Professor Chris Rojek • City St George's, University of London

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Overview

Chris Rojek is Professor of Sociology at City University. He has held Professorships since 1994 at The University of Staffordshire; Nottingham Trent University and Brunel University, West London. He is the author of 14 solo authored books, 12 edited and co-edited books and over 50 refereed articles. He regards himself to be a General Sociologist, but has particular expertise in Cultural Sociology and the Study of Celebrity.

Qualifications

PhD Sociology, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1991
PGCE, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, 1979
MPhil Sociology, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, 1979
BA (Hons) Social Science, University of Leicester, United Kingdom, 1976

Employment

Professor of Sociology, City, university of London, United Kingdom, 2013 - present
Professor of Sociology, Brunel University London, United Kingdom, 2006 - 2013
Professor of Sociology, Nottingham Trent University, United Kingdom, 1996 - 2006
Professor of Sociology, Staffordshire University, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, 1994 - 1996
Senior Editor in Sociology, Routledge Publishers, United Kingdom, 1986 - 1994
Lecturer in Sociology, The Queen's College, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 1982 - 1986
Lecturer in Sociology, College of St Mark & St John, United Kingdom, 1981 - 1982

Research

PhD supervision

Professor Rojek regards himself to be a General Sociologist. He has particular expertise in the sociology of celebrity, the sociology of culture, social theory, leisure and tourism.

Publications

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Books (36)

Baker, S., McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C. (2024). cults. London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032370576.
Baker, S., McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C. (2024). Cults. Routledge.
Rojek, C., Peacock, G. and Collins, S. (2023). The Haunt of Misery. Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2015). Presumed Intimacy: Parasocial Interaction in Media, Society and Celebrity Culture. Cambridge: Polity. ISBN 9780745671116.
Rojek, C. (2013). Event Power: How Global Events Manage and Manipulate. London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9780857025180.
Rojek, C. (2013). Event Management (4 vols). London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2012). Fame Attack: The Inflation of Celebrity and Its Consequences. London: Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 9781849660716.
Rojek, C., Turner, M.B.S. and Turner, B. (Eds.), (2012). The Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard. Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2011). Pop Music, Pop Culture. Polity. ISBN 9780745642635.
Rojek, C. (2011). Popular Music, Popular Culture. Cambridge & Boston: Polity. ISBN 9780745642642.
Rojek, C. (2011). Popular Culture (4 vols). London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2011). Popular Music (4 vols). London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
Rojek, C. (2010). The Labour of Leisure. London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9781412945523.
Rojek, C. (2010). The Labour of Leisure: The Culture of Free Time. SAGE Publications Ltd. ISBN 9781412945530.
Rojek, C. (2009). Leisure Studies (4v vols). London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
Rojek, C. (2008). Brit-Myth. London & Chicago: Reaktion. ISBN 9781861895561.
Rojek, C., Veal, A.J. and Shaw, S.M. (2007). A Handbook of Leisure Studies. London: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403902795.
Rojek, C. (2007). Cultural Studies. London & Boston: Polity. ISBN 9780745636832.
Rojek, C. (2005). Leisure Theory: Principles and Practice. London & Boston: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C., Calhoun, C. and Turner, B. (2005). Handbook of Sociology. London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE.
Rojek, C. (2004). Celebrity (4 vols). London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2004). Frank Sinatra. London & Boston: Polity. ISBN 9780745630908.
Rojek, C. (2003). Stuart Hall. London & Boston: Polity. ISBN 9780745624815.
Rojek, C. and Turner, B. (2002). Forget Baudrillard? London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780203412886.
Rojek, C. and Urry, J. (2002). Touring Cultures. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780203427736.
Rojek, C. and Turner, B.S. (2001). Society & Culture: Principles of Scarcity and Solidarity. London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9780761970484.
Rojek, C. (2001). Celebrity. London & Chicago: Reaktion. ISBN 9781861891044.
Rojek, C. (1999). Leisure & Culture. London & New York: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333680018.
Rojek, C. and Turner, B. (1998). The Politics of J.F. Lyotard. London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C., Peacock, G. and Collins, S. (1998). Social Work and Received Ideas. London & New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415012744.
Rojek, C. (1995). Decentring Leisure. London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9780803988125.
Rojek, C. (1993). Ways of Escape: Modern Transformations In Leisure & Travel. Basingstoke & Boston: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780333475782.
Dunning, E. and Rojek, C. (1992). Sport and Leisure in the Civilizing Process. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 9780802076793.
Rojek, C. (1989). Leisure For Leisure: Critical Essays. London & New York: Palgrave Macmillan.
Rojek, C., Peacock, G. and Collins, S. (1989). The Haunt of Misery: Essays in Caring and Helping. London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (1985). Capitalism and Leisure Theory. London & New York: Tavistock. ISBN 9780422790703.

