Role
I am a Senior Lecturer in Sociology and Criminology at Nottingham Trent University.
Career overview
My first degree is in Criminology and I have an MA in Globalising Justice. My PhD, in Social Policy, explored multiple representations and experiences surrounding the village pub. Following my PhD, I worked on a number of research projects focusing on community well-being. Findings from my PhD have been published in book chapters. My main research interests focus on rural pubs, rural services, and the sustainability of rural communities.
External activity
Member of the Drinking Studies Network (DSN)
Co-convenor of the DSN Drinking Places research cluster
Member of the Social History Society (SHS)
Co-convenor of the SHS Cluster - Inequality, Welfare and Justice
Publications
- PhD thesis (2014) The public house in the rural community
- Book chapter - Markham, C (2013) ‘The Rural Public House: Cultural Icon or Social Hub?’ in the UK in Somerville, P and Bosworth, G (2013) (eds.) Interpreting Rurality: Multidisciplinary Approaches, London, Routledge - I can send you a pdf, if that would helpful
- Book chapter - Markham C., Bosworth G. (2016) The Village Pub in the Twenty-First Century: Embeddedness and the “Local”. In: Cabras I., Higgins D., Preece D. (eds) Brewing, Beer and Pubs. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137466181_14 available at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297376465_Village_pubs_in_the_21st_Centry_Embeddedness_and_the_local
- Conversation piece - From book clubs to the Archers, how to reinvigorate the local village pub . Available here https://theconversation.com/from-book-clubs-to-the-archers-how-to-reinvigorate-the-local-village-pub-129673
- BSA sociology piece - Why now is the time for pubs to become a staple of sociological research, available at https://es.britsoc.co.uk/why-now-is-the-time-for-pubs-to-become-a-staple-of-sociological-research/
- Daily express piece - If pubs close we'll lose our links to history and community, warns expert https://www.express.co.uk/comment/expresscomment/1394346/pubs-closure-culture-community-history-doctor-warning
Latest publication
Markham, C. (2024) Realities or mythologies: England’s village pubs and counterurbanisation. Habitat International, 149, 103106. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.habitatint.2024.103106
Press expertise
Social and cultural importance of rural pubs
Sustaining rural communties
Community well-being
Alcohol consumption
Drinking places