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Dr Giacomo Vagni

Lecturer
Department of Sociology and Criminology
Dr Giacomo Vagni

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Biography

I am a sociologist of time and time-use. My research focuses on the issue of inequality in everyday life. I am investigating the ways in which families, gender, and social class shape people's day-to-day activities. My work is not only concerned with inequalities within countries, but also comparatively explores inequalities between countries and over time.

Qualifications

  • PhD in Sociology University of Oxford,

  • Master in Sociology University of Geneva,

  • Bachelor in Anthropology & Sociology Université Libre de Bruxelles,

Appointments

Other academic

  • Max Weber Fellow, European University Institute (1/9/2021 - 2023)

Teaching and supervision

Current teaching responsibilities

  • Researching the Real World: Quantitative Approaches to Studying Crime and Society (SC202)

  • Introduction to Quantitative Analysis (SC504)

  • Quantitative Research Project (SC830)

  • Social Data Science: Uncover, Understand, Unleash (SC290)

Publications

Publications (1)

Vagni, G., (2023). Comparing Intensive Parenting Ideology in the US and UK: A Google Books Ngram Analysis and its Relationship to Maternal Childcare Time Trends

Journal articles (9)

Vagni, G., (2023). Bringing It All Back Home. Social Class and Educational Stratification of Childcare in Britain, 1961-2015. Journal of Time Use Research. 18 (1), 37-57

Breznau, N., Rinke, EM., Wuttke, A., Vagni, G. and et al, (2022). Observing many researchers using the same data and hypothesis reveals a hidden universe of uncertainty. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 119 (44)

Vagni, G., (2022). From Me to You: Time Together and Subjective Well-Being in the UK.. Sociology. 56 (2), 262-279

Vagni, G. and Breen, R., (2021). Earnings and Income Penalties for Motherhood: Estimates for British Women Using the Individual Synthetic Control Method. European Sociological Review. 37 (5), 834-848

Vagni, G., (2020). The Social Stratification of Time Use Patterns. The British Journal of Sociology. 71 (4), 658-679

Vagni, G., (2019). Alone Together: Gender Inequalities in Couple Time. Social Indicators Research. 146 (3), 487-509

Vagni, G. and Cornwell, B., (2018). Patterns of everyday activities across social contexts. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115 (24), 6183-6188

Bolzman, C. and Vagni, G., (2017). Forms of care among native Swiss and older migrants from Southern Europe: a comparison. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. 43 (2), 250-269

Bolzman, C. and Vagni, G., (2015). Égalité de chances ? Une comparaison des conditions de vie des personnes âgées immigrées et “nationales”. Hommes & migrations (1309), 19-28

Book chapters (2)

Vagni, G., (2021). Family Time Together.. In: What We Really Do All Day: Insights from the Centre for Time Use Research.. Editors: Gershuny, J. and Sullivan, O., . Pelican Books

Bolzman, C. and Vagni, G., (2018). ‘And we are still here’: Life Courses and Life Conditions of Italian, Spanish and Portuguese Retirees in Switzerland. In: Gender, Family, and Adaptation of Migrants in Europe. Springer International Publishing. 67- 89. 9783319766560

Contact

g.vagni@essex.ac.uk
+44 (0) 1206 873572

Location:

6.356, Colchester Campus

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