Jonathan Clark

Academic profile

Dr Jonathan Clark

Lecturer in Sociology (Social and Political Thought)
School of Society and Culture (Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Business)

The Global Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Jonathan's work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

Goal 01: SDG 1 - No PovertyGoal 03: SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingGoal 04: SDG 4 - Quality EducationGoal 05: SDG 5 - Gender EqualityGoal 09: SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and InfrastructureGoal 10: SDG 10 - Reduced InequalitiesGoal 16: SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong InstitutionsGoal 17: SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

About Jonathan

  • Portfolio Lead in Sociology and Anthropology
  • Lecturer in Sociology (Social and Political Thought)
  • SSC School Timetabling Coordinator
I undertake research in social, political and cultural theory, the philosophy of the social sciences, and Health Policy.
My theoretical research focuses on the work of Hannah Arendt with a wider interest in the history of ideas, intellectual history, ideology and discourse.
My applied research in health policy uses discourse analyses and realist approaches for considering professionalism, governance, institutional organisation and neoliberalism in diverse health sectors.

Supervised Research Degrees

Doctoral Students (Current):

PhD Social Policy: Kiseop Nam, "Community Integrated Care for the Elderly: A Study on the Plan for the Cooperation and Integration of Participants" (working title), Director of Studies

PhD Sociology: Thomas Jenkins, "The Non-League Stadium: The Last Bastion of Football Anti-Consumerist Space but Perhaps the Final Footballing Domino to Fall in the Neoliberal Epoch" (working title), 2nd Supervisor

PhD Social Policy: Theresa Waight, "Social justice and the creation and sustainability of lone father households; a cross national comparative analysis" (working title), 3rd Supervisor

PhD Sociology: Juliet Hall, "Dyscluded: The experience of women mothering autistic children as described in their stories" (submitted and awaiting examination), 3rd Supervisor

Doctoral Students (Completed):

PhD Social Policy: Rebecca Carter Dillon (2021) "An Intersectional Analytical Critique of the Troubled Families Programme in Cornwall", 3rd Supervisor

Teaching

I have extensive experience teaching social, political and cultural theory at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Substantive areas of teaching include classical and contemporary theory, digital sociology, philosophy of science and social science, social inequalities, legal theory and jurisprudence.
Currently, I teach social theory across all three stages of the BSc (Hons) Sociology, deliver the introductory module on the MSc Digital Culture and Society, as well as contribute to a suite of MSc Advanced Professional Practice programmes and the LLM Law.
I supervise at Bachelors, Masters and PhD levels, contributing methodologically to areas concerning epistemology and ontology as well as discursive, auto/biographical, and health policy research.
I am a Fellow of The Higher Education Academy and was  Faculty winner of the UPSU SSTAR Award for Most Innovative Use of Teaching Methods in both 2016 and 2017. 

Contact Jonathan

Room 109, 10 Portland Villas, Drake Circus, Plymouth, PL4 8AA
+44 1752 586632