stuart isaacs

Dr Stuart Isaacs

Senior Lecturer, Sociology
School of Human and Social Sciences
stuart.isaacs@uwl.ac.uk

Dr Stuart Isaacs is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology. He has a broad teaching background in the social sciences having taught politics, sociology, criminology, social policy and education studies.

Stuart was previously a senior lecturer at London Metropolitan University where he was awarded a university teaching fellowship and a number of student-led teaching awards for his innovative and interactive teaching style. He is the author and co-author of several books which aim to combine an accessible academic language with learning at undergraduate level. 

  • Qualifications

    BA (Hons) Social Science (University of Westminster), MA Political Theory (University of Essex), PhD, Government (University of Essex).

Teaching

I am a Senior Lecturer in Sociology. I have a broad teaching background in the social sciences having taught politics, sociology, criminology, social policy and education studies.

Research

  • Research and publications

    Publications

    Isaacs, S., (2021) Social Problems in the UK: an introduction, (2nd Edition) Revised and Updated,  Routledge

    Isaacs, S.,(ed.) (2017) European Social Problems, Routledge

    Isaacs, S., (ed.) (2015) Social Problems in the UK: an introduction, Routledge

    Isaacs, S., Clohesy, A. & Sparks, S. (2009) Contemporary Political Theorists in Context, Routledge

    Isaacs, S., (2006) The Political Philosophy of Michael Oakeshott, Routledge

    Isaacs, S. & Sparks, S. (2004) Political Theorists in Context, Routledge

  • Research degree supervision

    Principal Supervisor

    Organised Motorcycle Gangs in the UK
    (Phillip Crane)

    Second Supervisor

    An Evaluation of the Mentors in Violence Prevention Programme, its effectiveness and suitability as a tool to prevent violence amongst young people in secondary schools in a West London borough.
    (Kate Walters)

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