Professor Gregory Philo
- Emeritus Professor (School of Social & Political Sciences)
Publications
2023
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2023) ‘We need to start building up what's called herd immunity’: Scientific dissensus and public broadcasting in the Covid‐19 pandemic. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 74(3), pp. 453-475. (doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.13010)
2016
McNulty, D., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2016) Human rights versus citizenship rights: media coverage of human rights in the UK. In: Weber, L., Fishwick, E. and Marmo, M. (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights. Series: Routledge international handbooks. Routledge. ISBN 9781138931176
Happer, C. and Philo, G. (2016) New approaches to understanding the role of the news media in the formation of public attitudes and behaviours on climate change. European Journal of Communication, 31(2), pp. 136-151. (doi: 10.1177/0267323115612213)
Philo, G. (2016) Is Britain's media biased against the left? Open Democracy, 2016, 12 Jan.
2015
Wellesley, L., Happer, C. , Froggatt, A., Bailey, R., Philo, G. and Shairp, R. (2015) Changing Climate, Changing Diets: Pathways to Lower Meat Consumption. Project Report. Chatham House, London.
Philo, G. , Miller, D. and Happer, C. (2015) Circuits of communication and structures of power: the sociology of the mass media. In: Holborn, M. (ed.) Contemporary Sociology. Polity Press. ISBN 9780745661827
Philo, G. (2015) John Eldridge and the birth of Glasgow media group. In: Dawson, M., Fowler, B. and Miller, D. (eds.) Stretching the Sociological Imagination: Essays in Honour of John Eldridge. Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills. ISBN 9781137493637
2014
McNulty, D., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2014) Human rights and prisoners' rights: the British press and the shaping of public debate. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 53(4), pp. 360-376. (doi: 10.1111/hojo.12075)
2013
Happer, C. and Philo, G. (2013) The role of the media in the construction of public belief and social change. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 1(1), pp. 321-336. (doi: 10.5964/jspp.v1i1.96)
Philo, G. and Happer, C. (2013) Communicating Climate Change and Energy Security: New Methods in Understanding Audiences. Series: Routledge new developments in communication and society. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415835091
Philo, G. (2013) Review of: J. Curran, Media and Democracy. British Politics, 8(2), pp. 226-228. (doi: 10.1057/bp.2012.32)[Book Review]
Briant, E., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2013) Reporting disability in the age of austerity: The changing face of media representation of disability and disabled people in the UK and the creation of new "folk devils". Disability and Society, 28(6), pp. 874-889. (doi: 10.1080/09687599.2013.813837)
Philo, G. , Briant, E. and Donald, P. (2013) Bad News for Refugees. Pluto: London, UK. ISBN 9780745334325
Philo, G. and Happer, C. (2013) Science and Technology Committee: Joint Written Evidence [Communicating Climate Science]. Other. House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, London.
2012
Berry, M., Philo, G. , Tiripelli, G., Docherty, S. and Macpherson, C. (2012) Media coverage and public understanding of sentencing policy in relation to crimes against children. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 12(5), pp. 567-591. (doi: 10.1177/1748895811432956)
Philo, G. (2012) The media and the banking crisis. Sociology Review, 21(3),
Happer, C. , Philo, G. and Froggatt, A. (2012) Climate Change and Energy Security: Assessing the Impact of Information and its Delivery on Attitudes and Behaviour. Project Report. UKERC: UK Energy Research Centre, London.
2011
Briant, E., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2011) Bad News for Disabled People: How the Newspapers are Reporting Disability. Project Report. Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research and Glasgow Media Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
Philo, G. (2011) Pictures and public relations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In: Freedman, D. and Thusso, D.K. (eds.) Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives. Sage: London, pp. 151-164. ISBN 9781446201589
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2011) More Bad News From Israel. Pluto Press: London. ISBN 9780745329789
2010
Philo, G. (2010) Cultural encounters between Britain and China: key factors in the formation of ideas and values. Westminster Papers, 7(1), pp. 91-110. (doi: 10.1177/1357034X10383882)
2009
Philo, G. (2009) News audiences. In: Allan, S. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Series: Routledge companions. Routledge: New York, USA. ISBN 9780415465298
2008
Philo, G. (2008) Active audiences and the construction of public knowledge. Journalism Studies, 9(4), pp. 535-544. (doi: 10.1080/14616700802114217)
2007
Philo, G. (2007) Can Discourse Analysis Successfully Explain the Content of Media and Journalistic Practice? Journalism Studies, 8(2), pp. 175-196.
