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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
28 Jun 2023 → …
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Forced to Live: Controlled Forced Feeding of Political Prisoners and the Challenge to Nation‐States’ Civilising Processes
Vertigans, S., Connolly, J. & Dolan, P., 10 Feb 2025, In: British Journal of Sociology. 76, 3, p. 578-589 12 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Theorising political legitimisation: From stasis to processes
Dolan, P., Vertigans, S. & Connolly, J., Feb 2024, In: European Journal of Social Theory. 27, 1, p. 22-40 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Rational and Emotional Tension Balances in the Organization of Political Hunger Strikes
Connolly, J., Dolan, P. & Vertigans, S., Mar 2023, In: Sociological Research Online. 28, 1, p. 3-20 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gaelic Games in Society: Civilising Processes, Players, Administrators and Spectators
Connolly, J. & Dolan, P., Jan 2020, (Palgrave)Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Sport in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic: towards an agenda for research in the sociology of sport
Evans, A. B., Blackwell, J., Dolan, P., Fahlén, J., Hoekman, R., Lenneis, V., McNarry, G., Smith, M. & Wilcock, L., 2 Apr 2020, In: European Journal for Sport and Society. 17, 2, p. 85-95 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial
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