Professor W. John Morgan
Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, WISERD
- Welsh speaking
Overview
He is Honorary Professor, School of Social Sciences and Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, the Wales Institute of Social and Economic Research, Data, and Methods, Cardiff University. He is also Emeritus Professor of Comparative Education, the University of Nottingham, where he was UNESCO Chair of the Political Economy of Education; Senior Fellow, the China Policy Institute; and Acting-Director of the Institute of Asian Pacific Studies. He has also been a Workers' Educational Association tutor-organizer and a college lecturer; and is a Distinguished Professor of the International Institute of Adult and Lifelong Education. A Fellow of the Royal Anthropological Institute, of the Learned Society of Wales, and of the Royal Historical Society; and D. Sc. (hc) Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences, his current research interests are in the comparative political economy of education: especially Russia and China; civil society and the anthropology of knowledge; and peace education.
Biography
Honours and awards
Leverhulme Emeritus Fellow, October 2017.
Fellow, Royal Historical Society, April 2016.
Honorary Professor: Cardiff School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, 2014.
The University of Nottingham's Vice Chancellor's Achievement Medal: 2014.
Co-Chair (with Mrs Amina Mohammed, Nigeria) of the UNESCO Director General's Senior Experts' Group on Education and Learning in a Changing World: 2013-2015.
Fellowship of the Learned Society of Wales: 2012.
Honorary degree of D.Sc. Awarded by the Institute of Sociology, Russian Academy of Sciences: 2010.
Chair of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO: 2010-2013.
Board of the United Kingdom National Commission for UNESCO: 2007-2013.
Distinguished Professor: the International Institute of Adult and Lifelong Education, New Delhi, India: 2008.
Senior Fellowship of the China Policy Institute: 2008.
Commonwealth Scholarship Commissioner for the United Kingdom: 2002- 2008
Patron of Landmines Disability Support Trust: 2007.
Visiting Professorial Fellow: Institute of Commonwealth Studies, School of Advanced Studies, University of London: 2002-2005.
Fellowship of the Royal Anthropological Institute: 1989.
Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts: 1979.
Publications
2022
- Morgan, W. J. 2022. The politics of international intellectual cooperation - sustain our common humanity. Weiterbildung 2022(2), pp. 34-37.
2021
- Zimmermann, A. C. and Morgan, W. J. 2021. No one is an island at a time of pandemic. Peace Review 33(1), pp. 48-55. (10.1080/10402659.2021.1956130)
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. Philosophy of education: challenges of modernity. RUDN Journal of Philosophy 25(4), pp. 565-573. (10.22363/2313-2302-2021-25-4-565-573)
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. The Cold War from the margins: a small socialist state on the global cultural scene [Book Review]. Eurasian Geography and Economics (10.1080/15387216.2021.2016460)
- Morgan, W. J. and Bowie, F. eds. 2021. Social anthropologies of the Welsh: past and present. Sean Kingston Publishing.
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. The lands in between: Russia vs. the West and the new politics of hybrid war [Book Review]. Eurasian Geography and Economics (10.1080/15387216.2021.1984973)
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. Imparare a vivere: un'epoca in bilico tra lumi e oscurantismo. Il Corriere Della Sera, pp. 40-41.
- Zimmermann, A. C. and Morgan, W. J. 2021. Play, sport, and dialogue as pathways to peace?. Peace Review 32(4), pp. 434-440. (10.1080/10402659.2020.1921396)
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. Communist parties revisited: sociocultural approaches to party rule in the Soviet bloc 1956–1991 [Book Review]. Eurasian Geography and Economics (10.1080/15387216.2021.1951799)
- Morgan, W. J. 2021. Peace profile: Gilbert Murray. Peace Review 32(3), pp. 401-408. (10.1080/10402659.2020.1867358)
- Tak-Yuen Chan, B. and Morgan, W. 2021. Educating for Chinese politeness. Weiterbildung 2021(4), pp. 38-41.
2020
- Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. eds. 2020. Peace and war: historical, philosophical, and anthropological perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. 2020. Introduction. In: Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. eds. Peace and War: Historical, Philosophical, and Anthropological Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 1-9.
