Research output per year
Research output per year
Gary Younge joined Manchester University in 2020 from The Guardian, where he was a columnist and editor-at-large. His most recent work has focussed on youth violence, relating to shootings in the United States, where he was The Guardian correspondent for 12 years, and knife crime in Britain. Throughout his career both his jouranlism and books have covered social movements in general (and the civil rights movement in particular), inequality, race, immigration, identity and politiics . He is currently concentrating his research on the Black presence in post-war Europe. Between 2009 and 2011 he was the Belle Zeller Visiting Professor for Public Policy and Social Administration at Brooklyn College (CUNY). Currently an Honorary Fellow of the British Academy, a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, he is also an Alfred Knobler Fellow of Type Media in the US and an editorial board member of the Nation magazine. As a broadcaster he has made several radio and television documentaries on subjects ranging from gay marriage to Brexit.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism, City University of London
21 Sep 1992 → 20 Jun 1993
Award Date: 22 Jul 1993
Bachelor of Arts, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh
20 Oct 1987 → 10 Jun 1992
Award Date: 23 Jul 1992
Research output: Book/Report › Book
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Foreword/postscript
Research output: Non-textual form › Performance
Younge, Gary (Recipient), 30 Jan 2017
Prize: Other distinction
Younge, Gary (Recipient), 5 Nov 2018
Prize: Other distinction
Younge, Gary (Recipient), 26 Jun 2017
Prize: Other distinction
Younge, Gary (Recipient), 30 Jun 2011
Prize: Other distinction
Younge, Gary (Recipient), 5 Nov 2015
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Gary Younge (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Gary Younge (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
Gary Younge (Chair)
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Participating in a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc
Gary Younge (Plenary speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Gary Younge (Keynote speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk
4/03/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
1/02/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment
11/01/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert comment