Professor John Roberts
Professor - Sociology and Communications
Marie Jahoda 232
- Email: john.roberts@brunel.ac.uk
- Tel: +44 (0)1895 266377
- Social Science and Communications
- Social and Political Sciences
Roberts, JM. (2026) 'Pierre Bourdieu and the Sociology of Free Speech', in Harnois, C. (ed.) The Oxford Handbook of the Sociology of Speech and Censorship. Oxford University Press.
Roberts, JM. (2024) 'The Neoliberal City, Democracy and Participation'. Urban Eidos, 1 (3 (https://urban-eidos.com/the-neoliberal-city-democracy-and-participation/)).
Roberts, JM. (2024) 'De la reflexión a la refracción: abriendo el marxismo abierto', in Bonefeld, W., Gunn, R. and Psychopedis, K. (eds.) Marxismo Abierton. Volumen II. Teoría Y Práctica. , 2. pp. 223 - 257. ISBN 10: 8485209672. ISBN 13: 9788485209675.
Roberts, JM. (2024) ''. The Sociological Review, 0 (ahead of print). pp. 1 - 17. ISSN: 0038-0261
Roberts, JM. (2024) ''. Revista de Estudios Globales, 3 (5). pp. 133 - 159.
Roberts, JM. (2023) ''. Political Geography, 107. pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 0962-6298
Roberts, JM. (Accepted) 'Critical Realism', in Theodoros, I. (ed.) The Elgar Concise Encyclopedia of Research Methods in the Social Sciences. Edward Elgar. , forthcoming.
Roberts, JM. (2023) ''. Journal of Historical Geography, 81. pp. 179 - 189. ISSN: 0305-7488
Roberts, JM. (2023) ''. Philosophy and Social Criticism, 0 (ahead-of-print). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 0191-4537
Roberts, JM. (2023) ''. Law and Critique: journal of critical legal studies, 34 (2). pp. 249 - 267. ISSN: 0957-8536
Roberts, JM. (2023) ''. Antipode: a radical journal of geography, 55 (3). pp. 916 - 934. ISSN: 0066-4812
Ibrahim, J., Millward, P., Roberts, J. and Spracklen, K. (2023) ''. Capital and Class, 47 (1). pp. 3 - 6. ISSN: 0309-8168
Roberts, JM. (2022) 'The Right to the City, Public Space, and Free Speech'. Manchester Memoirs: Proceedings for the Manchester Literary and Philosophical Society, 159 (2020-2021). pp. 117 - 134. ISSN: 0265-3575
Roberts, JM. and Ibrahim, J. (2022) ''. Capital and Class, 47 (1). pp. 7 - 27. ISSN: 0309-8168
Roberts, JM. (2022) 'Digital, Class, Work: Before and During COVID-19'. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. ISSN 10: 1-3995-0295-6 ISSN 13: 978-1-3995-0293-1
Roberts, JM. and Cremin, C. (2019) ''. Journal of Consumer Culture, 19 (2). pp. 213 - 230. ISSN: 1469-5405
Roberts, JM. and Ibrahim, J. (2018) 'Contemporary Left-Wing Activism. Vol. 2: Democracy, Participation and Dissent in a Global Context (edited collection)'. London: Routledge. ISSN 10: 1-351-04740-X ISSN 13: 978-0-8153-6397-2
Roberts, JM. and Ibrahim, J. (2018) 'Contemporary Left-Wing Activism. Vol. 1: Democracy, Participation and Dissent in a Global Context (edited collection)'. London: Routledge. ISSN 10: 1-351-04736-1 ISSN 13: 978-0-8153-6350-7
Roberts, JM. (2018) 'Democracy and Participation: Liberal, Leftist and Socialist Perspectives', in Roberts, JM. and Ibrahim, J. (eds.) Contemporary Left-Wing Activism. London : Routledge. , 1. pp. 1 - 26. ISBN 10: 1-351-04736-1. ISBN 13: 978-0-8153-6350-7.
Ibrahim, J. and Roberts, JM. (2018) ''. Journal of Cultural Analysis and Social Change, 3 (1). ISSN: 2589-1316
Roberts, JM. (2018) 'Sociology of the State', in Spillman, L. (ed.) Oxford Bibliographies in Sociology. Oxford University Press.
Roberts, JM. (2018) 'Speakers' Corner', in Orum, T. (ed.) The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies. Wiley-Blackwell.
Roberts, JM. (2018) 'The Public Sphere', in Orum, T. (ed.) The Wiley-Blackwell Encyclopedia of Urban and Regional Studies. Wiley-Blackwell.
