Martin Cloonan
Ph.D, M.A., B.A.
martin.cloonan@utu.fi +358 29 450 3951 +358 50 464 5411 Arcanuminkuja 1 Turku Office: 214 |
Areas of expertise
The political economy and history of the music industries; live music, popular music policy, freedom of expression, popular music.
The political economy and history of the music industries; live music, popular music policy, freedom of expression, popular music.
Biography
Professor Martin Cloonan is Director of the Turku Institute for Advanced Studies (TIAS).
Before joining TIAS Martin was Professor of Popular Music Politics at the University of Glasgow.
Martin also chaired the anti-censorship NGO, Freemuse (www.freemuse,org) and managed the Glasgow-based band Zoey Van Goey (www.zoeyvangoey.com).
For a list of publications and see https://www.utu.fi/sites/default/files/public://media/file/Publications July 19.pdf
Research
My research concerns the political economy of the music industries.
Publications 
6 of 6
- Negotiating needletime: the Musicians' Union, the BBC and the record companies, c. 1920-1990 (2016)
- Social History
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Players’ Work Time: A history of the British Musicians’ Union, 1893-2013. (2016) Players’ Work Time: A history of the British Musicians’ Union, 1893-2013. John Williamson, Martin Cloonan
(C1 Refereed scientific book) - Watching them walk out taller than they walked in: Sydney's venues in 2016 (2016)
- Perfect Beat
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Popular Music Industries and the State: Policy Notes (2015) Homan, Shane; Cloonan, Martin; Cattermole, Jennifer
(C1 Refereed scientific book)
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