about

I am a sociologist of global politics, war and genocide, currently Research Professor at the Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) and Emeritus Professor of International Relations and Politics of the University of Sussex.

ACADEMIC CAREER

I graduated from LSE in Sociology in 1968 and later gained my PhD from Hull University. I was a lecturer in Sociology at Durham and Hull, where I became Professor of Political and International Sociology in 1994, before moving to Sussex in 1995, and then to IBEI in 2010.

ABOUT THIS SITE

This site combines my blog, in which I write as a scholar about current issues and intellectual debates, with a guide to my academic books and articles –  including many online chapters and papers. To find what you want, go to the links at the top of all the pages, which provide a guide to the main areas of my academic work, or to blog, which provides a guide to my posts on this site.

THE BLOG – COMMENTARY, BOOK REVIEWS AND NEWS OF PUBLICATIONS, LECTURES, ETC.

The blog side of this site combines short theoretical, analytical, policy-oriented and political comments, informed by a coherent understanding of international politics, war and genocide in the modern world, with my book reviews, updates on my academic publications, lectures and contributions to other websites. You’ll find much of my recent topical commentary on opendemocracy.net and Byline Times, but it’s all linked here.

I have also uploaded my online commentaries and book reviews from 1999-2008, so that dates of posting are in many cases not those of writing. To avoid confusion, I’ve archived all these pieces in the ‘category’ section by year (1999, 2000 etc.)

I’m on Twitter @martinshawx.