Kevin B. Anderson

Kevin B. Anderson is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, holding courtesy appointments in Feminist Studies and Political Science. He is a leading scholar in social and political theory, focusing on Marx, Hegel, the Frankfurt School, Foucault, and critical criminological theory, with particular emphasis on non-Western societies and intersectionality (race, gender, class).

• Research Interests: Dialectical theory, Orientalism debates, Marxist humanism, and 21st-century revolutions in Iran, the Arab world, and global resistance movements.
• Key Publications: Author of Marx at the Margins (2010/2016), Foucault and the Iranian Revolution (2005), and Lenin, Hegel, and Western Marxism (1995). His work has been translated into Tamil, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Recent Article Trends: His 2024-2025 publications analyze US imperialism in the Middle East, fascist tendencies under capitalism, and revolutionary dynamics in post-Assad Syria. Earlier works explore Marx's engagement with non-Western societies, intersectional analyses of colonialism, and critiques of structural Marxism.

Scientific Awards:

• 2023 Career Achievement Award, American Sociological Association

Advising & Grants: No formal advisees or grants listed in the provided text. However, his scholarship frequently addresses global emancipation struggles and contemporary political theory.