CAPSTRANS research associate

Dr Richard Howson

Convenor, Sociology Program
School of Social Sciences, Media & Communication
Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong

Qualifications

PhD (University of Wollongong)
B.Soc.Sc (Hons) (University of New England)

Research Programs

Mobility and Exclusion

Research Specialisation

Contemporary social and political theory, masculinities and feminist theory, theory of hegemony, social policy and social capital.

Languages

English

Current Research Projects

  • Hegemony and Masculinities in Transnational Context
  • Political Sociology focusing on Postmarxist and Social Capital Theory (Central aspect of the forthcoming monograph Sociology of PostMarxism)
  • Indonesian Islamic Masculinities (Central aspect of the ARC Discovery Application 2007 and the forthcoming volume with editors Dr Mike Donaldson and Pam Nilan)

Recent Publications

Click here for searchable RIS publications from 2000 to date.

Monographs

  • Howson, R. (2009 forthcoming). Sociology of Postmarxism. New York: Routledge, forthcoming.
  • Howson, R. (2006). Challenging Hegemonic Masculinity. London: Routledge.

Volumes

  • Howson, R., Donaldson, M. Hibbins, R and Pease, B. (eds.) (2009 forthcoming). Migrant Masculinities: Critical Studies of Men and the Migration Experience. New York: Routledge.
  • Howson, R. & Smith, K. (eds) (2008 in press). Hegemony: Studies in Consensus and Coercion. New York: Routledge.

Book Chapters

  • Howson, R. and Hearn, J. (2009 forthcoming).Theorising Transnational Masculinities Research in Howson, R., Donaldson, M. Hibbins, R and Pease, B. (eds.). Migrant Masculinities: Critical Studies of Men and the Migration Experience. New York: Routledge.

  • Howson, R. (2009 forthcoming).Migrant Masculinities and Policy Implications in Howson, R., Donaldson, M. Hibbins, R and Pease, B. (eds.). Migrant Masculinities: Critical Studies of Men and the Migration Experience. New York: Routledge.

  • Howson, R. Nilan, P. and Donaldson, M. (2009 forthcoming).Islamic Masculinities and Social Capital in Howson, R., Donaldson, M. Hibbins, R and Pease, B. (eds.). Migrant Masculinities: Critical Studies of Men and the Migration ExperienceNew York: Routledge.

  • Howson, R. (2008 in press). Hegemony in Pre-Prison Context. In Howson, R. & Smith, K. (eds) Hegemony: Studies in Consensus and Coercion, New York: Routledge.

  • Howson, R. & Smith, K. (2008 in press). Hegemony in the Asia-Pacific. In Howson, R. & Smith, K. (eds) Hegemony: Studies in Consensus and Coercion, New York: Routledge.
  • Howson, R. (2007). Marginalised Masculinities. In M. Flood, J.K. Gardiner, B. Pease, and K. Pringle. (eds.) International Encyclopaedia of Men and Masculinities, 1 vol., London: Routledge.

Refereed Journal Articles

  • Howson, R. (2008 in press). ‘Hegemonic Masculinity in the Theory of Hegemony’. Men and Masculinities. Symposium on Hegemonic Masculinity in a Globalising World, Special Edition.
  • Howson, R., Nilan, P. & Donaldson, M. (2007). ‘Indonesian Islamic Masculinities in Australia’. Asian Social Science. Vol. 3, No. 9.
  • Howson, R. (2007). ‘From Ethico-Political to Postmarxism’. Re-Thinking Marxism. Vol. 19, No. 2.

Refereed Conference Papers

  • Howson, R., Donaldson, M. and Nilan, P. (2006). ‘Comparative Masculinities: Why Islamic Indonesian Men are Great Mates and Australian Men are Girls’ in Refereed Proceedings for ASAA Conference, University of Wollongong.
  • Howson, R. (2003). ‘Antagonism and Equivalence in a Radical Plural Democracy’ in New Times, New Worlds, New Ideas: Sociology Today and Tomorrow, Refereed Proceedings for TASA Conference, University of New England, 4–6 December.

Current Research Students

Melissa Wooderson (Primary Supervisor)
Vanessa Lloyd (Primary Supervisor)
Truda Grey (Secondary Supervisor)
Doug Meredith (co-supervisor)

 

 

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Dr Richard Howson

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Wollongong Bldg 19 Room 2014

Phone

+61 2 4221 4926

Email

rhowson@uow.edu.au

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