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2007) Israel und Palästina: Kampf ums "gelobte" Land - Eine Vergleichende Betrachtung. Series: Edition Zeitgeschichte (25). Homilius: Berlin, Germany. ISBN 9783897068469
2006
Berry, M. and Philo, G. (2006) Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories. Pluto Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780745325668
Philo, G. and Berry, C. (2006) More bad news from the Middle East. In: Demaria, C. and Wright, C. (eds.) Post-Conflict Cultures: Rules of Representation. Zoilus Press: London, UK. ISBN 9781902878584
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2006) Bad news and public debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In: Poole, E. and Richardson, J.E. (eds.) Muslims and the News Media. I.B. Tauris: London, UK. ISBN 9781845111717
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2006) Even more bad news from the Middle East. In: Demaria, C. and Wright, C. (eds.) Post-Conflict Cultures: Rituals of Representation. Zoilus Press: London, UK, pp. 27-39. ISBN 9781902878584
2004
Philo, G. (2004) The mass production of ignorance: news content and audience. In: Paterson, C.A. and Sreberny, A. (eds.) International News in the 21st Century. Published by John Libbey Pub. for University of Luton Press: Eastleigh, UK. ISBN 9781860205965
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2004) Bad News from Israel. Pluto Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780745320625
Philo, G. and Gilmour, M. (2004) Black holes of history: public understanding and the shaping of our past. In: Miller, D. (ed.) Tell Me Lies: Propaganda and Media Distortion in the Attack on Iraq. Pluto Press: London, UK, pp. 232-240. ISBN 9780745322025
2003
Philo, G., Gilmour, A., Gilmour, M., Rust, S., Gaskell, E. and West, L. (2003) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: TV news and public understanding. In: Thussu, D.K. and Freedman, D. (eds.) War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7. Sage: London. ISBN 9780761943129
2002
Miller, D. and Philo, G. (2002) Silencing dissent in academia: the commercialisation of science. Psychologist, 15(5), pp. 244-246.
Philo, G. (2002) Sorting out Africa: developing societies and the media. Sociology Review, 12(1), pp. 28-30.
Philo, G. (2002) Television News and Audience Understanding of War, Conflict and Disaster. Journalism Studies, 3(2), pp. 173-186. (doi: 10.1080/14616700220129955)
2001
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (Eds.) (2001) Market Killing: What the Free Market Does and What Social Scientists Can Do About It. Longman: New York, USA. ISBN 9780582382367
Philo, G. (2001) Media effects and the active audience. Sociology Review, 10(3), pp. 26-29.
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (2001) Corrupting research: how the market shapes science. Sociology Review, 11(1), pp. 24-27.
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (2001) Media / cultural studies and social science. In: Philo, G. and Miller, D. (eds.) Market Killing: What the Free Market Does and What Social Scientists Can Do About It. Longman: New York, USA. ISBN 9780582382367
Articles
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2023) ‘We need to start building up what's called herd immunity’: Scientific dissensus and public broadcasting in the Covid‐19 pandemic. British Journal of Sociology of Education, 74(3), pp. 453-475. (doi: 10.1111/1468-4446.13010)
Happer, C. and Philo, G. (2016) New approaches to understanding the role of the news media in the formation of public attitudes and behaviours on climate change. European Journal of Communication, 31(2), pp. 136-151. (doi: 10.1177/0267323115612213)
Philo, G. (2016) Is Britain's media biased against the left? Open Democracy, 2016, 12 Jan.
McNulty, D., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2014) Human rights and prisoners' rights: the British press and the shaping of public debate. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 53(4), pp. 360-376. (doi: 10.1111/hojo.12075)
Happer, C. and Philo, G. (2013) The role of the media in the construction of public belief and social change. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 1(1), pp. 321-336. (doi: 10.5964/jspp.v1i1.96)
Briant, E., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2013) Reporting disability in the age of austerity: The changing face of media representation of disability and disabled people in the UK and the creation of new "folk devils". Disability and Society, 28(6), pp. 874-889. (doi: 10.1080/09687599.2013.813837)
Berry, M., Philo, G. , Tiripelli, G., Docherty, S. and Macpherson, C. (2012) Media coverage and public understanding of sentencing policy in relation to crimes against children. Criminology and Criminal Justice, 12(5), pp. 567-591. (doi: 10.1177/1748895811432956)
Philo, G. (2012) The media and the banking crisis. Sociology Review, 21(3),
Philo, G. (2010) Cultural encounters between Britain and China: key factors in the formation of ideas and values. Westminster Papers, 7(1), pp. 91-110. (doi: 10.1177/1357034X10383882)
Philo, G. (2008) Active audiences and the construction of public knowledge. Journalism Studies, 9(4), pp. 535-544. (doi: 10.1080/14616700802114217)
Philo, G. (2007) Can Discourse Analysis Successfully Explain the Content of Media and Journalistic Practice? Journalism Studies, 8(2), pp. 175-196.
Miller, D. and Philo, G. (2002) Silencing dissent in academia: the commercialisation of science. Psychologist, 15(5), pp. 244-246.
Philo, G. (2002) Sorting out Africa: developing societies and the media. Sociology Review, 12(1), pp. 28-30.
Philo, G. (2002) Television News and Audience Understanding of War, Conflict and Disaster. Journalism Studies, 3(2), pp. 173-186. (doi: 10.1080/14616700220129955)
Philo, G. (2001) Media effects and the active audience. Sociology Review, 10(3), pp. 26-29.
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (2001) Corrupting research: how the market shapes science. Sociology Review, 11(1), pp. 24-27.
