Dr. David Mccrone

Biography

David McCrone is an Emeritus Professor of Sociology at the University of Edinburgh. He is a co-founder of the University’s Institute of Governance and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the British Academy. He coordinated a research programme funded by the Leverhulme Trust on Constitutional Change and National Identity from 1999 to 2005, and on National Identity, Citizenship, and Social Inclusion from 2006 to 2012. He served as co-director of the ESRC-funded Scottish Election Study (1997) and was the principal investigator for the Scottish Parliamentary Election Study (1999). McCrone has held numerous research grants and has extensively published in the fields of the sociology of politics in Scotland, particularly focusing on nationalism. He has been involved in significant research evaluating the impact of the Scottish Parliament on national identity and has continued this work in the context of the Brexit referendum. He also collaborates with colleagues on issues of sovereignty in Scotland, utilizing survey data from the British Election Study and the Scottish Social Attitudes. Throughout his career, he has encouraged talented PhD students to engage in shared research interests in nationalism and identity. His most recent publication includes the book 'Runs Edinburgh?' published in 2022 by Edinburgh University Press.

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