Open Access‘Pulling the Monster Down’: Interview with William K. Carroll
Author(s) -
Elaine Coburn
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
socialist studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-2821
pISSN - 1717-2616
DOI - 10.18740/s40c79
Subject(s) - marxist philosophy , monster , sociology , neoliberalism (international relations) , transformative learning , capitalism , politics , democracy , globalization , social democracy , critical theory , social science , social movement , political economy , political science , law , pedagogy , physics , quantum mechanics
William K. Carroll is one of Canada’s foremost sociologists. His research and teaching focus on the contemporary capitalist political economy and transformative social movements, as well as Marxist and post-Marxist theories, particularly those informed by Gramsci. His empirical work investigates central actors within the Canadian and world political economy, including social democratic governments, right wing think-tanks and the for-profit and alternative media. He is the author of more than a hundred books, articles, chapters and reports, making important contributions on many subjects, including globalization, neoliberalism and critical research methods.