Claire Maxwell (sociologist)

Claire Maxwell
Claire Maxwell in Copenhagen, 2024
Born (1975-03-28) 28 March 1975
Alma materUniversity of Oxford (MA, MSc)
Royal Holloway (PhD)
Known forCosmopolitan nationalism
Scientific career
FieldsSociology of education
Sociology of immigration
Gender and education
InstitutionsUniversity of Copenhagen
Institute of Education
University College London
ThesisGender versus ‘vulnerability’: how they determine young people’s sexual and relationship experiences (2005)
Doctoral advisorBetsy Stanko
Websitewww.cmaxwell.uk

Claire Maxwell is a sociologist specialising in education, mobilities, and migration. She currently holds a chair in sociology at the University of Copenhagen, where she is also deputy Head of department.