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Dr Aaron Winter serves as Senior Lecturer in Sociology (Race and Anti-Racism) and Director of the Centre for Alternatives to Social and Economic Inequalities (CASEI) at Lancaster University since 2022. Previously affiliated with University of Brighton, University of Sussex, Abertay University, and University of East London, his work focuses on far-right extremism, racism, and counterterrorism.
- Current roles: Senior Lecturer, CASEI Director, Deputy Doctoral Director (NWSSDTP), Pathway Lead for Criminology/Social Policy
- Editorial roles: Co-Editor of Identities journal and MUP book series; Trustee of Runnymede Trust and Sociological Review Foundation
- Grants: €219,760 for Liberalism’s Shadow project (2024/25), NEON training initiatives, and multiple international grant review roles
His research explores mainstreaming of far-right ideologies, historical continuities in extremism, and intersections of race, class, and reactionary politics. Publications span books like Reactionary Democracy (2020) and articles in Ethnic and Racial Studies, Journal of Political Ideologies, and public commentary outlets. Awards include Research Impact (2022) and Dean's Engagement Prize (2025).
Winter supervises PhD topics in racism, fascist movements, and digital extremism. His media engagement reaches BBC, Guardian, Washington Post, and Wired. Current projects examine AI's role in radicalization and electoral discourse analysis.