- Morgan, W. J. 2020. Pacifism or bourgeois pacifism? Huxley, Orwell, and Caudwell. In: Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. eds. Peace and War: Historical, Philosophical, and Anthropological Perspectives. Palgrave macmillan, pp. 71-96.
- Liu, D. and Morgan, W. J. 2020. Chinese students overseas: choice of destination. In: Morgan, W. J., Gu, Q. and Li, F. eds. Handbook of Education in China. Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China Edward Elgar Publishing
- Zimmermann, A. C. and Morgan, W. J. 2020. Play, sport, and dialogue as pathways to peace?. Peace Review 32(4), pp. 434-440. (10.1080/10402659.2020.1921396)
- Morgan, W. J. 2020. Simone Weil’s ‘reflections on the right use of school studies with a view to the love of God’: a comment. RUDN Journal of Philosophy 24(3), pp. 398-409. (10.22363/2313-2302-2020-24-3-398-409)
- Morgan, W. 2020. Hannah Arendt: on public education and public dialogue. Weiterbildung 4, pp. 10-13.
- Tak-Yuen Chan, B. and Morgan, W. 2020. Chinese concepts of learning. Weiterbildung 2020(4), pp. 36-39.
- Trofimova, I. N. and Morgan, W. 2020. The digital transformation of Russia: digital skills and its potential. Weiterbildung 2020(6), pp. 38-41.
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2020. The World Bank and the financing of education – a thirty-year retrospective: expansion of educational support. Weiterbildung 2020(1), pp. 38-41.
2019
- Morgan, W. J., Trofimova, I. N. and Kliucharev, G. A. 2019. Civil society, social change, and a new popular education in Russia. Routledge.
- Guilherme, A. and Morgan, W. J. 2019. Philosophy, dialogue, and education: nine modern European philosophers. Routledge.
- Zimmermann, A. C. and Morgan, W. J. 2019. E. M. Forster’s ‘The Machine Stops’: humans, technology and dialogue. AI and Society 34(1), pp. 37-45. (10.1007/s00146-017-0698-3)
- Morgan, W. J. 2019. Simone Weil’s lectures on philosophy: a comment. RUDN Journal of Philosophy 23(4), pp. 420-429. (10.22363/2313-2302-2019-23-4-420-429)
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2019. Revisiting Martin Buber and adult education. Weiterbildung 2019(2), pp. 28-30.
2018
- Guilherme, A. and Morgan, W. J. 2018. Considering the role of the teacher: Buber, Freire and Gur-Ze’ev. Educação & Realidade 43(3), pp. 783-798. (10.1590/2175-623674790)
- Morgan, W. J. 2018. Fei Xiao Tong: a public intellectual in communist China. In: Skalník, P. and Brocki, M. eds. Anthropology as Social Critique: Its Public Role in the Globalized World. Jagiellonian University Press
- Ding, X., Ha, W., Kang, L. and Morgan, W. J. 2018. When students become “prisoners”: a game theory analysis of internship by Beijing college students. ECNU Review of Education 1(2), pp. 44-73. (10.30926/ecnuroe2018010203)
- Liu, D. and Morgan, W. J. 2018. Why do students enrol for postgraduate education in China? The influence of gender and of family habitus. Gender and Education 32(2), pp. 177-193. (10.1080/09540253.2018.1447092)
- Morgan, W. J. 2018. What Fanon said: A philosophical introduction to his life and thought. By Lewis R. Gordon [Book Review]. African Affairs 117(466), pp. 166-167. (10.1093/afraf/adx050)
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2018. The OECD and “Education at a Glance”: providing educational data for policy making. Weiterbildung 2018(4), pp. 34-37.
2017
- Morgan, W. J., Gu, Q. and Li, F. eds. 2017. Handbook of education in China. Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China. Edward Elgar Publishing.
