Dominic Hewson

Lecturer and researcher with interdisciplinary experience working at universities in Vietnam, the United Kingdom and Ireland.  Dominic obtained a PhD from the University of Limerick in 2014 based on his action research collaborations with asylum seekers and refugees.  He subsequently worked for several years at Ton Duc Thang University in Vietnam where he introduced new social theory curricula taught through English for the first time and conducted research into the costs of creeping privatization in the Vietnamese education system.  Following his time in Asia he worked at the University of Aberdeen where he taught on a range of subjects in the Sociology Department, the Politics and International Relations Department and the Business School, while continuing his research on matters of asylum.  His current work at Ulster University involves teaching social theory and conducting research on the subjects of neoliberalism, governance and the shifting parameters of power and knowledge.  These themes inform the content of his forthcoming book: From Atoms to Algorithms: A brief history of who we are and how we are to be governed.

Dominic has experience delivering the following modules: Classical Sociological Theory, Contemporary Sociological Theory, Political Sociology, Social Research Methods (Qualitative and Quantitative), Deconstructing Peace and Conflict, International Political Economy, Dimensions of Globalization, Global Conflict and Peace Processes, The Sociology of Mental Health and Illness, Studying Social Life, The Sociology of Everyday Life, The Sociology of Work and Introduction to Sociology.