Chapters (51)

Alice Baker, S., McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C. (2026). “Am I Big Chungus?” Media and the Spirit of Populism (pp. 140-157). Routledge.
McLaughlin, E., Baker, S. and Rojek, C. (2024). The cult of the public intellectual: Jordan B.Peterson. Cults (pp. 123-142). London: Routledge. ISBN 9781032370590.
McLaughlin, E., Baker, S. and Rojek, C. (2024). Doomsday cults: the Manson Family. Cults (pp. 46-66). Routledge. ISBN 9781032370590.
Rojek, C. (2023). Social work and self-management. The Haunt of Misery (pp. 173-188). Routledge.
Rojek, C., Peacock, G. and Collins, S. (2023). Introduction: ‘The immense haunt of misery’. The Haunt of Misery (pp. 1-9). Routledge.
McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C. (2022). Pandemonium. Liminal Politics in the New Age of Disease (pp. 97-104). Routledge.
Rojek, C. and Blackshaw, T. (2020). The labour of leisure reconsidered. Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies (pp. 544-570).
Rojek, C. (2020). Event Management. Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies (pp. 493-505).
Rojek, C. (2020). Abnormal leisure and normalization. Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies (pp. 375-389).
Rojek, C. (2016). Frontierism "The Frontier Thesis," Affect, and the Category of Achieved Celebrity. COMPANION TO CELEBRITY (pp. 355-370). ISBN 9781118475010.
Rojek, C. (2015). Counterfeit Commerce: The Illegal Accumulation and Distribution of Intellectual Property. The SAGE Handbook of Intellectual Property (pp. 189-206). SAGE Publications Ltd.
Rojek, C. (2013). Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies. In Blackshaw, T. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies London: Routledge. ISBN 9781136495595.
Rojek, C. (2013). The labour of leisure reconsidered. In Blackshaw, T. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies London: Routledge. ISBN 9781136495595.
Rojek, C. (2013). Abnormal forms of leisure and normalization. In Blackshaw, T. (Ed.), Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies London: Routledge. ISBN 9781136495595.
(2013). Event management. In Routledge Handbook of Leisure Studies (pp. 515-527). Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2013). Cybertourism and the phantasmagoria of place. Destinations Cultural Landscapes of Tourism (pp. 33-48).
Rojek, C. (2013). Consumption. In Matthewman, S., West-Newman, C.L. and Curtis, B. (Eds.), Being Sociological Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9780230303157.
(2012). Lyotard and the decline of 'society': Chris Rojek. In The Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard (pp. 16-30). Routledge.
(2012). Introduction: Judging Lyotard: Chris Rojek and Bryan S. Turner. In The Politics of Jean-Francois Lyotard (pp. 7-15). Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2012). Celebrity. In Cohen, B. (Ed.), Being Cultural (pp. 243-256). Auckland: Pearson.
Rojek, C. (2007). Leisure and neat capitalism. In Cohen-Gewerc, E. and Stebbins, R.A. (Eds.), The pivotal role of leisure education Venture Publishing. ISBN 9781892132741.
Rojek, C. (2007). Stuart Hall and the Birmingham School. Cultural Theory: Classical and Contemporary Positions (pp. 69-82). SAGE Publications Ltd.
Rojek, C. (2007). Georg Simmel. Cultural Theory: Classical and Contemporary Positions (pp. 35-48). SAGE Publications Ltd.
Rojek, C. (2007). Celebrity and Religion. Stardom and Celebrity: A Reader (pp. 171-180). SAGE Publications Ltd. ISBN 9781412923217.
Rojek, C. (2006). Representation. HANDBOOK OF LEISURE STUDIES (pp. 459-474). ISBN 9781403902795.
Rojek, C. (2006). Leisure, Culture and Civilization. HANDBOOK OF LEISURE STUDIES (pp. 25-40). ISBN 9781403902795.
Rojek, C., Shaw, S.M. and Veal, A.J. (2006). Introduction: Process and Content. HANDBOOK OF LEISURE STUDIES (pp. 1-21). ISBN 9781403902795.
Rojek, C. (2006). Identity. HANDBOOK OF LEISURE STUDIES (pp. 475-490). ISBN 9781403902795.
Rojek, C. (2005). Postmodern work and leisure. In Haworth, J. and Veal, T. (Eds.), The Future of Work and Leisure London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (2005). The Life Course and Generations. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 125-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Regulative Mechanisms. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 146-169). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Primary Functions. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 80-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Power and Leisure. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 134-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Narrating Leisure. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 17-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Location Principles. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 170-187). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Leisure Theory Principles and Practices Introduction. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 1-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Coding and Representation. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 110-124). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Central Problems. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 188-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2005). Action Analysis. LEISURE THEORY: PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE (pp. 49-+). ISBN 9781403905703.
Rojek, C. (2001). Preface. In Stebbins, R.A. (Ed.), New directions in the theory and research of serious leisure New York: Edwin Mellen Press. ISBN 9780773476011.
Rojek, C. (2001). Roland Barthes. In Elliott, A. and Turner, B.S. (Eds.), Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory (pp. 162-173). London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9780761965893.
Rojek, C. (2001). Stuart Hall. In Elliott, A. and Turner, B.S. (Eds.), Profiles in Contemporary Social Theory (pp. 360-370). London & Thousand Oaks: SAGE. ISBN 9780761965893.
Rojek, C. (1999). Fatal attractions. In Boswell, D. and Evans, J. (Eds.), Representing the Nation: a Reader (pp. 185-207). Routledge/Open University.
Rojek, C. (1999). Deviant leisure: the dark side of free-time activity. In Jackson, E. and Burton, T. (Eds.), Leisure Studies: Prospects for the Twenty First Century (pp. 81-96). Pennsylvania: Venture Press.
Rojek, C. (1998). Cybertourism and the phantasmagoria of place’. In Ringer, G. (Ed.), Destinations: Cultural Landscapes of Tourism (pp. 37-57). London & New York: Routledge.
Rojek, C. (1995). Leisure and the dreamworld of modernity. In Henry, I. (Ed.), Leisure, modernity and postmodernity (pp. 1-12). Eastbourne: Leisure Studies Association.
Rojek, C. and Collins, S.A. (1991). The contract approach in social work. In Gambrill, E. and Pruger, R. (Eds.), Controversies in Social Work (pp. 211-222). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
Rojek, C. (1989). Leisure and recreation theory. In Jackson, E.L. and Burton, T.L. (Eds.), Understanding leisure and recreation (pp. 69-78). Pennsylvania: Venture Pub.
Rojek, C. (1985). The "transition" problem in Marxist social work. In Brenton, M. and Jones, C. (Eds.), The Yearbook of Social Policy in Britain 1984-5 (pp. 210-224). London: RKP.
Rojek, C. (1985). Deskilling and forced leisure. In Parker, S. and Veal, A.J. (Eds.), Work, Non-work and Leisure (pp. 31-39). London: Leisure Studies Association.
Rojek, C. (1980). Three heresies against modern convergence theory. In Dunkerley, D. and Salaman, G. (Eds.), The International Yearbook of Organization Studies (pp. 222-228). London: RKP.

