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Overview

Bob Edwards is affiliated with East Carolina University in the United States. Their research spans multiple fields within the social sciences, with a particular focus on sociology and political science, as well as intersections with public health and occupational medicine.

Their recent scholarly output includes publications across various topics and venues. Notable recent papers by Edwards include:

  • Resource Mobilization Theory, 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements
  • Social Capital and Social Movements, 2022, The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements

Other research outputs co-authored or appearing alongside them include works focused on respiratory and occupational health, demonstrating cross-disciplinary engagement beyond social sciences:

  • Respiratory surveillance for coal mine dust and artificial stone exposed workers in Australia and New Zealand: A position statement from the Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, 2020, Respirology
  • Does the evidence base on social determinants of health cross disciplinary boundaries? A review of reviews, 2022, World Medical & Health Policy

The main fields of study for Edwards highlight a concentration in social sciences, supported by eight publications. The subfields covered include:

  • Sociology and Political Science
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
  • Political Science and International Relations

Edwards' research engages with a variety of topics, with a prominent focus on social dynamics and occupational health. Key topics in their work include:

  • Social Capital and Networks
  • Social and Cultural Dynamics
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Occupational exposure and asthma
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Political Conflict and Governance
  • Politics and Society in Latin America

The scholar frequently publishes in the journal The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Social and Political Movements, where three of their recent papers appear. Other publication venues include Respirology and World Medical & Health Policy, highlighting interdisciplinary reach.

Collaborative work is evident from frequent co-authors, including Jennifer L. Perret, Susan Miles, Fraser Brims, Katrina Newbigin, and Margaret Davidson, indicating engagement with a network of scholars in related fields.

Best Publications

  • The Paradox of Civil Society

    Michael W. Foley;Bob Edwards

  • Resources and Social Movement Mobilization

    Bob Edwards;John D. McCarthy

  • Is It Time to Disinvest in Social Capital

    Michael W. Foley;Bob Edwards

  • Civil Society and Social Capital Beyond Putnam

    Bob Edwards;Michael W. Foley

  • Civil Society and Social Capital: A Primer

    Bob Edwards;Michael W Foley

  • Advocacy Organizations in the U.S. Political Process

    Kenneth T. Andrews;Bob Edwards

  • Editors' Introduction Escape From Politics? Social Theory and the Social Capital Debate

    Michael W. Foley;Bob Edwards

  • Heading for higher ground: factors affecting real and hypothetical hurricane evacuation behavior

    John C Whitehead;Bob Edwards;Marieke Van Willigen;John R Maiolo

  • From Charity to Justice: The Potential of University-Community Collaboration for Social Change

    Sam Marullo;Bob Edwards

  • Social Capital and the Political Economy of Our Discontent

    Bob Edwards;Michael W. Foley

  • Gender and Evacuation: A Closer Look at Why Women are More Likely to Evacuate for Hurricanes

    Julie M. Bateman;Bob Edwards

  • Experiential learning in sociology: service learning and other community-based learning initiatives

    Linda A. Mooney;B. O. B. Edwards

  • Beyond Tocqueville : civil society and the social capital debate in comparative perspective

    Kenneth H. Tucker;Bob Edwards;Michael W. Foley;Mario Diani

  • Beyond Tocqueville: Civil Society and Social Capital in Comparative Perspective: Editors' Introduction

    Michael W. Foley;Bob Edwards

  • The Organizational Structure of Local Environmentalism

    Kenneth Andrews;Bob Edwards

  • Organizational mortality in a declining social movement : the demise of peace movement organizations in the end of the Cold War era

    Bob Edwards;Sam Marullo

  • Social Capital and Social Movements

    Bob Edwards

  • Escapte from Politics? Social Theory and the Social Capital Debate

    Bob Edwards;Michael W Foley

  • Strategic Incapacitation and the Policing of Occupy Wall Street in New York City, 2011

    Patrick F. Gillham;Bob Edwards;John A. Noakes

  • Who is Being Served? The Impact of Student Volunteering on Local Community Organizations

    Bob Edwards;Linda Mooney;Carl Heald

  • Riding Out the Storm: Experiences of the Physically Disabled during Hurricanes Bonnie, Dennis, and Floyd

    Marieke Van Willigen;Terri Edwards;Bob Edwards;Shawn Hessee

  • Strategy Matters: The Contingent Value of Social Capital in the Survival of Local Social Movement Organizations

    Bob Edwards;John D. McCarthy

  • White Power music and the mobilization of racist social movements

    Ugo Corte;Bob Edwards

  • Social Capital: An International Research Program:

    Bob Edwards

Frequent Co-Authors

Mario Diani
Mario Diani University of Trento
John D. McCarthy
John D. McCarthy Pennsylvania State University
John C. Whitehead
John C. Whitehead Appalachian State University
Robert D. Putnam
Robert D. Putnam Harvard University
Theda Skocpol
Theda Skocpol Harvard University
Morris P. Fiorina
Morris P. Fiorina Stanford University

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