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Hilary Wainwright (born 1949) is a British sociologist,
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and
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, best known for being a co-editor of '' Red Pepper'' magazine.


Early life and education

Wainwright's father was the
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MP Richard Wainwright. Her brother, Martin, was formerly the Northern Editor of ''
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'', to which she has occasionally contributed. Wainwright was educated at the Mount School, York, and St Anne's College, Oxford, where she studied Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE). She graduated in 1970. She gained a
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(BPhil) in Sociology from St Antony's College, Oxford in 1973.


Life and career

Until 1979, Wainwright was a research fellow at the Department of Sociology at Durham University. From 1979 to 1981, she was a researcher at the Technology Department of the
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. In 1982, she became Ken Livingstone's Deputy Chief Economic Advisor to the Greater London Council (GLC). Wainwright is a
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of the international think tank for progressive politics, the
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,
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; Senior Research Associate at the International Centre for Participation Studies at the Department for Peace Studies,
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, UK and previously research fellow at the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the
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. She has also been a visiting professor and scholar at the
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, Los Angeles; Havens Center,
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and Todai University, Tokyo. Formerly on the editorial board of ''
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'', she was also on the National Council of the
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. A researcher and writer, Wainwright is concerned with the emergence of new forms of democratic accountability within parties, movements and the state. She has documented examples of resurgent democratic movements in many countries around the world and the lessons they provide for progressive politics. In July 2015, Wainwright endorsed
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's
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in the Labour Party leadership election. She said: "To be honest, the Labour Party isn't worth that valuable three quid. But a platform for someone who not only insists that there is an alternative, but stretches himself to support everyone who is fighting for it, is beyond anything that money can buy." She added: "I believe Jeremy Corbyn should be supported not as an attempt to 'reclaim the Labour Party' but as a transition to a political organisation beyond the Labour Party and beyond parliamentary politics". Wainwright has written for ''The Guardian,'' ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', '' Jacobin'', ''Carta'', '' Il Manifesto'' and ', as well as appearing as a commentator on the
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. Wainwright is a founding member and co-editor of the '' Red Pepper'' political magazine.


Personal life and honours

In 1971, Wainwright married the British philosopher
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. The couple remained close lifelong friends after their separation and never divorced. She received an Honorary DLitt from the
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on 28 November 2007, along with Martin Wainwright, for "services to journalism".


Select bibliography

*
Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy
' (Seagull books, 2009), *
Public service reform - But not as we know it!
' (Compass/UNISON, 2009), *
Reclaim the State: Experiments in Popular Democracy
' (
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, 2003), *
Arguments for a New Left: Answering the Free-market Right
' (Blackwell, 1994), * ''Labour: A Tale of Two Parties'' (Hogarth Press/Chatto Windus, London, 1987). *''A Taste of Power: The Politics of Local Economics'' (
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, London, October 1987) (co-edited with Maureen MacIntosh). *''
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: A New Trade Unionism in the Making?'' (first published by
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, 1981) (co-authored with Dave Elliott), . * ''Beyond the Fragments: Feminism and the Making of Socialism'' (Merlin Press, 1980) (co-authored with Sheila Rowbotham and
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). *''The Workers Report of Vickers'' (
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, 1978) (co-authored with Huw Benyon).


References


External links


Hilary Wainwright's profile
on the
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Hilary Wainwright on Twitter

Red Pepper magazine
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