Michael Lavalette

Michael Lavalette (born 1962) is a British academic specialising in social work. He is also a political activist (involved in the Socialist Workers Party for several decades and now a member of Counterfire) and local politician, elected to council seats in Preston City and Lancashire County Councils for various left-wing formations.

Until retirement he was the Everton Professor of Social and Community Engagement at Liverpool Hope University, formerly having worked at both Liverpool and Central Lancashire universities. He is now Emeritus Professor at Liverpool Hope University and a visiting professor at the University of Bethlehem and the University of West Attica, Athens. Provided by Wikipedia