Michael Mulkay

Michael Joseph Mulkay
Michael Mulkay
Born(1936-08-10)August 10, 1936
London, England
DiedOctober 21, 2025(2025-10-21) (aged 89)
Alma materLondon School of Economics (BSc)
Simon Fraser University (MA)
University of Aberdeen (PhD)
Known fordiscourse analysis of science; reflexivity; New Literary Forms
AwardsJohn Desmond Bernal Prize (1986)
Macleod Medal (2025)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology; sociology of scientific knowledge; discourse analysis; reflexive sociology
InstitutionsSimon Fraser University
University of Aberdeen
University of Cambridge
University of York
Doctoral studentsNigel 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.