Professor Gary Pollock
Professor
My profile
Biography
Academic and professional qualifications
2002 PhD, University of Liverpoool
1992 MSc Sociology, University of Salford
1989 PGCE, Wolverhampton Polytechnic
1987 BA (Hons) Political Theory and Institutions, University of Liverpool
Visiting and honorary positions
Visiting Full Professor, University College Dublin
Adjunct Professor (Dosentti), University of Jyväskylä
Adjunct Professor (Dosentti), University of Helsinki
Projects
COORDINATE
https://www.coordinate-network.eu
GUIDE
https://roadmap2021.esfri.eu/projects-and-landmarks/browse-the-catalogu…
GUIDEPREP
(Project starts October 2022)
Early Life Cohort
https://cls.ucl.ac.uk/cls-studies/early-life-cohort-feasibility-study/
Teaching
Postgraduate teaching
Multiple Regression
Multilevel Modelling
Longitudinal Modelling
Subject areas
Sociology
Research outputs
- Longitudinal survey research methods
- Sequence Analysis using Optimal Matching Analysis
- Child well-being
- Young people’s civic and political engagement
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Books (authored/edited/special issues)
Karn, V.A., Foundation, J.R., Institute, U.O.S.I.T., Housing, U.O.S.D.O.E.H.A. Information Technology in Housing.
Nico, M., Pollock, G. (2021) The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Inequalities and the Life Course. Routledge.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (2018) Measuring Youth Well-being How a Pan-European Longitudinal Survey Can Improve Policy. Springer.
Ceslik, M., Pollock, G. (2017) Young people in risk society: The restructuring of youth identities and transitions in late modernity.
Pilkington, H., Pollock, G., Franc, R. (2017) Understanding youth participation across europe: From survey to ethnography.
Cieslik, M., Pollock, G. (2002) Young people in risk society. Ashgate Publishing.
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Chapters in books
Pollock, G. 'Youth transitions in the South Caucasus: employment, housing and family.'
Pollock, G., Goswami, H., Szymczyk, A. (2021) 'Towards a comparative cohort survey of child well-being.' Sustainable Human Development Across the Life Course: Evidence from Longitudinal Research. Bristol University Press,
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2021) 'Life-course inequality and policy: a focus on child well-being.' The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Inequalities and the Life Course. Routledge,
Ozan, J., Pollock, G., Goswami, H., Lynn, P. (2018) 'Challenges in conducting a new longitudinal study on children and young people's well-being in the European Union.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami,, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring youth well-being: how a Pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Springer, pp. 111-130.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Fox, C. (2018) 'With a view towards the future: working towards an accelerated European cohort survey.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring youth well-being: how a Pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Springer, pp. 163-178.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2018) 'Notions of well-being, the state of child well-being research and the MYWEB project.' In Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H., Rees, G., Stasulane, A. (ed.) Measuring Youth Well-being: how a pan-European longitudinal survey can improve policy. Cham: Springer, pp. 1-13.
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Goswami, H. (2018) 'Notions of Well-Being, the State of Child Well-Being Research and the MYWeB Project.' Children's Well-Being: Indicators and Research. pp. 1-13.
Grimm, R., Pollock, G., Ellison, M. (2017) 'Eurosceptic youth: Interest, trust and ideology.' In Leruth, B., Startin, N., Usherwood, S. (ed.) The Routledge Handbook of Euroscepticism. Routledge, pp. 215-230.
Pollock, G. (2017) 'Survey research and sensitivity to context: The myplace project and its case study approach.' Understanding Youth Participation Across Europe: From Survey to Ethnography. pp. 19-36.
Pilkington, H., Franc, R., Pollock, G. (2017) 'Conclusion: What is the ‘value added’ of multi-method, transnational research?.' Understanding Youth Participation Across Europe: From Survey to Ethnography. pp. 317-329.
Grimm, R., Pollock, G., Ellison, M., Koronaiou, A., Lagos, E., Sakellariou, A. (2017) 'Attitudes towards the eu among young people in eastern Germany, Greece, and the UK: Embedding survey data within socio-historical context.' Understanding Youth Participation Across Europe: From Survey to Ethnography. pp. 67-98.
