William Walters

William Walters is a professor at Carleton University where he is cross-listed between Political Science and Sociology. Originally trained as a chemist at Imperial College, he studied politics at City University New York, and York University, Canada. Walters has authored or edited many books, the most recent being Governmentality: Critical Encounters (Routledge 2012). He has published extensively in such areas as citizenship studies, political sociology, governmentality, borders and migration,...See more

William Walters is a professor at Carleton University where he is cross-listed between Political Science and Sociology. Originally trained as a chemist at Imperial College, he studied politics at City University New York, and York University, Canada. Walters has authored or edited many books, the most recent being Governmentality: Critical Encounters (Routledge 2012). He has published extensively in such areas as citizenship studies, political sociology, governmentality, borders and migration, and security studies. His work has been translated into six different languages, and republished in many edited collections. Seantel Anais completed her doctoral training at Carleton University (2008-2012) and is the author Disarming Intervention (University of British Columbia Press, 2015). Located in the sociology of security her first book examines the history of the concept of non-lethality in post-WWII America, placing its emergence alongside the social history of non-lethal weapons like tear gas and rubber bullets. See less