Sophie Watson
Sophie Watson is Professor of Sociology at the Open University known for her research on urban sociology and cities, particularly on public space, street markets, cultural difference, social/spatial justice and inequality, and cultures of water. Her recent publications include: City Water Matters: Cultures, Practices and Entanglements of Urban Water (2019). Spatial Justice in the City (Ed.) Routledge (2019); The New Blackwell Companion to the City (with Gary Bridge). She has played a...See more
Sophie Watson is Professor of Sociology at the Open University known for her research on urban sociology and cities, particularly on public space, street markets, cultural difference, social/spatial justice and inequality, and cultures of water. Her recent publications include: City Water Matters: Cultures, Practices and Entanglements of Urban Water (2019). Spatial Justice in the City (Ed.) Routledge (2019); The New Blackwell Companion to the City (with Gary Bridge). She has played a significant role in influencing urban and social policy, in particular, in London and Sydney. See less