Conference papers and proceedings (21)

Rojek, C. (2008). Sociology in the 21st century. Sociology at the Crossroads University of Crete, Rthymnon.
Rojek, C. (2008). Competence, credibility and relevance and their relationship to leisure. World Leisure Conference Quebec City, Canada.
Rojek, C. (2006). Detachment and Elias. International Conference on Norbert Elias University of Leicester.
Rojek, C. Abnormal leisure: Invasive, mephitic and wild forms. .doi:10.1080/07053436.1999.10715574
Rojek, C. (1996). Leisure studies today; Plenary Address. Canadian Leisure Studies Annual Conference University of Ottawa, Ottawa.
Rojek, C. (1996). The west house: domestic leisure and the English murder. Ontario Leisure Studies Association University of Ottawa, Ottawa.
Rojek, C. (1996). Leisure studies: a career report; Plenary Address. New Zealand Recreation Association Conference Massey University, Palmerston North.
Rojek, C. (1996). The rise of the leisure ethic. New Zealand Recreation Association Conference Massey University, Palmerston North.
Rojek, C. (1996). Fictional escape areas. New Zealand Recreation Association Conference Massey University, Palmerston North.
Rojek, C. (1996). Leisure studies, retrospect and prospect. Afternoon Conference with Questions and Answers LIncoln University, Christchurch, New Zealand & Massey University, Albany Campus Auckland.
Rojek, C. (1996). Serial killing and leisure. Day Long Conference Dept of Leisure Studies, University of Technology, Sydney.
Rojek, C. (1996). Leisure studies: retrospect and prospect. Day Long Conference Dept of Leisure Studies, University of Technology, Sydney.
Rojek, C. (1996). Dark leisure. Dutch/British Leisure Studies Association Conference Tilburg, Holland.
Rojek, C. (1995). Cybernation and leisure. The Cybernation of Work Conference New York Graduate School.
Rojek, C. (1993). Leisure and the nostalgia industry. Canadian Learned Society Meeting Carleton University, Ottawa.
Rojek, C. (1993). Leisure and the dreamworld of modernity; Plenary Address. Third International Leisure Studies Association Conference Loughborough University.
Rojek, C. (1992). Dreamworlds of Consumption. American Sociological Association Conference Pittsburgh.
Rojek, C. (1992). Restlessness; Plenary Lecture. First LSA/VVS Conference on Internationalization and Leisure Research Tilburg University.
Rojek, C. (1986). Leisure, planning and strategy. World Congress of Sociology New Delhi, India.
Rojek, C. (1984). Leisure and freedom. Leisure Studies Association International Conference Sussex University.
Rojek, C. (1980). Decentralized management. Figurational Sociology Conference Oxford Univeristy.

Internet publication

Baker, S.A., McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C.(2024).The ‘truther playbook’: tactics that explain vaccine conspiracy theorist RFK Jr’s presidential momentum. The Conversation.

Journal articles (103)