Pollock, G., Pilkington, H., Franc, R. (2017) 'Introduction: Thinking globally, understanding locally.' Understanding Youth Participation Across Europe: From Survey to Ethnography. pp. 1-15.
Pollock, G.P.S., Tholen, J., Khachatryan, G., Roberts, K., Velidze, R. (2012) 'Transitions to adulthood in rural villages during the transition from communism in the South Caucasus.' In Leccardi, C., Feixa, C., Kovacheva, S., Reiter, H. (ed.) 1989 Young People and Social Change After the all of the Berlin Wall. Strasbourg: Council of Europe Publishing,
Pollock, G.P.S., Roberts, K. (2010) 'New Class Divisions in the New Market Economies: Evidence from the Careers of Young Adults in Post-soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.' In Macdonald, R., Shildrick, T., Blackman, S. (ed.) Young People, Class and Place. London: Rotuledge,
Pollock, G.P.S., Ceislik, M. (2002) 'Studying Young People in Late Modernity.' In Pollock, G.P.S., Ceislik, M. (ed.) Young People in Risk Society. Aldershot: Ashgate,
Pollock, G.P.S. (2002) 'Ignoring the Past: Underemployment and Risk in Late Modernity.' In Pollock, G.P.S., Ceislik, M. (ed.) Young People in Risk Society. Aldershot: Ashgate,
Pollock, G.P.S. (1998) 'Qualifications and Employment in Britain: a Longitudinal Analysis.' In Lange, T. (ed.) Understanding the School-to-Work Transition. New York: Nova Science,
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Reports
Pollock, G., Ozan, J., Baldwin, R., Goswani, H., O'Leary, C.P., Fox, C. (2016) D7.2: Evaluation report: Cost benefit analysis of an ELSCYP, projected operational field costs, operational practice in longitudinal surveys. European Commission.
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Journal articles
Goswami, H., Fox, C., Pollock, G. 'Erratum to: The Current Evidence Base and Future Needs in Improving Children’s Well-Being Across Europe: is There a Case for a Comparative Longitudinal Survey? (Child Indicators Research, (2016), 9, 2, (371-388), 10.1007/s12187-015-9323-5).' Child Indicators Research, 11(2) pp. 705-705.
Anjum, A., Muazzam, A., Manzoor, F., Visvizi, A., Pollock, G., Nawaz, R. 'Measuring the Scale and Scope of Workplace Bullying: An Alternative Workplace Bullying Scale.' Sustainability, 11(17)
Ejaz, B., Muazzam, A., Anjum, A., Pollock, G., Nawaz, R. (2020) 'Measuring the Scale and Scope of Social Anxiety among Students in Pakistani Higher Education Institutions: An Alternative Social Anxiety Scale.' Sustainability, 12(6) pp. 2164-2164.
Ellison, M., Pollock, G., Grimm, R. (2020) 'Young People's Orientations Towards Contemporary Politics: Trust, Representation and Participation.' Zeitschrift für Erziehungswissenschaft, 23(6) pp. 1201-1226.
Pollock, G., Brock, T., Ellison, M. (2015) 'Populism, ideology and contradiction: mapping young people's political views.' Sociological Review, 63
Goswami, H., Fox, C., Pollock, G. (2015) 'The Current Evidence Base and Future Needs in Improving Children’s Well-Being Across Europe: is There a Case for a Comparative Longitudinal Survey?.' Child Indicators Research, 9(2) pp. 371-388.
Pilkington, H., Pollock, G. (2015) ''Politics are bollocks': youth, politics and activism in contemporary Europe.' Sociological Review, 63(S2) pp. 1-35.
Ellison, M., Fox, C., Gains, A., Pollock, G. (2013) 'An evaluation of the effect of housing provision on re-offending.' Safer Communities, 12(1) pp. 27-37.
Ken, R., Pollock, G. (2011) 'Politics and trust in the South Caucasus, and in East and West Europe.' Polish Sociological Review, 174(2) pp. 167-179.
Roberts, K., Pollock, G. (2011) 'Class in the South Caucasus.' European Societies, 13(5) pp. 757-782.
Tholen, J., Huseynzade, D., Ibrahimov, A., Pollock, G., Roberts, K. (2010) 'Graduate careers during the post-communist transition in the South Caucasus.' Educational Research and Reviews, 5(3) pp. 108-118.
