Dr Michael Briguglio

Dr Michael Briguglio

Dr Michael Briguglio

 B.A. (Hons)(Melit.),M.A.(Melit.),Ph.D.(Melit.)

Senior Lecturer

Room 305
Old Humanities Building (OH)
University of Malta
Msida
  +356 2340 2634
Dr Michael Briguglio has a Doctorate in Sociology and is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Malta, within the Department of Sociology. His main research interests are social movements, politics, protest, civil society, environment, maritime, social policy, and small states. He has published several scholarly contributions on these topics.

Dr Michael Briguglio is one of the founders of the Malta Sociological Association where he currently serves as Public Relations Officer; and is also a member of the following scholarly associations: European Sociological Association, International Sociological Association, Association for the Study of Protest and Social Movements, Political Studies Association, International Association for Impact Assessment and International Political Science Association.

Dr. Briguglio is a board member of Research Network 25 - Social Movements of the European Sociological Association, and a convenor of the Works in Progress Seminar Series at the University of Malta and an op-ed columnist with The Malta Independent.
  • Social Movements
  • Political Sociology
  • Protest
  • Environmental Sociology
  • Social Policy
  • Small States
  • Maritime Sociology

AGIUS, K. and BRIGUGLIO, M., 2021. Mitigating seasonality patterns in an archipelago: the role of ecotourism. Maritime Studies, .

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2020. The Daphne Protests at the end of 2019 - A Chronology. https://revistes.ub.edu/index.php/ACS/article/view/ACS2020.10.11/33114 edn. Barcelona: Observatory of Social Conflict.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2019. WASP (Write a Scientific Paper): Discourse Analysis. Early Human Development, .

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2018. Digital Activism, Physical Activism - Malta's Front Harsien ODZ. Contention - The Multidisciplinary Journal of Social Protest, 6(1), pp. 49--67.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and BROWN, M., 2018. Civil society perspectives on green jobs in sustainable energy: The case of European Malta. Environment & Energy, , pp. 1-15.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2017. ENGO Impacts on Climate Change Policy in European Malta. Sociology and Anthropology, 5(4), pp. 269--278.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and BROWN, M., eds, 2016. Sociology of the Maltese Islands. Malta: Miller.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and TEDESCO, C., 2016. Social Interaction of Cancer Survivors in Malta. A sociological analysis.   . Malta Medical Journal Vol 28(3), pp. 21-27, 28(3), pp. 21--27.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2015. The Bird Hunting Referendum in Malta. Environmental Politics, 24(5), pp. 834--839.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2015. Ten Years of Malta's EU Membership - The Impact on Maltese Environmental NGOs. http://www.um.edu.mt/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/254048/Michael_Briguglio_Final.pdf edn. Malta: Institute of European Studies, University of Malta.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2014. Bird Hunting in European Malta: A Case of ENGO Empowerment? In: L. LEONARD and S.B. KEDZIOR, eds, Occupy the Earth: Global Environmental Movements (Book Series: Advances in Sustainability and Environmental Justice). Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp. 295--324.

BRIGUGLIO, M., BROWN, M. and BUGEJA, I., 2014. ENGO Activism in the EU: The G20, Climate Change and Social Policy. In: T. FITZPATRICK, ed, International Handbook On Social Policy And The Environment. UK: Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 176--204.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2013. The Politics of Bluefin Tuna in Malta. Annuals of Marine Sociology, 22, pp. 51--61.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and PACE, R., 2013. Malta (The Labour Party). In: J. DE WAELE, F. ESCALONA and M. VIEIRA, eds,
The Palgrave Handbook of Social Democracy in the European Union. Palgrave Macmillan, .

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2012. ENGOs, EU accession and empowerment: the case of land rationalisation in Malta. International Journal of Green Economics, 6(3), pp. 279--297.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2012. Nature, Society and Social Change. Societies Without Borders, 7(4), pp. 470--477.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and BUGEJA, I., 2011. Exploring Malta's Welfare Model. Bank of Valletta Review, 43(Spring), pp. 12--27.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2010. Are ENGOs empowered through EU accession? The case of Maltese ENGOs. International Journal of Green Economics, 4(3), pp. 262--274.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2010. Malta's Labour Party and the Politics of Hegemony. Socialism and Democracy, 24(2), pp. 213--226.

BRIGUGLIO, M. and AQUILINA, D., 2010.
The social impact of liberalisation of plastic bottles in Malta. International Journal of Green Economics, 4(3), pp. 275-291.

BRIGUGLIO, M., 2009. Politics, the State and Civil Society – A Theoretical Framework. In: J. CUTAJAR and G. CASSAR, eds, Social Transitions in Maltese Societ. 1st edn. Malta: Agenda, pp. 125-146.

BROWN, M. and BRIGUGLIO, M., 2009. Discouragement Amongst Ageing Workers in Malta within an EU Context. Societies Without Borders, 4(1), pp. 45-60.

  • ACA1009 - Adult Education for Community Development and People-Driven Change
  • ISS5210 - Introduction to the Study of Islands and Small States 2: Social and Political Issues
  • SOC1007 - The Sociological Imaginary in Practice
  • SOC1014 - Family Life - A Sociological Investigation
  • SOC1016 - Theories of Social Policy
  • SOC2010 - Environmental Sociology
  • SOC2345 - Sociology of Social Movements
  • SOC3001 - Synoptic Study-Unit 1
  • SOC3002 - Synoptic Study-Unit 2
  • SOC3003 - Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - Theory and Institutions
  • SOC3004 - Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - Methodology and Applied
  • SOC3031 - Sociology of Politics and the State
  • SOC5001 - Assimilating and Appraising the Literature
  • SOC5002 - Data Analysis
  • SOC5010 - Social Policy and Health
  • SST3001 - Synoptic Study-Unit 1
  • SST3002 - Synoptic Study-Unit 2
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