Williams, J., Hughes, J., Velija, P., Cruickshank, V., Dunning, M., Iannucci, C.... Rojek, C. (2026). A systematic review of figurational sociology within physical education research. Sport, Education and Society, 31(6), pp. 1086-1102. doi:10.1080/13573322.2024.2440890
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Rojek, C. (2025). Fordism, McDonaldization and the virtues of Ritzer's disciplined eclecticism. Thesis Eleven, 191(1), pp. 45-53. doi:10.1177/07255136251396179
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Rosbrook-Thompson, J., Greer, C., McLaughlin, E., Ilan, J., Armstrong, G., Myers, C.-.A.... Rojek, C. (2025). Integrated Through Risk?: How Actuarial and Epidemiological Approaches to Urban Violence Reduction Interact Within a Multi-Agency Gangs Team. The British Journal of Criminology, 65(4), pp. 743-762. doi:10.1093/bjc/azae089
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Rojek, C. (2024). Leszek Kolakowski and moral integration. Thesis Eleven, 184-185(1), pp. 122-135. doi:10.1177/07255136241301801
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Baker, S.A., McLaughlin, E. and Rojek, C. (2024). Simple solutions to wicked problems: Cultivating true believers of anti-vaccine conspiracies during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 27(4), pp. 577-596. doi:10.1177/13675494231173536
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Rojek, C. (2023). Hegel contra celebrity: the reconciliation of subject and object. American Journal of Cultural Sociology, 11(4), pp. 444-458. doi:10.1057/s41290-022-00160-7
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Rojek, C. (2023). Peter Beilharz. Thesis Eleven, 179(1), pp. 232-234. doi:10.1177/07255136231215543
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Rojek, C. (2022). The larceny of the last second: the case for transcendence. Celebrity Studies. doi:10.1080/19392397.2022.2161404
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Rojek, C. (2022). Globalization, cosmopolitanism, and leisure rights: The flaws of the Sao Paulo Declaration. Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure, 45(1), pp. 150-162. doi:10.1080/07053436.2022.2053327
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Rojek, C. (2021). John Locke, Private Property and the Birth of Achieved Celebrity. Cultural Sociology. doi:10.1177/17499755211051835
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Baker, S.A. and Rojek, C. (2020). The Belle Gibson scandal: The rise of lifestyle gurus as micro-celebrities in low-trust societies. Journal of Sociology, 56(3), pp. 388-404. doi:10.1177/1440783319846188
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Rojek, C. (2020). Book Review: The Drama of Celebrity MarcusSharon, The Drama of Celebrity, Princeton and Oxford: Princeton University Press, 2019, pp. 328. Acta Sociologica, 63(2), pp. 245-246. doi:10.1177/0001699319886730
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Baker, S.A. and Rojek, C. (2020). The online wellness industry: why it’s so difficult to regulate. The Conversation
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Rojek, C. (2020). Designer notoriety: What the Lubitz case tells us about the accumulation of attention capital in celebrity culture. European Journal of Cultural Studies, 23(1), pp. 133-146. doi:10.1177/1367549419861635
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Rojek, C. (2019). The Two Bodies of Achieved Celebrity. Historical Social Research, (32), pp. 39-57. doi:10.12759/hsr.suppl.32.2019.39-57
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Baker, S.A. and Rojek, C. (2019). The scandal that should force us to reconsider wellness advice from influencers. The Conversation
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Rojek, C. (2018). The longue durée of Spengler’s thesis of the decline of the West. European Journal of Social Theory, 21(4), pp. 419-434. doi:10.1177/1368431017736411
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Rojek, C. and Castilho, C.T. (2018). The São Paulo Declaration (1998): Nothing dates more rapidly than the present. Motriz. Revista de Educacao Fisica, 24(3). doi:10.1590/S1980-657420180003e000718
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Rojek, C. (2017). The case of Belle Gibson, social media, and what it means for understanding leisure under digital praxis. Annals of Leisure Research, 20(5), pp. 524-528. doi:10.1080/11745398.2017.1290142
