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Name Professor Ruth Levitas
Job title Emeritus Professor
Department School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies University of Bristol
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Telephone number work(0117) 331 7589
Qualifications B.A., Ph.D.(Sheff.)
Professional details
Membership of professional bodies British Sociological Association
Utopian Studies Society
William Morris Society
Association of University Teachers
Keywords social exclusion
utopianism
William Morris
Areas of expertise I am a social and political theorist with expertise in contemporary politics and the history of social and political thought.

Particular interest in the theory, definition and history of utopianism (especially William Morris); and the theory, measurement, and political implications of poverty, inequality and social exclusion.