Prof Luke Martell

Luke's main interests are in political sociology, especially globalisation, socialism and social democracy, New Labour and the third way, and environmentalism. He is writing a book on the future of social democracy.

The Sociology of Globalization, 2010, looked at: concepts and perspectives on globalisation; the history of globalisation; technology, media and globalised culture; global migration - problem or solution?; the global economy and global inequality; the nation-state and social democracy under globalisation; cosmopolitan democracy and the anti-globalisation movement; and American power and war.

In the late 1990s Luke's work was mainly on New Labour and the third way resulting in two books with Stephen Driver, New Labour, 1998, and Blair's Britain, 2002. The edited Social Democracy: global and national perspectives, 2001, looks at changes and national differences in social democracy, its relationship to Europe and globalisation, and criticisms and alternatives. The Third Way and Beyond: criticisms, futures, alternatives, co-edited, 2004, examines critical perspectives on the third way in relation to equality, the state and community.

Ecology and Society, 1994, looked at political and sociological dimensions of environmentalism. Topics covered in the book include: ecology and industrialism; the sustainable society; green philosophy; the green movement; ecology and political theory; rethinking relations between society and nature; and the future of environmentalism.

Luke's PhD thesis in the late 1980s looked at revisionist socialist responses to social changes such as globalisation, the rise of the new right and post-fordism. The thesis focused mainly on associational socialism and market socialism. The main outcome of this was two articles on new ideas of socialism in the journal Economy and Society in 1992 and 1993.

Downloadable publications here or here.

Core Sociology course on Themes and Perspectives in Sociology

Sociology options on Globalisation: history, theories and culture and Globalisation: migration, economy and politics

Interdisciplinary course on The Death of Socialism?

Luke supervises research students in areas such as: global politics; capitalism and socialism; environmentalism; the third way and New Labour; and political participation and democracy.

Student Consultation

Summer term weeks 1-5 my office hours are Tuesdays 3-4 and Wednesdays 3-4 (except Wednesday in week 3). Feel free to email to fix up another time to meet then or after week 5.

Martell, Luke (2012) The French Election and the Democratic Left. New Left Project.

Martell, Luke (2012) Social Democracy in a Global Era. In: After the Third Way: The Future of Social Democracy in Europe. I.B. Tauris, New York, pp. 29-44. ISBN 1848859937

Martell, Luke (2011) Conflicts in Cosmopolitanism and the Global Left.

Martell, Luke (2011) Cosmopolitanism and Global Politics. Political Quarterly, 18, 4 (4).

Martell, Luke (2011) History of the Sussex Sociology Department. In: Making the Future: a history of the University of Sussex. University of Sussex.

Martell, Luke (2011) The Privatisation of the English University. Perspectives on Europe, 41, 1.

Martell, Luke (2011) How New is the New Politics? Euroscope, 45.

Martell, Luke (2010) Election 2010 - what does it mean?

Martell, Luke (2010) Migration: Problem or Solution?

Martell, Luke (2010) Foreword. In: A Framework for Sustainable Global Development and Effective Governance of Risk. Edwin Mellen.

Martell, Luke (2010) Globalization after Copenhagen and the Financial Crisis.

Martell, Luke (2010) The Sociology of Globalization. Polity Press.

Martell, Luke (2010) The Third Way and the Latin American Left. In: Unset Unpublished. (Submitted)

Martell, Luke (2009) Global Inequality, Human Rights and Power: a critique of Ulrich Beck's cosmopolitanism. Critical Sociology, 35 (2). pp. 253-272.

Martell, Luke (2009) Globalisation and Economic Determinism. In: Global Studies Association Conference, Royal Holloway, London, September 2009.

Martell, Luke (2008) Britain and Globalisation. Globalizations, 5 (3). pp. 449-466.

Martell, Luke (2008) Beck's Cosmopolitan Politics. Contemporary Politics, 14 (2). pp. 129-143.

Martell, Luke (2008) Globalisation. Social Democracy and Cosmopolitan Politics. ISSN 1791-857X

Martell, Luke (2007) The Third Wave in Globalisation Theory. International Studies Review, 9 (2). pp. 173-196.

Hale, Sarah, Leggett, Will and Martell, Luke, eds. (2004) Third Way and Beyond: Criticisms, futures, alternatives. Manchester University Press, Manchester. ISBN 0719065992

Martell, Luke (2004) National Differences and the Rethinking of Social Democracy: Third Ways in Britain and Europe. In: Good Governance, Democratic Societies and Globalisation: Cross-Cultural Perspectives. Sage.

Martell, Luke and Driver, S (2002) Third Ways in Britain and Europe. In: The Third Way Transformation of Social Democracy: normative claims and policy initiatives in the 21st century. Ashgate.

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (2002) Blair's Britain. Polity Press. ISBN 978-0745624594

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (2002) New Labour, Work and the Family. Social Policy and Administration, 36, 1. pp. 46-61.

Martell, Luke, van den Anker, Christien, Browne, Matthew, Hoopes, Stephanie, Larkin, Phil, Lees, Charles, McGowan, Francis and Stammers, Neil, eds. (2001) Social Democracy: Global and National Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke. ISBN 0333804058

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (2001) From Old Labour to New Labour: a comment on Rubinstein. Politics, 21 (1). pp. 47-50.

Driver, Steven and Martell, Luke (2001) Blair and Britishness. In: British Cultural Studies. Oxford University Press.

Martell, Luke (2001) Capitalism, globalisation and democracy: Does social democracy have a role? The Global Site.

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (2000) Left, Right and the Third Way. Politics and Policy, 28 (2). pp. 147-161.

Martell, Luke (1999) Medienshow ohne Substanz? New Labour's 'Dritter Weg'. Blaetter fuer Deutsche und Internationale Politike, 7. pp. 848-857.

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (1998) New Labour: Politics after Thatcherism. Polity Press. ISBN 978-0745620510

Outhwaite, William and Martell, Luke, eds. (1998) The Sociology of Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing. ISBN 978 1 85278 901 5

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (1998) New Labour: Culture and Economy. In: Culture and Economy after the Cultural Turn. Sage.

Driver, Stephen and Martell, Luke (1997) New Labour's Communitarianisms. Critical Social Policy, 17 (3). pp. 27-46.

Martell, Luke and Driver, Stephen (1996) Beyond Equality and Liberty: New Labour's Liberal Conservatism. Renewal, 4 (3).

Martell, Luke (1996) The Study of Solidarity and the Social Theory of Alain Touraine. In: Alain Touraine. Falmer Press.

Martell, Luke (1994) Ecology and Society: an Introduction. Polity Press.

Martell, Luke (1993) Rescuing the Middle Ground: neoliberalism and associational socialism. Economy and Society, 22 (1). pp. 100-113.

Martell, Luke (1992) New Ideas of Socialism. Economy and Society, 21 (2). pp. 152-172.