Issues of politics and identity form a major focus of research undertaken by members of the Sociology group. Research spans a number of topics relating to personal and organizational identities. It includes a clustering of interests in aspects of gender and sexuality, community belonging, and sustainability. There is a strong emphasis on personal narrative and on social theory. This includes work involving large multidisciplinary teams as well as smaller more locally-based community projects, and uses a range of quantitative and qualitative methods (e.g. oral history, focus groups and autobiography). Funders include the Independent Social Research Foundation, the European Regional Development Fund, and Plymouth History Centre.
Politics and identities
Research areas, contributors and projects
