School of Social and Political Sciences

Dr Robert Gibb

  • Lecturer (Sociology)

telephone: 01413306399
email: Robert.Gibb@glasgow.ac.uk


Research Interests

  • Asylum and Immigration Law
  • Contemporary French Social Theory
  • Anti-Racist Collective Action
  • Racism and Nationalism

List all by: Type | Date

Jump to: 2013 | 2011 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2004 | 2003 | 2001
Number of items: 15.

2013

Gibb, R, and Good, A (2013) Do the facts speak for themselves? Country of Origin Information in French and British refugee status determination procedures. International Journal of Refugee Law . ISSN 0953-8186 (In Press)

Gibb, R, and Lambert, P (2013) Studying Language and Society: Contemporary Developments at the Intersection of Sociology and Sociolinguistics. In: Jones, M and Hornsby, D (eds.) Language and Social Structure in Urban France. Legenda, Oxford. (In Press)

2011

Gausset, Q., Kenrick, J., and Gibb, R. (2011) Indigeneity and autochthony: a couple of false twins? Social Anthropology, 19 (2). pp. 135-142. ISSN 0964-0282 (doi:10.1111/j.1469-8676.2011.00144.x)

Gausset, Q., Kenrick, J., and Gibb, R. (2011) Introduction: What place for indigenous people in modern states? Anthropological Notebooks, 17 (2). pp. 5-9. ISSN 1408-032X

2008

Gibb, R. (2008) Origin myths, conspiracy theories and anti-racist mobilizations in France. In: Reed-Danahay, D. and Brettell, C. (eds.) Citizenship, Political Engagement, and Belonging: Immigrants in Europe and the United States. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, pp. 144-161. ISBN 9780813543291

2007

Bazin, L., Gibb, R., and Selim, M. (2007) Identités Nationales d'Etat. Journal des Anthropologues (Hors-série) [Volume editors]. Journal des Anthropologues . ISSN 1156-0428

Bazin, L., Gibb, R., and Selim, M. (2007) Nationalisation et Etatisation des identités dans le monde contemporain. Journal des Anthropologues . pp. 7-35. ISSN 1156-0428

2006

Bazin, L, Gibb, R, Neveu, C, and Selim, M (2006) The broken myth: Popular unrest and the 'republican model of integration' in France. Anthropology Today, 22 (2). pp. 16-17. ISSN 0268-540X (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2006.00424.x)

2004

Gibb, R. (2004) Seminar culture(s), rites of passage and the unmentionable in contemporary British social anthropology. In: Mills, D. and Harris, M. (eds.) Teaching Rites and Wrongs: Universities and the Making of Anthropologists. Series: Sociology, anthropology, politics (C-SAP) monograph series (2). C-SAP, Birmingham, UK, pp. 40-74.

2003

Gibb, R (2003) Constructions et mutations de l'antiracisme en France. Journal des Anthropologues, 94-95 . pp. 165-179. ISSN 1156-0428

Gibb, R. (2003) Anti-racism, citizenship and integration in contemporary France. In: Herrmann, P. (ed.) Between Politics and Sociology: Mapping Applied Social Studies. Series: Applied social sciences : recent developments, international and comparative perspectives . Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, USA, pp. 77-97. ISBN 9781590335918

2001

Gibb, R (2001) Toward an Anthropology of Social Movements. Journal des Anthropologues, 85-86 . pp. 233-253. ISSN 1156-0428

Gibb, R. (2001) Leadership, political opportunities and organisational identity in the French anti-racist movement. In: Barker, C., Johnson, A. and Lavalette, M. (eds.) Leadership and Social Movements. Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK, pp. 60-76. ISBN 9780719059018

Gibb, R., and Mills, D. (2001) An interview with Adam Kuper. Social Anthropology, 9 (2). pp. 207-216. ISSN 0964-0282 (doi:10.1017/S0964028201000143)

Mills, D, and Gibb, R (2001) 'Centre' and periphery - An interview with Paul Willis. Cultural Anthropology, 16 (3). pp. 388-414. ISSN 0886-7356

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Jump to: Article | Book Section
Number of items: 15.

Article

Gibb, R, and Good, A (2013) Do the facts speak for themselves? Country of Origin Information in French and British refugee status determination procedures. International Journal of Refugee Law . ISSN 0953-8186 (In Press)

Gausset, Q., Kenrick, J., and Gibb, R. (2011) Indigeneity and autochthony: a couple of false twins? Social Anthropology, 19 (2). pp. 135-142. ISSN 0964-0282 (doi:10.1111/j.1469-8676.2011.00144.x)

Gausset, Q., Kenrick, J., and Gibb, R. (2011) Introduction: What place for indigenous people in modern states? Anthropological Notebooks, 17 (2). pp. 5-9. ISSN 1408-032X

Bazin, L., Gibb, R., and Selim, M. (2007) Identités Nationales d'Etat. Journal des Anthropologues (Hors-série) [Volume editors]. Journal des Anthropologues . ISSN 1156-0428

Bazin, L., Gibb, R., and Selim, M. (2007) Nationalisation et Etatisation des identités dans le monde contemporain. Journal des Anthropologues . pp. 7-35. ISSN 1156-0428

Bazin, L, Gibb, R, Neveu, C, and Selim, M (2006) The broken myth: Popular unrest and the 'republican model of integration' in France. Anthropology Today, 22 (2). pp. 16-17. ISSN 0268-540X (doi:10.1111/j.1467-8322.2006.00424.x)