- Morgan, W. J. 2017. Maoist ideology and education. In: Morgan, W. J., Gu, Q. and Li, F. eds. Handbook of Education in China. Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China Edward Elgar Publishing
- Morgan, W. J., Gu, Q. and Li, F. 2017. Introduction: education in China. In: Morgan, W. J., Gu, Q. and Li, F. eds. Handbook of Education in China. Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China Edward Elgar Publishing
- Morgan, W. J. 2017. The place of Michael Oakeshott in contemporary western and non-western thought [Book Review]. Collingwood and British Idealism Studies 23(2), pp. 259-269.
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2017. Internet in developing countries: higher education and the international digital divide. Weiterbildung 2017(1), pp. 37-40.
2016
- Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. 2016. Buber and education: dialogue as conflict resolution. Routledge.
- Guilherme, A. and Morgan, W. J. 2016. Martin Buber, Hasidism, and Jewish spirituality: the implications for education and for pastoral care. Pastoral Care in Education 34(3), pp. 133-143. (10.1080/02643944.2016.1167233)
- Liu, D. and Morgan, W. J. 2016. Students’ decision-making about postgraduate education at G University in China: the main factors and the role of family and of teachers. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher 25(2), pp. 325-335. (10.1007/s40299-015-0265-y)
- Morgan, W. J. 2016. Normative values in adult education and their contemporary relevance. In: Shah, S. Y. and Choudhary, K. C. eds. International Dimensions of Adult and Lifelong Learning: James A. Draper and Roby Kidd Memorial Lectures. Indian Adult Education Assoication, pp. 40-58.
2015
- Morgan, W. J. and Li, F. 2015. Education: from egalitarian ideology to public policy. In: Goodman, D. S. and Jiaotong, X. eds. Handbook of the Politics of China. Handbooks of Research on Contemporary China Edward Elgar Publishing
- Zimmermann, A. C. and Morgan, W. J. 2015. A time for silence? Its possibilities for dialogue and for reflective learning. Studies in Philosophy and Education 35(4), pp. 399-413. (10.1007/s11217-015-9485-0)
- Wu, B. and Morgan, W. J. eds. 2015. Chinese higher education reform and social justice. China Policy Series. Routledge.
- Morgan, W. J. and Wu, B. 2015. Introduction: Chinese higher education reform and social justice. In: Wu, B. and Morgan, W. J. eds. Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice. China Policy Series Routledge, pp. 1-13.
- Morgan, W. J., Li, F. and Zhao, Y. 2015. Moving to find a job: Chinese masters’ degree graduates and internal migration. In: Wu, B. and Morgan, W. J. eds. Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice. China Policy Series Routledge
- Morgan, W. J., Li, J. and Wu, B. 2015. Employment equality in China’s universities: perceptions of ‘decent work’ among university teachers in Beijing. In: Wu, B. and Morgan, W. J. eds. Chinese Higher Education Reform and Social Justice. China Policy Series Routledge
- Morgan, W. J. 2015. Peace profile: Waldo Williams. Peace Review 27(2), pp. 244-251. (10.1080/10402659.2015.1037664)
- Morgan, W. J. 2015. Marxism–Leninism: the ideology of twentieth-century communism. In: Wright, J. D. ed. International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences. Elesevier, pp. 656-662., (10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.93075-7)
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2015. The importance of higher education for international development: a post-2015 development priority. Weiterbildung 2015(3), pp. 39-41.
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2015. The role of higher and further education: the integration of migrants in Europe. Weiterbildung 2015(6), pp. 34-37.
2014
- Morgan, W. J. 2014. Fei Xiao Tong: a public intellectual in communist China. Anthropology Today 30(6), pp. 18-21. (10.1111/1467-8322.12143)
- Gimenez, J. and Morgan, W. J. 2014. Academics across borders: narratives of linguistic capital, language competence and communication strategies. Globalisation, Societies and Education 15(1), pp. 68-95. (10.1080/14767724.2014.937402)
- Morgan, W. J. and Guilherme, A. 2014. The contrasting philosophies of Martin Buber and Frantz Fanon: the political in education as dialogue or as defiance. Diogenes 61(1), pp. 28-43. (10.1177/0392192115615789)
- Morgan, W. and White, I. 2014. The value of higher education: public or private good?. Weiterbildung 2014(6), pp. 38-41.