Research Interests
Citizenship Social Change Sociological Methodology and Research Methods SociologyDr Nathan Manning
Senior Lecturer
School of Society and Culture
College of Education, Behavioural and Social Science
Nathan joined The University of Adelaide in July 2018. Prior to this he worked as a Lecturer in the Department of Sociology at the University of York, UK and as Research Fellow at the University of Bradford, UK. Nathan has research interests which largely fit within political sociology, with a focus on young citizens, political dissatisfaction and disillusionment, and the role of emotions in politics and citizenship. Together with Djordje Stefanovic, he’s recently conducted a pilot study to explore the ways in which university education may undermine support for right-wing populism. This work also explores the role of masculinity and emotions in rejecting right-wing populist politics. He continues to work with archival data from the UK’s Mass Observation Project to explore the emotional dimensions of dutiful forms of citizenship. He is a founding Co-Editor of the journal Emotions and Society (Bristol University Press) - https://bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/view/journals/emsoc/emsoc-overview.xml His research has been funded by the British Academy & Leverhulme Trust, and the Economic and Social Research Council.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Senior Lecturer and Head of Department | University of Adelaide |
| 2013 - 2018 | Lecturer | University of York |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of York | United Kingdom | Post Graduate Certificate of Academic Practice | |
| Flinders University | Australia | PhD | |
| Flinders University | Australia | Bachelor of Arts (Hons) |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Manning, N., & Stefanovic, D. (2025). ‘I'm 100% all for Equality, But’: Aggrieved Egalitarianism in Young Adult White Men's Feelings of Victimisation and Denial of Structural Inequality. Journal of Intercultural Studies, 1-16. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Manning, N. (2024). ‘I do feel proud that almost everyone I know voted’: The emotional foundations of dutiful citizenship. The Sociological Review, 74(1), 1-20. |
| 2024 | ul Haq, M., Jafry, A. T., Cheema, T. A., Ajab, H., Kamran, M., Ahmed, A., & Masjuki, H. H. (2024). The Influence of Butanol-Acetone (BA) Mixture on Spray and Performance Characteristics of Castor and Pongamia Biodiesel. WASTE AND BIOMASS VALORIZATION, 15(6), 3621-3637. WoS10 |
| 2024 | ul Haq, M., Jafry, A. T., Cheema, T. A., Ajab, H., Kamran, M., Ahmed, A., & Masjuki, H. H. (2024). The Influence of Butanol-Acetone (BA) Mixture on Spray and Performance Characteristics of Castor and Pongamia Biodiesel. Waste and Biomass Valorization, 15(6), 3621-3637. |
| 2024 | Kedzior, S. G. E., Rumbold, A. R., Manning, N., Calabretto, H., Lassi, Z. S., & Moore, V. M. (2024). ‘It’s complicated’: young people’s views on the complexity of asking for consent and the role for sex and relationships education. Sex Education, 25(2), 1-17. |
| 2024 | Wettergren, Å., Manning, N., & Holmes, M. (2024). An emotional world. Emotions and Society, 6(1), 3-6. |
| 2024 | Manning, N. (2024). ‘I do feel proud that almost everyone I know voted’: The emotional foundations of dutiful citizenship. Sociological Review, 15(6), 3621-3637. Scopus1 |
| 2024 | Manning, N., & Stefanovic, D. (2024). Beyond Angry White Men: a progressive sociological imagination as an alternative to aggrieved entitlement. Journal of Youth Studies, 28(9), 1-18. Scopus2 WoS2 |
| 2023 | Holmes, M., Wettergren, Å., & Manning, N. (2023). ‘Being there’: emotional memories, gatherings of the Emotions Research Network and happy birthdays. Emotions and Society, 5(2), 132-138. |
| 2023 | Manning, N., & Stefanovic, D. (2023). Exploring the role of university education in reducing the appeal of right‐wing populism. Australian Journal of Social Issues, 58(4), 747-764. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2023 | Kedzior, S. G. E., Moore, V. M., Manning, N., Oswald, T. K., Calabretto, H., Lassi, Z. S., & Rumbold, A. R. (2023). ‘Like fumbling around in the dark’: Young people’s perceptions and realities of healthy relationships. Culture, Health & Sexuality, 26(1), 1-15. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2022 | Wettergren, Å., Holmes, M., & Manning, N. (2022). Emotions, politics and truth. Emotions and Society, 4(1), 3-6. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2021 | Manning, N. P., & Akhtar, P. (2021). 'No, we vote for whoever we want to': young British Muslims making new claims on citizenship amidst ongoing forms of marginalisation. Journal of Youth Studies, 24(7), 961-976. Scopus6 WoS3 |
| 2020 | Holmes, M., Manning, N., & Wettergren, A. (2020). Political economies of emotion. Emotions and Society, 2(1), 3-11. Scopus5 WoS4 |
| 2020 | Wettergren, Å., Holmes, M., & Manning, N. (2020). Emotions in the pandemic: Crises and politics of change. Emotions and Society, 2(2), 115-119. Scopus10 WoS11 |
| 2019 | Holmes, M., Manning, N. P., & Wettergren, A. (2019). Into the 21st Century. Emotions and Society, 1(1), 3-8. Scopus10 WoS11 |
| 2018 | Manning, N. (2018). The veil of duty: can dutiful forms of citizenship mask feelings of political dissatisfaction?. British Politics, 13(4), 467-483. Scopus3 WoS3 |
| 2017 | Manning, N., Penfold-Mounce, R., Loader, B., Vromen, A., & Xenos, M. (2017). Politicians, celebrities and social media: a case of informalisation?. Journal of Youth Studies, 20(2), 127-144. Scopus53 WoS44 |
| 2014 | Manning, N. P. (2014). The Relational self and Young People’s Engagements with Politics. Journal of Sociology. |
| 2014 | Manning, N. (2014). The relational self and the political engagements of young adults. Journal of Sociology, 50(4), 486-500. Scopus12 WoS11 |
