John Veugelers

Professor, Available for Supervising Graduate Students
17151 - 700 University Ave, 17th floor

Campus

Fields of Study

Areas of Interest

  • Social Movements
  • Comparative Political Sociology
  • Colonialism & Race/Ethnic Relations
  • Classical Sociological Theory

Biography

John Veugelers is Professor of Sociology at the University of Toronto. He received his Ph.D. from Princeton University. Combining sociology, history, and political science, his publications have examined right-wing extremism and the politics of immigration in Europe and North America. His book Empire’s Legacy: Roots of a Far-Right Affinity in Contemporary France (Oxford University Press) received the Outstanding Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Political Sociology Section, American Sociological Association. Based on a study of neo-fascist activism in postwar Italy, his current project theorizes the relations between mass parties, social movements, and contentious action. He has held grants from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada as well as visiting professorships at universities in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. He is the recipient of an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Faculty of Arts and Science at the University of Toronto.