Matthew Waites

Matthew Waites serves as Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Glasgow's School of Social and Political Sciences and held a Visiting Professorship at the Université libre de Bruxelles during 2017-18. He co-founded the Glasgow Human Rights Network and serves as Associate Director of the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, while also editing Palgrave Macmillan's Global Queer Politics book series.

His research specializes in human rights frameworks concerning sexual orientation, gender identity, and citizenship, with foundational contributions to LGBTQ+ studies and global queer politics. Waites critically examines imperial legacies in human rights discourse, advocating intersectional approaches to decolonize queer politics and address Commonwealth-related institutional challenges.

Recent publications demonstrate consistent thematic engagement with decolonial theory and queer politics, emphasizing context-specific strategies that challenge Western-centric human rights models. His work reconceptualizes citizenship and genocide through queer lenses while analyzing how LGBTI organizations navigate imperial structures.

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Waites co-founded the Glasgow Human Rights Network and leads research initiatives through the Centre for Research on Families and Relationships, while his editorial work on the Global Queer Politics book series advances interdisciplinary scholarship on transnational queer movements.