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Professor Matt Dawson is a sociologist at the University of Glasgow's School of Social & Political Sciences, specializing in social theory, history of sociology, and sociological alternatives. His research focuses on figures like Zygmunt Bauman, Émile Durkheim, and G.D.H. Cole, exploring themes of socialism, normativity, and intellectual history. He has authored books including G.D.H. Cole and British Sociology: A Study in Semi-Alienation (2024) and The Political Durkheim (2023), and edited volumes like Stretching the Sociological Imagination (2015).
Research Interests:
- Social Theory
- History of Sociology
- Sociological Alternatives
- Sociology of Intellectuals
- Socialist Theory
- Sociology of Intimacy
Publications highlight critical engagements with modernity, political sociology, and asexuality studies. Notable projects include Leverhulme Trust-funded research on asexual identities. He is affiliated with The Bauman Institute and serves on editorial boards for The Sociological Review and Durkheimian Studies.
Teaching includes Honours courses on Bauman and sociological alternatives. Supervision interests span social theory, socialism, and sociological historiography.
