Dr. Jeff Hearn, Professor of Sociology and Gender Studies affiliated to Örebro University, Sweden; Professor of Sociology, University of Huddersfield, UK; Professor Emeritus, Hanken School of Economics, Finland; Professor Extraordinarius, University of South Africa; honorary doctor, Lund University, Sweden.

Dr. Hearn’s research has been involved in activism, policy development and research over many years, in Europe and beyond, including long associations with South Africa. His research focuses on gender, sexuality, violence, work, organisations, management, social policy, and transnational processes. He is co-managing editor, Routledge Advances in Feminist Studies and Intersectionality book series; co-editor, NORMA: The International Journal for Masculinity Studies; Co-chair, RINGS: The International Research Association of Institutions of Advanced Gender Studies. Recent books include Men of the World, 2015, Sage; Revenge Pornography, with Matthew Hall, 2017; Engaging Youth in Activism, Research and Pedagogical Praxis, co-ed., 2018; Unsustainable Institutions of Men, co-ed., 2019; all three Routledge; and Age at Work, with Wendy Parkin, Sage, 2020.