Hilary Wainwright(born 1949) is a Britishsociologist,political activistandsocialist feminist,best known for being a co-editor ofRed Peppermagazine.
Hilary Wainwright | |
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 Wainwright in 2016 | |
| Born | 1949 (age 74–75) United Kingdom |
| Education | Mount School St Anne's College, Oxford |
| Alma mater | St Antony's College, Oxford(BPhil) |
| Occupation(s) | Editor,fellow,journalist,political activist,professor,research fellow,sociologist |
| Employer(s) | Durham University(until 1979) Open University(1979–1981) University of California University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Notable credit(s) | Co-editor,Red Pepper |
| Spouse | |
| Parent | Richard Wainwright(father) |
| Relatives | Martin Wainwright(brother) |
Early life and education
editWainwright's father was theLiberalMPRichard Wainwright.Her brother,Martin,was formerly the Northern Editor ofThe Guardian,to which she has occasionally contributed.
Wainwright was educated at theMount School,York, andSt Anne's College, Oxford,where she studiedPhilosophy, Politics, and Economics(PPE). She graduated in 1970. She gained aBachelor of Philosophy(BPhil) in Sociology fromSt Antony's College, Oxfordin 1973.
Life and career
editUntil 1979, Wainwright was a research fellow at the Department of Sociology atDurham University.From 1979 to 1981, she was a researcher at the Technology Department of theOpen University.In 1982, she becameKen Livingstone's Deputy Chief Economic Advisor to theGreater London Council (GLC).
Wainwright is aFellowof the international think tank for progressive politics, theTransnational Institute,Amsterdam;[1]Senior Research Associate at the International Centre for Participation Studies at the Department for Peace Studies,University of Bradford,UK and previously research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at theLondon School of Economics.She has also been a visiting professor and scholar at theUniversity of California,Los Angeles; Havens Center,University of Wisconsin, Madison,andTodai University,Tokyo.Formerly on the editorial board ofNew Left Review,she was also on the National Council of theCatalystthink tank.
A researcher and writer, Wainwright is concerned with the emergence of new forms of democratic accountability within parties, movements and the state. She has documented examples of resurgent democratic movements in many countries around the world and the lessons they provide for progressive politics.[citation needed]
In July 2015, Wainwright endorsedJeremy Corbyn'scampaignin theLabour Party leadership election.She said: "To be honest, theLabour Partyisn't worth that valuable three quid. But a platform for someone who not only insists that there is an alternative, but stretches himself to support everyone who is fighting for it, is beyond anything that money can buy. "She added:" I believe Jeremy Corbyn should be supported not as an attempt to 'reclaim the Labour Party' but as a transition to a political organisation beyond the Labour Party and beyond parliamentary politics ".[2][3]
Wainwright has written forThe Guardian,[4]The Nation,New Statesman,openDemocracy,Jacobin,Carta,Il ManifestoandEl Viejo Topo,as well as appearing as a commentator on theBBC.Wainwright is a founding member and co-editor of theRed Pepperpolitical magazine.
Personal life and honours
editIn 1971, Wainwright married the British philosopherRoy Bhaskar.[5]The couple remained close lifelong friends after their separation and never divorced.[6]She received an HonoraryDLittfrom theUniversity of Huddersfieldon 28 November 2007, along with Martin Wainwright, for "services to journalism".[7]
Select bibliography
edit- Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy(Seagull books, 2009),ISBN978-1-905422-60-9
- Public service reform - But not as we know it!(Compass/UNISON, 2009),ISBN978-0-9560370-5-3
- Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy(Verso Books,2003),ISBN978-1-85984-689-6
- Arguments for a New Left: Answering the Free-market Right(Blackwell, 1994),ISBN978-0-631-19191-9
- Labour: A Tale of Two Parties(Hogarth Press/Chatto Windus, London, 1987).
- A Taste of Power: The Politics of Local Economics(Verso Books,London, October 1987) (co-edited with Maureen MacIntosh).
- The Lucas Plan:A New Trade Unionism in the Making?(first published byAllison and Busby,1981)[8](co-authored with Dave Elliott),ISBN0805280987.
- Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism(Merlin Press, 1980) (co-authored withSheila RowbothamandLynne Segal).
- The Workers Report of Vickers(Pluto Press,1978) (co-authored with Huw Benyon).
References
edit- ^"Hilary Wainwright".Transnational Institute.14 July 2009.
- ^Wainwright, Hilary (17 July 2015)."My support for Jeremy Corbyn is about much more than 'reclaiming Labour'".Red Pepper.Retrieved15 July2017.
- ^Bush, Stephen(29 July 2015)."25 campaign groups and activists back Jeremy Corbyn for Labour leader".New Statesman.Retrieved15 July2017.
- ^"Hilary Wainwright | The Guardian".The Guardian.
- ^Graeber, David (4 December 2014)."Roy Bhaskar obituary".The Guardian.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^Reisz, Matthew (11 December 2014)."Roy Bhaskar, 1944-2014".Times Higher Education.Retrieved25 May2018.
- ^"The University of Huddersfield | Hudd-lines | News".Archived fromthe originalon 14 March 2008.Retrieved2 March2008.
- ^Wainwright, Hilary; Andy Bowman (7 October 2009)."A real green deal".Red Pepper.