Simon Susen

Biography

"Dr Simon Susen joined City in September 2011 and is a Reader in Sociology. He previously held lectureships at Birkbeck College (University of London), Newcastle University, and Goldsmiths College (University of London). He received his PhD from the University of Cambridge and studied sociology, politics, and philosophy at a range of international universities and research centres, including the University of Edinburgh, the Colegio de México, the Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales in Mexico City, and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales in Paris. He is an Associate Member of the Bauman Institute and, together with Bryan S. Turner, Editor of the Journal of Classical Sociology. "

Research Interest

"social and political theory (esp. critical theory) • critical sociology and sociology of critique • cultural sociology and sociology of culture • political sociology • history of intellectual thought • philosophy of the social sciences"