Jonathan Rutherford

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Jonathan Rutherford
Born
Jonathan Andrew Rutherford

(1956-07-13) 13 July 1956 (age 65)
NationalityBritish
Political party Labour Party
Movement Blue Labour
Academic work
Discipline Cultural studies
Institutions Middlesex University

Jonathan Andrew Rutherford (born 13 July 1956) [1] is an academic who was formerly a Professor of Cultural Studies at Middlesex University. [2] Within British politics Rutherford is associated with the Blue Labour school of thought within the Labour Party, [3] and has been described as one of its "leading thinkers". [4] He was the editor of Soundings from 2004 to 2012.

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References

  1. "Rutherford, Jonathan". Library of Congress. Retrieved 3 March 2015. data sheet (Jonathan Andrew Rutherford; b. 13.07.1956)
  2. "Profile: Jonathan Rutherford". The Guardian . Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  3. Katwala, Sunder (2 July 2011). "So, what is blue Labour?" (blog). Next Left. Fabian Society . Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  4. Rutherford, Jonathan; Finlayson, Alan (18 July 2011). "What is Blue Labour? An interview with Jonathan Rutherford". openDemocracy (Our Kingdom). Retrieved 3 March 2015.