John Holmwood

John Holmwood has taught at universities in Australia, USA, and Britain. He was President of the British Sociological Association between 2012-14 and co-founder of the Campaign for the Public University, set up in 2010 to counter university reforms in England.

He is editor of “A Manifesto for the Public University” (Bloomsbury, 2011), co-author (with Therese O’Toole) of “Countering Extremism in British Schools? The Truth about the Birmingham Trojan Horse Affair” (Policy Press, 2018) and co-author (with G.K. Bhambra) of “Colonialism and Modern Social Theory” (Polity, 2021). He is a leading critic of the UK government’s counter extremism strategy, Prevent, and its impact on free speech.