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Research Cluster

Sociological Foundations

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We research the methods and theory that underpins sociological research

Our research cluster focuses on themes of advanced qualitative and quantitative techniques, social structures, the micro-dynamics of social life, and social theories.

View our list of researchers below. Visit their staff profiles to learn more about their individual research and supervision status:

Our members

Dr James Allen-Robertson

Dr James Allen-Robertson

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Eamonn Carrabine

Professor Eamonn Carrabine

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Maitrayee Deka

Dr Maitrayee Deka

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Michael Halewood

Professor Michael Halewood

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Renee Luthra

Professor Renee Luthra

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Dr Tara Mahfoud

Dr Tara Mahfoud

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Professor Linsey McGoey

Professor Linsey McGoey

Member

Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Essex

Our related courses and modules
MPhil Survey Methodology
PhD Survey Methodology
PG Module: Advanced Quantitative Analysis: Models for Cause and Effect
PG Module: Interviewing and Qualitative Data Analysis
PG Module: Introduction to Quantitative Analysis
PG Module: Introduction to Survey Design and Management
PG Module: Sociological Research Design
PG Module: Survey Measurement and Question Design
PG Module: Survey Practicum
PG Module: Survey Sampling, Non-Response and Inference
PG Module: Topics in Contemporary Social Theory
UG Module: Computational Social Science
UG Module: Continuity and Controversy in Sociology: Sociological Analysis II
UG Module: Current Disputes in Sociology: Sociological Analysis III
UG Module: Models and Measurement in Quantitative Sociology
UG Module: Quantitative Research on Social Stratification: Inequalities from Cradle to Grave
UG Module: Researching Social Life I
UG Module: Researching Social Life II
UG Module: The Sociological Imagination
UG Module: Visual Cultures: the Social Meanings of Photography and Art
Academic staff in the Department of Sociology and Criminology
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Contact us
Departmental Director of Research Dr Neli Demireva
University of Essex
Department of Sociology and Criminology University of Essex
Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ
Telephone: 01206 873275
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