Dallimore, D., Davis, H., Eichsteller, M. & Mann, R., Sep 2017.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2016

• PublishedCivil Society: Participation in Wales, in place and over time
  Dallimore, D., Davis, H., Mann, R. & Eichsteller, M., 6 Jul 2016.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2015

• PublishedEast, west and the bit in the middle: Localities in North Wales
  Plows, A. J., Mann, R., Plows, A., Jones, M. (ed.), Orford, S. (ed.) & Macfarlane, V. (ed.), 24 Aug 2015, People: Places and Policy: Knowing contemporary Wales through new localities. 2015 ed. Routledge, p. 95-117
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedGrandfatherhood: Shifting Masculinities in Later Life
  Mann, R., Tarrant, A. & Leeson, G. W., 19 Mar 2015, In : Sociology.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedHigh class discontent: Economic insecurity and UKIP support
  Fenton, S. & Mann, R., 14 Jan 2015, In : British Election Study.
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2014

• PublishedEthnic Conflict: Causes, Consequences, Responses
  Mann, R., 2014, In : National Identities. 16, 2, p. 181-182
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
• PublishedThe Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles
  Mann, R., Fenton. S, N. V., Garbaye, R. (ed.) & Schnapper, P. (ed.), 30 Jan 2014, The Politics of Ethnic Diversity in the British Isles. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 151-173
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedThe Welsh language and volunteering: Y Gymraeg a Gwirfoddoli
  Prys, C., Hodges, R., Mann, R., Collis, B. & Roberts, R., 2 Oct 2014, Welsh Government.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report

2013

• PublishedDoing space relationally: Exploring the meaningful geographies of local government in Wales
  Jones, L., Mann, R. & Heley, J., 1 Mar 2013, In : Geoforum. 45, p. 190-200
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedVariations in Grandchildren's Perceptions of their Grandfathers and Grandmothers: Dynamics of Age and Gender
  Mann, R., Khan, H. & Leeson, G., 22 Nov 2013, In : Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 11, 4, p. 380-395
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2012

• PublishedDislocation, dislocation, dislocation? The methodological and ethical implications of anonymising place
  Plows, A., Mann, R. & Patterson, C., Jan 2012, Anonymisation in Social Research.
  Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article
• PublishedPublic sentiments towards immigration in Wales
  Mann, R. & Tommis, Y., Jul 2012, WISERD Report Series. 33 p. (Wiserd Research Report Series; no. WISERD/RRS/009)
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedUneasy being English: The significance of class for English national sentiments
  Mann, R., 1 Aug 2012, In : Ethnicities. 12, 4, p. 484-499
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2011

• Published'It just feels English rather than multicultural': local interpretations of Englishness and non-Englishness.
  Mann, R., 1 Feb 2011, In : Sociological Review. 59, 1, p. 109-128
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedCivilising community? A critical exploration of local civil society in North West Wales
  Plows, A. J., Mann, R., Plows, A. & Patterson, C., 1 Nov 2011, In : Voluntary Sector Review. 2, 3, p. 317-335
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedNational identity and the 'Ethnic Majority'.
  Fenton, S., Mann, R., Modood, T. (ed.) & Salt, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2011, Global Migration: Ethnicity and Britishness. 2011 ed. Palgrave
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedWelsh Speakers and Welsh Language Provision in the Public Sector
  Mann, R., 2011, WISERD Working Paper.
  Research output: Working paper

2010

• PublishedEmergent hybridization? Researching civil society networks in a north Wales locality.
  Mann, R., Plows, A. & Paterson, C., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedGrandfathers in contemporary families in Britain: Evidence from qualitative research
  Mann, R. & Leeson, G. W., 1 Jan 2010, In : Journal of Intergenerational Relationships. 6, 3, p. 158-172
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedHybrid civil society? Researching activist networks at the local level in Wales.
  Plows, A., Paterson, C. & Mann, R., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedItalian migrants to Wales: Intergenerational aspects.
  Mann, R. & Bianchera, E., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedLocalities in North Wales: A Baseline Report.
  Mann, R., Plows, A., Tommis, Y. & Davis, H. H., 1 Jan 2010, 2010 ed. Unknown.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedLocating civil society in Wales.
  Plows, A., Paterson, C. & Mann, R., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedMethodological issues in researching local civil society.
  Mann, R., Plows, A. & Paterson, C., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedSocio-spatial relations: Geographies of 'patch'.
  Jones, L., Mann, R. & Watkin, S., 1 Jan 2010.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

2009

• PublishedAge and gender differences in grandchildren’s relations with maternal grandfathers and grandmothers.
  Mann, R., Khan, H. T., Leeson, G. W. & Howse, K. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, 2009 ed. Oxford Institute of Ageing Working Papers.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedEvolving family structures, roles and relationships in light of ethnic and social change
  Mann, R., 1 Feb 2009, Future Lab.
  Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
• PublishedIntroducing ethnicity to the majority and do they like what they see?
  Mann, R., Fenton, S., Calder, G. (ed.), Cole, P. (ed.) & Seglow, J. (ed.), 12 Nov 2009, Citizenship Acquisition and National Belonging: Migration, Membership and the Liberal Democratic State (Migration, Minorities and Citizenship). Palgrave Macmillan, p. 141-155
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedIntroducing the majority to ethnicity: Do they like what they see?
  Fenton, S., Mann, R., Calder, G. (ed.), Cole, P. (ed.) & Seglow, J. (ed.), 1 Jan 2009, Citizenship Acquistition and National Belonging: Migration: Membership and the Liberal Democratic State. 2009 ed. Palgrave Macmillan, p. 141-155
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedNations Matter: Culture History and the Cosmopolitan Dream
  Mann, R., 2009, In : Sociology. 43, 6, p. 1208-9
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Book/Film/Article review
• PublishedThe Personal Contexts of National Sentiments
  Mann, R. & Fenton, S., 1 May 2009, In : Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 35, 4, p. 517-534
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2007

• PublishedNegotiating the politics of language: Civic identity and language learning in Wales.
  Mann, R., 1 Jan 2007, In : Ethnicities. 7, 2, p. 208-224
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedOut of the shadows?: Grandfatherhood, age and masculinities
  Mann, R., 1 Dec 2007, In : Journal of Aging Studies. 21, 4, p. 281-291
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

2006

• PublishedBetween Consent and Coercion: Civil Society, Bilingualism and the Welsh Language
  Mann, R., 29 Oct 2006, Civil Society in Wales: Politics, Policy and People. Day, G., Thompson, A. & Dunkerleay, D. (eds.). University of Wales Press
  Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
• PublishedDiscourses on language learning in Wales and England
  Mann, R., 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedEveryday articulations of national identity
  Mann, R., 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper
• PublishedReflexivity and Researching National Identity
  Mann, R., 31 Dec 2006, In : Sociological Research Online. 11, 4
  Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
• PublishedThe state of Britain
  Fenton, S. & Mann, R., 2006.
  Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

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

  01/09/2010 – 29/06/2012 (Finished)

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