Michael Mulkay
Michael Joseph Mulkay | |
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Michael Mulkay | |
| Born | August 10, 1936 London, England |
| Died | October 21, 2025 (aged 89) |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (BSc) Simon Fraser University (MA) University of Aberdeen (PhD) |
| Known for | discourse analysis of science; reflexivity; New Literary Forms |
| Awards | John Desmond Bernal Prize (1986) Macleod Medal (2025) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology; sociology of scientific knowledge; discourse analysis; reflexive sociology |
| Institutions | Simon Fraser University University of Aberdeen University of Cambridge University of York |
| Doctoral students | Nigel Gilbert, Steve Woolgar, Steve Yearley, Andrew Webster, Malcolm Ashmore, Jonathan Potter |
Michael Joseph Mulkay (10 August 1936 – 21 October 2025) was a British sociologist known for his contributions to the development of the sociology of scientific knowledge, discourse analysis, and reflexive sociology.