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Rojek, C. (2017). F.J. Turner’s ‘frontier thesis’. European Journal of Social Theory, 20(2), pp. 236-251. doi:10.1177/1368431016638852
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Rojek, C. (2017). Paris, Wall Street: Reflections on the political crowd and labelling World Historical Events. The Sociological Review, 65(2), pp. 302-317. doi:10.1177/0038026116674884
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Rojek, C. (2017). Counterfeit Commerce: Relations of Production, Distribution and Exchange. Cultural Sociology, 11(1), pp. 28-43. doi:10.1177/1749975516650233
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Rojek, C. (2016). There is only one Zygmunt Bauman. Thesis Eleven, 133(1), pp. 117-117. doi:10.1177/0725513616638475b
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Rojek, C. (2015). Book Review Symposium: Zygmunt Bauman, What Use is Sociology? Conversations with Michael Hviid Jacobsen and Keith Tester. Sociology, 49(3), pp. 578-579. doi:10.1177/0038038515575481
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Rojek, C. (2014). Leaderless Organization, World Historical Events and Their Contradictions: The ‘Burning Man City’ Case. Cultural Sociology, 8(3), pp. 351-364. doi:10.1177/1749975513511344
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Rojek, C. (2014). Niccolo Machiavelli, cultural intermediaries and the category of achieved celebrity. Celebrity Studies, 5(4), pp. 455-468. doi:10.1080/19392397.2014.923163
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Rojek, C. (2014). ‘Big Citizen’ celanthropy and its discontents. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 17(2), pp. 127-141. doi:10.1177/1367877913483422
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Rojek, C. (2014). Global Event Management: a critique. Leisure Studies, 33(1), pp. 32-47. doi:10.1080/02614367.2012.716077
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Rojek, C. (2013). Celanthropy, music therapy and ‘big-citizen’ Samaritans. Celebrity Studies, 4(2), pp. 129-143. doi:10.1080/19392397.2013.791039
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Rojek, C. (2013). Is Marx still relevant to the study of leisure? Leisure Studies, 32(1), pp. 19-33. doi:10.1080/02614367.2012.665942
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Rojek, C. (2012). Is Marx still relevant fo leisure studies? Leisure Studies, iFirst, pp. 1-15
Rojek, C. (2012). Global event management: a critique. Leisure Studies, iFirst, pp. 1-16
Rojek, C. (2010). Thesis Eleven: a View From London. Thesis Eleven, 100(1), pp. 24-26. doi:10.1177/0725513609353698
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Rojek, C. (2010). Leisure and emotional intelligence. World Leisure Journal, 52(4), pp. 240-252
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Rojek, C. (2010). Leisure and emotional intelligence: a response to my commentators. World Leisure Journal, 52(4), pp. 274-279
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Rojek, C. (2007). George Ritzer and the Crisis of the Public Intellectual. Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies, 29(1), pp. 3-21. doi:10.1080/10714410600552241
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Rojek, C. (2006). Sports Celebrity and the Civilizing Process. Sport in Society, 9(4), pp. 674-690. doi:10.1080/17430430600769106
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Rojek, C. (2006). Leisure and consumption. Leisure/Loisir, 30(2), pp. 475-486. doi:10.1080/14927713.2006.9651368
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Rojek, C. (2006). Sports celebrity and the civilizing process. Sport in Society, 9(4), pp. 673-689
Rojek, C. (2006). George Ritzer and the crisis of the public intellectual. The Review of Education - Pedagogy - Cultural Studies, 28(3), pp. 3-21
Rojek, C. (2006). Something for nothing: the controversy over P2P file exchange and its implications for leisure. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 30(1), pp. 133-143
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Rojek, C. (2005). P2P Leisure Exchange: Net Banditry and the Policing of Intellectual Property. Leisure Studies, 24(4), pp. 357-369. doi:10.1080/0261436052000330438
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Rojek, C. (2005). An outline of the action approach to leisure studies. Leisure Studies, 24(1), pp. 13-25
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Rojek, C. (2005). On a rant from a little musketeer: a reply to Bill Schwartz. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 8(4), pp. 486-503
