William I. Robinson (born March 28, 1959) is an American professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His work focuses on political sociology, globalization, Latin America, social change, and historical materialism. He is a member of the International Parliamentary and Civil Society Mission to Investigate the Political Transition in Iraq.
Early life In the early 1980s Robinson worked as a journalist in war-torn Nicaragua. He was a member of Union of Nicaraguan Journalists (past member and officer 1984–1990). Robinson then went on to study for his BA in Journalism with the Friends World College in Nairobi (Kenya), Ibadan (Nigeria), and Costa Rica. Following this he received both his MA in Latin American Studies and his PhD in Sociology at the University of New Mexico.
Academic work
Throughout his career as an academic, Robinson has written multiple books, academic journals, and chapters within books authored by others. He has made several contributions to media outlets including the BBC, The Guardian, La Jornada, Al Jazeera, and ZNetwork. His works have been translated into many languages including Spanish, Chinese, Japanese, and Arabic.
Theoretical debates Entire symposiums and issues of scholarly journals have focused on discussing and debating Robinson's theories on global capitalism, class, and political economy including the April 2001 issue of Theory and Society, the debate between Robinson and noted Marxian theorist Ellen Meiksins Wood in issue 15 of the journal Historical Materialism, the debate between British political economist in the 2009 volume 1(2) of the journal of the contemporary science association.
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References
External links William I. Robinson at the University of California, Santa Barbara William I. Robinson at SourceWatch https://escholarship.org/search/?q=author%3ARobinson%2C%20William%20I
Robinson's academic and personal website Robinson's complete bibliography and list of academic journals https://greattransition.org/contributor/william-i-robinson/ https://anticapitalistresistance.org/authors/william-i-robinson/