10 Facts About Hilary Wainwright

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Hilary Wainwright was born on 1949 and is a British sociologist, political activist and socialist feminist, best known for being a co-editor of Red Pepper magazine.

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Hilary Wainwright gained a Bachelor of Philosophy in Sociology from St Antony's College, Oxford in 1973.

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Until 1979, Hilary Wainwright was a research fellow at the Department of Sociology at Durham University.

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Hilary Wainwright is a Fellow of the international think tank for progressive politics, the Transnational Institute, Amsterdam; 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 the London School of Economics.

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Hilary Wainwright has been a visiting professor and scholar at the University of California, Los Angeles; Havens Center, University of Wisconsin, Madison and Todai University, Tokyo.

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Hilary Wainwright has documented examples of resurgent democratic movements in many countries around the world and the lessons they provide for progressive politics.

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In July 2015, Hilary Wainwright endorsed Jeremy Corbyn's campaign in the Labour Party leadership election.

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Hilary Wainwright has written for The Guardian, The Nation, New Statesman, openDemocracy, Jacobin, Carta, Il Manifesto and El Viejo Topo, as well as appearing as a commentator on the BBC.

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Hilary Wainwright is a founding member and co-editor of the Red Pepper political magazine.

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Hilary Wainwright received an Honorary DLitt from the University of Huddersfield on 28 November 2007, along with Martin Wainwright, for "services to journalism".