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Paddy Dolan is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology at Technological University Dublin. His research interests include figurational sociology, historical sociology, sport, childhood, emotions, organisational change and industrial relations. He is co-author (with John Connolly) of Gaelic Games in Society: Civilising Processes, Players, Administrators and Spectators (Palgrave, 2020), and his work has been published in Sociology, British Journal of Sociology, Sociological Review, History of Education, European Journal of Social Theory, and Media, Culture & Society, amongst others. He serves as President of the Historical Sociology Research Committee (RC56) of the International Sociological Association, and is also a fellow of the Norbert Elias Foundation.

Professional Information

Figurational sociology, historical sociology, sport, childhood, industrial relations

Education/Academic qualification

PhD, Goldsmiths College, University of London

Award Date: 1 Nov 2005

External positions

President, Historical Sociology Research Committee (RC56), International Sociological Association

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