Hewitt, W(arren) E(dward)

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HEWITT, W(arren) E(dward)

HEWITT, W(arren) E(dward). Canadian, b. 1954. Genres: Area studies, International relations/Current affairs, Politics/Government, Sociology, Urban studies. Career: University of Lethbridge, Lethbridge, Alberta, assistant professor of sociology, 1986-89; University of Western Ontario, London, assistant professor, 1989-93, associate professor, 1993-2001, professor of sociology, 2001-, associate dean of faculty of social sciences, 1998-2001, associate vice-president (research), 2001-. Publications: Base Christian Communities and Social Change in Brazil, 1991. EDITOR/CO-EDITOR: The Sociology of Religion: A Canadian Focus, 1993; Introduction to Sociology: A Canadian Focus, 1994, rev. ed., 2000; The Church at the Grassroots in Latin America: Perplexities on Thirty Years of Activism, 2000. Work represented in anthologies. Contributor to sociology, political science, development, and Latin American studies journals. Address: President's Office, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada N6A 5C2. Online address: [email protected]

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