Gibb, R (2003) Constructions et mutations de l'antiracisme en France. Journal des Anthropologues, 94-95 . pp. 165-179. ISSN 1156-0428

Gibb, R (2001) Toward an Anthropology of Social Movements. Journal des Anthropologues, 85-86 . pp. 233-253. ISSN 1156-0428

Gibb, R., and Mills, D. (2001) An interview with Adam Kuper. Social Anthropology, 9 (2). pp. 207-216. ISSN 0964-0282 (doi:10.1017/S0964028201000143)

Mills, D, and Gibb, R (2001) 'Centre' and periphery - An interview with Paul Willis. Cultural Anthropology, 16 (3). pp. 388-414. ISSN 0886-7356

Book Section

Gibb, R, and Lambert, P (2013) Studying Language and Society: Contemporary Developments at the Intersection of Sociology and Sociolinguistics. In: Jones, M and Hornsby, D (eds.) Language and Social Structure in Urban France. Legenda, Oxford. (In Press)

Gibb, R. (2008) Origin myths, conspiracy theories and anti-racist mobilizations in France. In: Reed-Danahay, D. and Brettell, C. (eds.) Citizenship, Political Engagement, and Belonging: Immigrants in Europe and the United States. Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, pp. 144-161. ISBN 9780813543291

Gibb, R. (2004) Seminar culture(s), rites of passage and the unmentionable in contemporary British social anthropology. In: Mills, D. and Harris, M. (eds.) Teaching Rites and Wrongs: Universities and the Making of Anthropologists. Series: Sociology, anthropology, politics (C-SAP) monograph series (2). C-SAP, Birmingham, UK, pp. 40-74.

Gibb, R. (2003) Anti-racism, citizenship and integration in contemporary France. In: Herrmann, P. (ed.) Between Politics and Sociology: Mapping Applied Social Studies. Series: Applied social sciences : recent developments, international and comparative perspectives . Nova Science, Hauppauge, NY, USA, pp. 77-97. ISBN 9781590335918

Gibb, R. (2001) Leadership, political opportunities and organisational identity in the French anti-racist movement. In: Barker, C., Johnson, A. and Lavalette, M. (eds.) Leadership and Social Movements. Manchester University Press, Manchester, UK, pp. 60-76. ISBN 9780719059018

This list was generated on Thu May 23 06:44:30 2013 BST.

Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) Grants

  • 'The Conversion of Asylum Applicants' Narratives into Legal Discources in the UK and France: A Comparative Study of Problems of Cultural Translation' (with Prof A. Good, School of Social and Political Studies, The University of Edinburgh), Large Research Grant, April 2007 - March 2009. Project webpage.
  • 'Language and Social Structure in Urban France' (Principal Investigator: Dr M. Jones, University of Cambridge), Research Network Grant, November 2009-October 2011. Network webpage.

British Academy Grants

  • 'Racism, Discrimination and Welfare-State Institutions in Denmark, France and the UK’, February 2007 - July 2008.
  • ‘Invisible Fences? Inter-Group Relations in a Multicultural Area of Copenhagen’, April 2006 (pilot study).

Supervision Areas

  • Asylum and Immigration Law
  • Contemporary French Social Theory
  • Anti-Racist Collective Action
  • Racism and Nationalism

Current Research Students

Elisabeth Badenhoop

  • Thesis title: 'The Transformation from "Immigrants" to "Citizens" – A Comparison of the Naturalisation Process in Britain and Germany Today'. Funder: ESRC Studentship. Start date: September 2011. Co-supervisor: Prof. Satnam Virdee. (RG co-supervisor from August 2012.)

Anna Beesley

  • Thesis title: ‘How do asylum seekers and refused asylum seekers negotiate risk when seeking ‘wellness’ in Scotland?’ Funder: ESRC Studentship. Start date: September 2012. Co-supervisors: Dr Lucy Pickering, Prof. Alison Phipps.

Katie Farrell

  • Thesis title: 'Asylum Processes in Scotland: subjective legal reasoning and judicial decision-making'. Start date: October 2008. Funder: ASRF Doctoral Scholarship. Co-supervisor: Ms Sarah Craig.

Jessica Gregson

  • Thesis title:  ‘The lived experience of Southern Sudanese nationals amidst the move towards Southern Sudanese independence’. Start date: January 2011. Co-supervisor: Prof. Satnam Virdee.

Anna Terje

  • Thesis title: ‘Swedish-speaking Finns: A Multi-Method Qualitative Study’. Start date: September 2011. Funder: University of Glasgow Scholarship. Co-supervisor: Dr Moya Flynn.               

Alan White

  • Thesis title: ‘The Legacy of Solihull: A critique of previous and existing early legal advice models of support for asylum seekers in the United Kingdom’.Co-supervisor: Ms Sarah Craig.

 

Past Research Students

Elpida Chlimintza

Teresa Piacentini

 

External Examining

Brandi Lee Dennell – ‘Equality Works: How One Race Equality Centre Conceptualises, Articulates and Performs the Idea of Equality in Scotland’ (PhD Thesis, Social Anthropology, University of Edinburgh, 2009)

 

Undergraduate

Postgraduate

Administrative Responsibilities

External Examining

  • MSc/Dip by Research in Social Anthropology and the MSc/Dip in Social Research, School of Social and Political Science, University of Edinburgh (September 2009 to Date).