Newcastle University

Qualifications

BA (Oxford)
MA, DPhil (Sussex)

Previous Positions

Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex, Brighton

Memberships

British Sociological Association
European Sociological Association
International Sociological Association
Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts

Languages

French, German

Research Interests

Social theory (esp. critical theory); philosophy of social science; history of social thought; contemporary Europe

Current Work

I recently published a short book on European Society (Polity Press, 2008) and a second edition of my book on Habermas (Polity Presss, 2009). A book chapter on the emergence of the idea of the social in nineteenth century philosophy is in press. Currently working on social and political change in Europe since 1989, supported by a Leverhulme Major Research Fellowship.

Future Research

Further work on social change in Europe since 1989.

Esteem Indicators

Leverhulme fellowship
Invited plenary speaker, Habermas conference at Academia Sinica, Taipei, Oct 2009
Invited lecture in social and political thought, University of Kent, May 2010
Invited plenary speaker, conference of International Social Theory Consortium, University of Sussex, June 2010

Funding

Leverhulme

Projects

• Europe in the Second Postcommunist Decade: 'Transitions and Transformations in Europe 1989-2011'.
  Project Leader(s): Professor William Outhwaite

• Outhwaite RW. Post Communist Capitalism and Democracy: cutting the postcommunist cake. Journal of Democratic Socialism 2011, 1(1), [1-23].
• Outhwaite W, Ray L. Prediction and Prophecy in Communist Studies. Comparative Sociology 2011, 10(5), 691-709.
• Outhwaite W. Canon Formation in Late 20th-Century British Sociology. Sociology 2009, 43(6), 1029-1045.
• Outhwaite W. Europe Beyond East and West. In: Rumford C, ed. The SAGE Handbook of European Studies. London: Sage, 2009, pp. 52-68.
• Outhwaite W. European Civil Society and the European Intellectual: What Is, and How Does One Become, a European Intellectual?. In: Fleck C; Hess A; Lyon ES, ed. Intellectuals and their Publics: Perspectives from the Social Sciences. Burlington, VT: Ashgate, 2009, pp. 59-67.
• Outhwaite W. Habermas: A Critical Introduction. Cambridge: Polity, 2009.
• Outhwaite W. How Much Capitalism can Democracy Stand (and Vice Versa)?. Radical Politics Today 2009.
• Outhwaite W. Realism and Consensus. Sociological Analysis 2009, 3(1), 109-111.
• Outhwaite W. Recognition, Reification and (Dis)respect. Economy and Society 2009, 38(2), 360-367.
• Outhwaite W. When Did 1968 End?. In: Bhambra GK; Demir I, ed. 1968 in Retrospect: History, Theory, Alterity. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, 2009, pp. 175-183.
• Outhwaite W. European Society. Cambridge: Polity, 2008.
• Outhwaite W. Bourdieu and Postcommunist Class Formation. Sociological Research Online 2007, 12(6).
• Outhwaite W, Turner S, ed. The Sage Handbook of Social Science Methodology. London: Sage, 2007.
• Outhwaite W. The Future of Society. Oxford: Blackwell, 2006.
• Outhwaite W, Ray L. Social Theory and Post-Communism. Oxford: Blackwell, 2005.
• Outhwaite W, Archer M, ed. Defending Objectivity: Essays in Honour of Andrew Collier. London: Routledge, 2004.
• Outhwaite W. Intentional and Reflexive Objectivity: Some Reflections. In: Archer MS; Outhwaite W, ed. Defending Objectivity: Essays in Honour of Andrew Collier. London: Routledge, 2004, pp. 226-236.