Books
Philo, G. and Happer, C. (2013) Communicating Climate Change and Energy Security: New Methods in Understanding Audiences. Series: Routledge new developments in communication and society. Routledge: London. ISBN 9780415835091
Philo, G. , Briant, E. and Donald, P. (2013) Bad News for Refugees. Pluto: London, UK. ISBN 9780745334325
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2011) More Bad News From Israel. Pluto Press: London. ISBN 9780745329789
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2007) Israel und Palästina: Kampf ums "gelobte" Land - Eine Vergleichende Betrachtung. Series: Edition Zeitgeschichte (25). Homilius: Berlin, Germany. ISBN 9783897068469
Berry, M. and Philo, G. (2006) Israel and Palestine: Competing Histories. Pluto Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780745325668
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2004) Bad News from Israel. Pluto Press: London, UK. ISBN 9780745320625
Book Sections
McNulty, D., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2016) Human rights versus citizenship rights: media coverage of human rights in the UK. In: Weber, L., Fishwick, E. and Marmo, M. (eds.) The Routledge International Handbook of Criminology and Human Rights. Series: Routledge international handbooks. Routledge. ISBN 9781138931176
Philo, G. , Miller, D. and Happer, C. (2015) Circuits of communication and structures of power: the sociology of the mass media. In: Holborn, M. (ed.) Contemporary Sociology. Polity Press. ISBN 9780745661827
Philo, G. (2015) John Eldridge and the birth of Glasgow media group. In: Dawson, M., Fowler, B. and Miller, D. (eds.) Stretching the Sociological Imagination: Essays in Honour of John Eldridge. Palgrave Macmillan: Houndmills. ISBN 9781137493637
Philo, G. (2011) Pictures and public relations in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. In: Freedman, D. and Thusso, D.K. (eds.) Media and Terrorism: Global Perspectives. Sage: London, pp. 151-164. ISBN 9781446201589
Philo, G. (2009) News audiences. In: Allan, S. (ed.) The Routledge Companion to News and Journalism. Series: Routledge companions. Routledge: New York, USA. ISBN 9780415465298
Philo, G. and Berry, C. (2006) More bad news from the Middle East. In: Demaria, C. and Wright, C. (eds.) Post-Conflict Cultures: Rules of Representation. Zoilus Press: London, UK. ISBN 9781902878584
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2006) Bad news and public debate about the Israel-Palestine conflict. In: Poole, E. and Richardson, J.E. (eds.) Muslims and the News Media. I.B. Tauris: London, UK. ISBN 9781845111717
Philo, G. and Berry, M. (2006) Even more bad news from the Middle East. In: Demaria, C. and Wright, C. (eds.) Post-Conflict Cultures: Rituals of Representation. Zoilus Press: London, UK, pp. 27-39. ISBN 9781902878584
Philo, G. (2004) The mass production of ignorance: news content and audience. In: Paterson, C.A. and Sreberny, A. (eds.) International News in the 21st Century. Published by John Libbey Pub. for University of Luton Press: Eastleigh, UK. ISBN 9781860205965
Philo, G. and Gilmour, M. (2004) Black holes of history: public understanding and the shaping of our past. In: Miller, D. (ed.) Tell Me Lies: Propaganda and Media Distortion in the Attack on Iraq. Pluto Press: London, UK, pp. 232-240. ISBN 9780745322025
Philo, G., Gilmour, A., Gilmour, M., Rust, S., Gaskell, E. and West, L. (2003) The Israeli-Palestinian conflict: TV news and public understanding. In: Thussu, D.K. and Freedman, D. (eds.) War and the Media: Reporting Conflict 24/7. Sage: London. ISBN 9780761943129
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (2001) Media / cultural studies and social science. In: Philo, G. and Miller, D. (eds.) Market Killing: What the Free Market Does and What Social Scientists Can Do About It. Longman: New York, USA. ISBN 9780582382367
Book Reviews
Philo, G. (2013) Review of: J. Curran, Media and Democracy. British Politics, 8(2), pp. 226-228. (doi: 10.1057/bp.2012.32)[Book Review]
Edited Books
Philo, G. and Miller, D. (Eds.) (2001) Market Killing: What the Free Market Does and What Social Scientists Can Do About It. Longman: New York, USA. ISBN 9780582382367
Research Reports or Papers
Wellesley, L., Happer, C. , Froggatt, A., Bailey, R., Philo, G. and Shairp, R. (2015) Changing Climate, Changing Diets: Pathways to Lower Meat Consumption. Project Report. Chatham House, London.
Philo, G. and Happer, C. (2013) Science and Technology Committee: Joint Written Evidence [Communicating Climate Science]. Other. House of Commons Science and Technology Select Committee, London.
Happer, C. , Philo, G. and Froggatt, A. (2012) Climate Change and Energy Security: Assessing the Impact of Information and its Delivery on Attitudes and Behaviour. Project Report. UKERC: UK Energy Research Centre, London.
Briant, E., Watson, N. and Philo, G. (2011) Bad News for Disabled People: How the Newspapers are Reporting Disability. Project Report. Strathclyde Centre for Disability Research and Glasgow Media Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.