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Professor Imogen Tyler is a leading sociologist at Lancaster University, renowned for her groundbreaking work on stigma, social abjection, and resistance. As a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences and recipient of the Stanford-Elsevier Top 2% Scientist ranking, Tyler's research spans social inequality, race, citizenship, and historical sociology, with a focus on neoliberalism's impact. Her influential books, Revolting Subjects (2013) and Stigma: The Machinery of Inequality (2020), have become essential texts in global sociology curricula.
- Key Research Themes: Stigma as structural power, anti-racist education, waste colonialism, welfare state critique, and community-aligned research methods.
- Recent Projects: Hard Times: Poverty and Protest in Britain and Elemental Inequalities: Struggles for Life Against State-Sanctioned Killing.
Tyler's scholarly output reveals consistent engagement with neoliberal governance, racialised poverty, and creative resistance across two decades. Her scientific accolades include the Lancaster University Research Award (2014), Philip Leverhulme Prize (2015), and recognition for her Stigma Machine research (2020s). She actively collaborates with public institutions and community groups, exemplified by her work with Lancaster Black History Group and Lancaster Museums Service, which earned a Decolonizing Award (2023) runner-up distinction.
- Academic Leadership: Serves on the European Research Council Advisory Board (2024-), Academy of Social Sciences Council (2022-), and multiple UK research councils.
- Public Engagement: Developed KS2 Teaching Resources on 18th-century Black Lancastrians, produced Stigma Conversations Podcast, and created Connected Sociologies Video Lectures with 9k+ views.
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