Nick Crossley
Professor
Sociology
University of Manchester
United Kingdom
Biography
I completed both my BA and PhD at the University of Sheffield, in the Sociology Department. I then worked, between 1993 and 1998, as a lecturer in the sociology and philosophy of psychiatry, at the Centre for Psychotherapeutic Studies (part of the Dept of Psychiatry) at Sheffield. I joined Manchester Sociology in Sept 1998, as a lecturer, and worked my way through the ranks, becoming a professor in 2005. I was head of sociology at Manchester between summer 2007 and summer 2010. Since stepping down I have had a number of other admin roles. Currently I am the sociology rep for the School of Social Science's BA Econ degree.
Research Interest
Music worlds and sociology of music Social networks and network analysis. Relational sociology.
Publications
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Crossley, N., & Emms, R. (2016). Mapping the Musical Universe: A Blockmodel of UK Music Festivals, 2011-13. Methodological Innovations, 9(1), 1-14.
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Crossley, N. (2015). Relational Sociology and Culture. International Review of Sociology, 25(1), 65-85.
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Crossley, N., & Edwards, G. (2016). Cases, mechanisms and the real: The theory and methodology of mixed-method social network analysis. Sociological Research Online, 21(2), [13].