| 2014 | Manning, N., & Holmes, M. (2014). Political Emotions: A Role for Feelings of Affinity in Citizens’ (Dis)Engagements with Electoral Politics?. Sociology, 48(4), 698-714. Scopus25 WoS23 |
| 2014 | Manning, N., & Edwards, K. (2014). Why has civic education failed to increase young people's political participation?. Sociological Research Online, 19(1), 12 pages. Scopus18 WoS14 |
| 2014 | Manning, N., & Edwards, K. (2014). Does civic education for young people increase political participation? A systematic review. Educational Review, 66(1), 22-45. Scopus75 WoS54 |
| 2013 | Holmes, M., & Manning, N. (2013). 'Them that runs the country don't know what they're doing': Political dissatisfaction amongst members of the white working class. Sociological Review, 61(3), 479-498. Scopus16 WoS11 |
| 2013 | Manning, N., & Holmes, M. (2013). 'He's snooty 'im': Exploring 'white working class' political disengagement. Citizenship Studies, 17(3-4), 479-490. Scopus29 WoS23 |
| 2013 | Manning, N. (2013). 'I mainly look at things on an issue by issue basis': Reflexivity and phronêsis in young people's political engagements. Journal of Youth Studies, 16(1), 17-33. Scopus54 WoS48 |
| 2011 | Manning, N. (2011). Review: Carolyn D'Cruz, Identity Politics in Deconstruction: Calculating with the Incalculable (Ashgate Publishing, 2008). Thesis Eleven, 104(1), 118-120. |
| 2011 | McMurran, M., Riemsma, R., Manning, N., Misso, K., & Kleijnen, J. (2011). Interventions for alcohol-related offending by women: A systematic review. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY REVIEW, 31(6), 909-922. WoS22 Europe PMC11 |
| 2010 | Manning, N. (2010). Tensions in young people's conceptualisation and practice of politics. Sociological Research Online, 15(4), 55-64. Scopus34 WoS23 |
| 2008 | Manning, N., & Gyi, A. A. (2008). Experience of informal caregivers looking after people receiving chemotherapy to treat lung cancer: A systematic review.. JBI library of systematic reviews, 6(17 Suppl), 1-10. Europe PMC1 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Manning, N. (Ed.) (2015). Political (dis)engagement the changing nature of the ‘political’. Scopus11 |
| 2015 | Manning, N. (Ed.) (2015). Political (dis)engagement the changing nature of the ‘political’. Scopus11 |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Manning, N., Loader, B. D., & Mason-Jones, A. J. (2025). Participatory Futures? A Model to Engage Young People as Co-researchers and Shape Local Health Policy. In Youth Transitions and Social Justice Researching Spaces of Social Action (pp. 129-147). |
| 2024 | Kraft, C., & Manning, N. (2024). Youth Participation and Young People’s Democratic Inclusion. In J. Wyn, H. Cahill, & H. cuervo (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Youth Studies (pp. 1321-1335). Springer Nature Singapore. DOI |
| 2023 | Kraft, C., & Manning, N. (2023). Youth Participation and Young People’s Democratic Inclusion. In J. Wyn, H. Cahill, & H. Cuervo (Eds.), Handbook of Children and Youth Studies (2nd. ed., pp. 1-14). Australia: Springer Nature. DOI |
| 2015 | Manning, N. (2015). Conclusion: Politics as open-ended process. In N. Manning (Ed.), Political (dis)Engagement the Changing Nature of the 'Political' (pp. 239-246). United Kingdom: Policy Press. |
| 2015 | Manning, N. (2015). Feeling politics: The importance of emotions for understanding electoral (dis)engagement. In N. Manning (Ed.), Political (dis)Engagement the Changing Nature of the 'Political' (pp. 107-130). United Kingdom: Policy Press. Scopus3 |
| 2015 | Manning, N. (2015). Introduction. In N. Manning (Ed.), Political (dis)engagement: The Changing Nature of the 'political' (Vol. 347, pp. 1-24). United Kingdom: Policy Press. DOI |
| 2012 | Manning, N. (2012). Conclusion. In K. Hannes, & C. Lockwood (Eds.), Synthesizing qualitative research: choosing the right approach (1 ed., pp. 161-171). United Kingdom: Wiley. DOI |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2010 | Authors: Coates E, Pearson A, Gyi A, Konno R, Manning N, Xue Y, Court A. Title: Australian guidelines for the prevention and control of infection in healthcare. Description: N/A. Extent: N/A. |
Nathan is the Programme Coordinator for the Bachelor of Sociology and currently teaches the following courses:
Social Problems (SOCI 1004)
Sociological Theory in Action (SOCI 2009)
Qualitative Research Methods in the Social Sciences (SOCI 3014)
Sociological Research Project (SOCI 3017)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | - | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Shupu Yan |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Political influencing goes online: How social media influencers create, and users interpret political content in the context of platform's affordances and algorithms | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Carina Kraft |
| 2022 | Principal Supervisor | Political influencing goes online: How social media influencers create, and users interpret political content in the context of platform's affordances and algorithms | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Ms Carina Kraft |
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 - 2011 | Co-Supervisor | International Collaboration in Health Sciences Research: Manna, Myth and Model | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Prof Zoe Jordan |
| Date | Role | Committee | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Member | Committee of Management | The Don Dunstan Foundation | Australia |
| Date | Role | Editorial Board Name | Institution | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 - ongoing | Editor | Emotions and Society | Bristol University Press | United Kingdom |
| 2013 - ongoing | Editor | Information, Communication and Society | University of York | United Kingdom |
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