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Rojek, C. (2005). P2P leisure exchange: Net banditry and the policing of intellectual property. Leisure Studies, 24(1), pp. 357-369
Rojek, C. (2004). The consumerist syndrome in contemporary society: and interview with Zygmunt Bauman. Journal of Consumer Culture, 4(3), pp. 291-312
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Rojek, C. (2004). An anatomy of the Leicester School of Sociology: an interview with Eric Dunning. Journal of Classical Sociology, 4(3), pp. 337-359
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Chris, R. (2002). Civil Labour, Leisure and Post Work Society. Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure, 25(1), pp. 21-35. doi:10.1080/07053436.2002.10707576
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Rojek, C. (2002). Civil labour, leisure and post work. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 25(1), pp. 21-35
Rojek, C. (2002). The post-auratic president. American Behavioral Scientist, 46(4), pp. 487-500
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Rojek, C. (2001). Leisure and Life Politics. Leisure Sciences, 23(2), pp. 115-125. doi:10.1080/014904001300181701
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Rojek, C. (2001). Leisure and life politics. Leisure Sciences, 23(2), pp. 1-11
Rojek, C. and Turner, B. (2000). Decorative Sociology: Towards a Critique of the Cultural Turn. The Sociological Review, 48(4), pp. 629-648. doi:10.1111/1467-954x.00236
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Rojek, C. (2000). Leisure and the rich today: Veblen's thesis after a century. Leisure Studies, 19(1), pp. 1-15. doi:10.1080/026143600374806
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Rojek, C. (2000). Leisure & the rich today. Leisure Studies, 19(1), pp. 1-15
Rojek, C. and Turner, B. (2000). Decorative sociology. The Sociological Review, 48(4), pp. 629-648
Rojek, C. (1999). Abnormal leisure: Invasive, mepidtic and wild forms. Loisir Et Societe, 22(1), pp. 21. doi:10.1080/07053436.1999.10715574
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Rojek, C. (1999). Reviewing Veblen's view of the rich. Peace Studies Journal, 11(2), pp. 211-217
Pronovost, G. and Rojek, C. (1999). Introduction -: Heritage and challenges to the sociology of leisure. LOISIR & SOCIETE-SOCIETY AND LEISURE, 22(1), pp. 15-17
Rojek, C. (1998). Stuart Hall and the antinomian tradition. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 1(1), pp. 45-65
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Rojek, C. (1998). Leisure theory: retrospect and prospect. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 20(2), pp. 383-400
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Rojek, C. (1998). Tourism and citizenship. The International Journal of Cultural Policy, 4(2), pp. 291-310
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Rojek, C. (1997). A wonderful world + The modern tourist, an excerpt from 'Ways of Escape'. REVISTA DE OCCIDENTE, (193), pp. 56-69
Rojek, C. (1997). "Leisure" in the writings of Walter Benjamin. Leisure Studies, 16(3), pp. 155-171
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Rojek, C. (1995). Veblen, leisure and human need. Leisure Studies, 14(2), pp. 73-86. doi:10.1080/02614369500390071
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Rojek, C. (1995). Veblen, leisure and human need. Leisure Studies, 14(1), pp. 73-86
Rojek, C. (1993). After popular culture: hyperreality and leisure. Leisure Studies, 12(4), pp. 277-289. doi:10.1080/02614369300390261
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Rojek, C. (1993). Disney culture. Leisure Studies, 12(2), pp. 121-135. doi:10.1080/02614369300390111
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Rojek, C. (1993). Disney culture. Leisure Studies, 12(1), pp. 121-165
Rojek, C. (1993). Restlessness. Vrijetijd En Samenleving, 10(4), pp. 5-17
Rojek, C. (1993). After popular culture: hyperreality and leisure. Leisure Studies, 12(3), pp. 1-13
Rojek, C. (1993). De-differentiation and leisure. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 16(1), pp. 15-29
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Rojek, C. (1992). “The Eye of Power”: Moral Regulation and the Professionalization of Leisure Management from the 1830s to the 1950s. Loisir et Société / Society and Leisure, 15(1), pp. 354-373. doi:10.1080/07053436.1992.10715422