Roberts, JM. (2017) ''. Historical Materialism, 25 (1). pp. 3 - 35. ISSN: 1569-206X
Roberts, JM. and Cremin, C. (2016) ''. Social Semiotics, 27 (2). pp. 178 - 194. ISSN: 1035-0330
Roberts, JM. (2016) ''. The Information Society, 32 (1). pp. 28 - 39. ISSN: 0197-2243
Roberts, JM. (2015) ''Insult and Devaluation'', in Fahenbrach, K., Klimke, M. and Scharloth, J. (eds.) Protest Cultures: A Companion. Berghahn Books. , 17. pp. 359 - 365.
Roberts, JM. (2015) ''Neoliberalism and Financialization'', in Ba, S.M. and Ness, I. (eds.) Palgrave Encyclopedia of Imperialism and Anti-Imperialism. Palgrave.
Roberts, JM. (2014) 'Digital Publics: Cultural Political Economy, Financialisation, and Organisational Politics'. London: Routledge. ISSN 10: 041564125X ISSN 13: 978-0415641258
Roberts, JM. (2014) 'New Media and Public Activism: Neoliberalism, the State and Radical Protest in the Public Sphere.'. Bristol: Policy Press. ISSN 10: 1447308220 ISSN 13: 978-1447308225
Roberts, JM. (2014) ''. Journal for the Theory of Social Behaviour, 44 (1). pp. 1 - 23. ISSN: 1468-5914
Roberts, JM. and Joseph, J. (2014) ''. New Political Economy, 20 (1). pp. 1 - 20. ISSN: 1356-3467
Roberts, JM. (2014) ''. Journal for Cultural Research, 18 (3). pp. 216 - 232. ISSN: 1479-7585
Brown, A. and Roberts, J.M. (2014) ''An Appraisal of the Contribution of Critical Realism to Qualitative and Quantitative Research Methodology: Is Dialectics the Way Forward?'', in Edwards, P., O'Mahaoney, J. and Vincent, S. (eds.) Ã÷ÐÇ°ËØÔing Organizations Using Critical Realism. Oxford University Press.
Roberts, JM. (2012) ''. Theory and Society, 41 (4). pp. 395 - 419. ISSN: 0304-2421
Roberts, JM. (2012) ''. European Journal of Social Theory, 15 (1). pp. 35 - 53. ISSN: 1368-4310
Cremin, C. and Roberts, JM. (2011) ''. Critical Sociology, 37 (2). pp. 179 - 197. ISSN: 0896-9205
Roberts, J. (2011) ''The Development of Free Speech in Modern Britain''. Speakers' Corner Trust http://www.speakerscornertrust.org/forum/occasional-essays/.
Roberts, JM. (2010) ''The Public Sphere'', in Bevir, M. (ed.) Encyclopedia of Political Theory. London : Sage.
Roberts, J. (2010) ''. Current Sociology, 58 (6). pp. 833 - 858. ISSN: 0011-3921
Roberts, JM. (2010) ''. Deleuze Studies, 4 (3). pp. 356 - 380. ISSN: 1750-2241
Roberts, JM. (2009) 'The Competent Public Sphere: Global Political Economy, Dialogue, and the Contemporary Workplace'. Palgrave. ISSN 13: 9781349284290
Roberts, JM. (2008) ''Public Spaces of Dissent''. Sociology Compass, 2 (2). pp. 654 - 674.
Roberts, JM. (2008) ''. Social Movement Studies, 7 (2). pp. 101 - 119. ISSN: 1474-2829
Roberts, JM. (2007) 'Various Entries', in Churchill, H. and Sanders, T. (eds.) Getting Your PhD. London : Sage.
Roberts, JM. (2007) ''Poststructuralism' (dictionary entry)', in Hartwig, M. (ed.) Dictionary of Critical Realism. London : Routledge.
Dean, K., Joseph, J., Roberts, JM. and Wight, C. (2006) 'Realism, Philosophy and Social Science'. Palgrave MacMillan. ISSN 10: 1403946736 ISSN 13: 9781403946737
New, C., Roberts, JM. and Groff, R. (2005) ''Taking Relativism Seriously''. Journal of Critical Realism, 4 (1). pp. 221 - 246.
Joseph, J. and Roberts, JM. (2005) ''Derrida, Foucault and Žižek: Being Realistic about Social Theory''. New Formations, 56 (Autumn). pp. 109 - 120.
Roberts, JM. and Sanders, T. (2005) ''. The Sociological Review, 53 (2). pp. 294 - 313. ISSN: 0038-0261