Pollock, G. (2009) 'Defending the Border: Identity, Religion and Modernity in the Republic of Georgia.' SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 43(6) pp. 1214-1216.
Roberts, K., Pollock, G. (2009) 'New class divisions in the new market economies: evidence from the careers of young adults in post-Soviet Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.' Journal of Youth Studies, 12(5) pp. 579-596.
Roberts, K., Pollock, G., Rustamova, S., Mammadova, Z., Tholend, J. (2009) 'Young adults' family and housing life-stage transitions during post-communist transition in the South Caucasus.' Journal of Youth Studies, 12(2) pp. 151-166.
Roberts, K., Pollock, G., Tholen, J., Tarkhnishvili, L. (2009) 'Youth leisure careers during post-communist transitions in the South Caucasus.' Leisure Studies, 28(3) pp. 261-277.
Birchwood, D., Roberts, K., Pollock, G. (2008) 'Explaining differences in sport participation rates among young adults: Evidence from the South Caucasus.' European Physical Education Review, 14(3) pp. 283-298.
Roberts, K., Pollock, G., Manasyan, H., Tholen, J. (2008) 'School-to-work transitions after two decades of post-communist transition: what’s new?.' Eurasian journal of business and economics, 1(2) pp. 103-129.
Tholen, J., Khachatryan, G., Velidze, R., Pollock, G., Roberts, K. (2008) 'Transitions to adulthood in rural villages during the transition from communism in the South Caucasus.' Social Problems, 4pp. 117-140.
Pollock, G. (2008) 'Youth Transitions: Debates over the Social Context of Becoming an Adult.' Sociology Compass, 2(2) pp. 467-484.
Pollock, G. (2007) 'Holistic trajectories: A study of combined employment, housing and family careers by using multiple-sequence analysis.' Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 170(1) pp. 167-183.
Pollock, G. (2002) 'Contingent identities: Updating the transitional discourse.' YOUNG, 10(1) pp. 59-72.
Pollock, G., Antcliff, V., Ralphs, R. (2002) 'Work orders: Analysing employment histories using sequence data.' International Journal of Social Research Methodology, 5(2) pp. 91-105.
Pollock, G. (2000) 'Sociology and the future of work: Contemporary discourses and debates.' SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE, 5(3) pp. U135-U136.
Pollock, G. (1998) 'Exploring social issues using SPSS for Windows.' SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 32(1) pp. 218-219.
Pollock, G. (1998) 'Youth, the 'underclass' and social exclusion.' SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 32(2) pp. 416-417.
Pollock, G. (1998) 'Britain in Europe: An introduction to sociology.' SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH ONLINE, 3(3) pp. U170-U171.
Pollock, G. (1997) 'Individualization and the transition from youth to adulthood.' Young, 5(1) pp. 55-67.
Pollock, G. (1997) 'Uncertain futures: Young people in and out of employment since 1940.' Work, Employment and Society, 11(4) pp. 615-638.
POLLOCK, G. (1995) 'YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY - PETERSEN,AC, MORTIMER,JT.' WORK EMPLOYMENT AND SOCIETY, 9(2) pp. 408-410.
POLLOCK, G. (1995) 'INTRODUCING STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL-RESEARCH - STEP-BY-STEP CALCULATIONS AND COMPUTER TECHNIQUES USING SPSS - CRAMER,D.' SOCIOLOGY-THE JOURNAL OF THE BRITISH SOCIOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION, 29(1) pp. 168-169.
STEELE, A., POLLOCK, G. (1994) 'THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IMPLICATIONS OF LOCAL-AUTHORITY HOUSING MANAGEMENT COMPULSORY COMPETITIVE TENDERING.' LOCAL GOVERNMENT STUDIES, 20(4) pp. 610-621.
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Other
Pollock, G.P.S. (2009) Joventut I canvi social. Transfromacions en les transicions dels I les joves a la vida adulta’.
Pollock, G.P.S. (2006) Unemployment.
Press and media
Media appearances or involvement
2016 (February) BBC Radio 4 ‘Thinking Allowed’, interview by Laurie Taylor on the results of the MYPLACE survey in relation to populism.
https://www.acast.com/thinkingallowed/weather-forecasting-young-people-and-politics