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Rojek, C. (1992). The eye of power: moral regulation and the professionalization of leisure from the 1830s to the 1950s. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 15(1), pp. 355-373
Rojek, C. (1990). Baudrillard and leisure. Leisure Studies, 9(1), pp. 7-20
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Rojek, C. and Collins, S. (1988). Contract or con trick revisited: Comments on the reply by corden and preston-shoot. British Journal of Social Work, 18(6), pp. 611-622
ROJEK, C. and COLLINS, S. (1988). CONTRACT OR CON TRICK REVISITED - COMMENTS. BRITISH JOURNAL OF SOCIAL WORK, 18(6), pp. 611-622
Rojek, C. (1988). The convoy of pollution. Leisure Studies, 7(1), pp. 21-31
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Rojek, C. (1988). Freedom, power and leisure. Loisir et Société/Society and Leisure, 10(2), pp. 209-218
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Rojek, C. and Collins, S.A. (1988). Contract or con-trick revisited: comments on the reply by Corden and Preston-Shoot. The British Journal of Social Work, 18(4), pp. 611-622
Rojek, C. and Wilson, D.C. (1987). Workers' Self-Management in the World System: The Yugoslav Case. Organization Studies, 8(4), pp. 297-308. doi:10.1177/017084068700800401
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Rojek, C. and Collins, S.A. (1987). Contract or con trick? British Journal of Social Work, 17(2), pp. 199-211
Rojek, C. and Collins, S.A. (1987). Contract or con-trick? The British Journal of Social Work, 17(3), pp. 199-211
Rojek, C. and Wilson, D. (1987). Worker's self management in the world system. Organization Studies, 8(4), pp. 297-308
Rojek, C. (1986). The 'Subject' in social work. British Journal of Social Work, 16(1), pp. 65-77
Rojek, C. (1986). Problems of Involvement and Detachment in the Writings of Norbert Elias. The British Journal of Sociology, 37(4), pp. 584-584. doi:10.2307/590719
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ROJEK, C. (1986). TALCOTT PARSONS AND THE CAPITALIST NATION-STATE - BUXTON,W. SOCIAL SCIENCE QUARTERLY, 67(3), pp. 653-653
Rojek, C. (1986). Convergence, divergence of the study of organizations. Organization Studies, 7(1), pp. 25-36
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Rojek, C. (1986). The "subject" in social work. The British Journal of Social Work, 6(1), pp. 65-77
Rojek, C. (1986). Structure reconstructed. Media Education Journal, 5(2), pp. 2-6
Rojek, C. (1986). Problems of involvement and detachment in the writings of Norbert Elias. British Journal of Sociology, 17(4), pp. 199-211
Rojek, C. (1986). Leisure and legitimation. Recreation Australia, 6(4), pp. 14-17
ROJEK, C. (1984). Shorter Notices. Sociology, 18(1), pp. 128-130. doi:10.1177/0038038584018001026
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Rojek, C. (1984). Typologies of Education and the Capitalist World System. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 5(3), pp. 213-225. doi:10.1080/0142569840050301
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Rojek, C. (1984). The limits of the "new industrial relations". Industrial Relations Journal, 15(2), pp. 66-72
Rojek, C. (1984). Did Marx have a theory of leisure? Leisure Studies, 3(2), pp. 163-174
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Rojek, C. (1984). Typologies of education in the world system. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 5(3), pp. 213-225
Rojek, C. (1984). Time and socialist construction. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 4(2), pp. 42-49
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Rojek, C. (1983). Dictionary of received ideas. Social Work Today, 15(5), pp. 12-13
Rojek, C. (1983). Emancipation and demoralization: contrasting approaches in the sociology of leisure. Leisure Studies, 2(1), pp. 83-96
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Wójciak, T., Szwabe, E. and Rojek, C. (1969). Behavior of properdin level in tuberculous children in relation to their clinical conditions. Gruzlica I Choroby Pluc Tuberculosis Et Pneumonologia, 37(10), pp. 943-949
Wójciak, T., Szwabe, E. and Rojek, C. (1969). [Behavior of properdin level in tuberculous children in relation to their clinical conditions]. Gruzlica i choroby pluc; tuberculosis et pneumonologia, 37(10), pp. 943-949
Rojek, C. (1965). Glucocorticoids in the treatment of bronchial changes in primary lympho-pulmonary tuberculosis in children. Gruzlica I Choroby Pluc Tuberculosis Et Pneumonologia, 33(8), pp. 681-687

Report

Greer, C., Rosbrook-Thompson, J., Armstrong, G., Ilan, J., McLaughlin, E., Myers, C.-.A.... Taylor, E. (2019). Enhancing the work of the Islington Integrated Gangs Team: A pilot study on the response to serious youth violence in Islington. London, UK: Centre for City Criminology, City, University of London.

Professional activities

Editorial activity

Membership of Editorial Boards - Theory, Culture & Society - Body & Society - Citizenship Studies - Journal of Classical Sociology - International Journal of Cultural Studies - European Journal of Social Theory - Tourist Studies.

Events/conferences (8)

Celebrity Studies Annual Symposium. Queensland University, Brisbane (2011).
Description: Plenary Speaker: 'Celanthropy and celebrity'
Australia New Zealand Leisure Studies Association Conference. Otago University, Dunedin (2011).
Description: Plenary Speaker
Norwegian Music Therapy Conference. University of Bergen (2011).
Description: Plenary Speaker, 'Celanthropy and music therapy'
SESC International Forum of Leisure Conference. Minas Gerais, Brazil (2011).
Description: Plenary Speaker
ANZALS Conference. Otago University, Dunedin (2011).
Description: Plenary Speaker
Emotions and Society Conference. Aarhus, Denmark (2009).
Description: Plenary Speaker
Leisure Studies Conference. Waterloo University, Ontario (2009).
Description: Plenary Speaker
Chinese Government/World Leisure Organization Symposium on Contemporary Leisure. Hangzhou, China (2006).
Description: Participation with 12 other invited scholars in leisure. Report delivered to the Deputy President of China in the People's Hall, Hangzhou.

Keynote lectures/speeches (3)

Leisure Studies Association Annual Meeting. Solent College, Southampton (2011). Public Interview
Public Presentation on 'Celebrity'. Auckland University, New Zealand (2009). Hood Fellow
Public Presentation on 'The labour of leisure'. Auckland University, New Zealand (2009). Hood Fellow

Online article

The Two Bodies of Achieved Celebrity. (2018). Historical Social Research Article is due to come out in June 2018

Other

Reviews - Theory, Culture and Society - Sociology - Radical Philosophy - Social Science Quaterly - Leisure Studies Staff Seminar Papers - Monash University, Melbourne - Hobart University, Tasmania - Queensland University, Brisbane - Queensland Univeristy of Technology, Brisbane - University of New South Wales, Sydney - Sydney University of Technology - CUNY, New york - Carleton University, Ottawa - University of Waterloo, Canada - Texas A&M University - University of Helsinki - Victoria University Wellington, New Zealand - Auckland University, New Zealand - Brighton University - Leicester University - Plymouth University - Lancaster University - Exeter University .