William Conroy is a social scientist working across the fields of urban studies, geography, and political and social theory.

His research engages (1) critical theories of capitalist society and capitalist reproduction; (2) histories of political, economic, and socio-spatial thought; and (3) the historical geography of US capitalism and urbanization. He has published widely on these themes in journals like Antipode, International Review of Urban and Regional Research, EPA: Economy and Space, Urban Studies, Theory, Culture & Society, Sociological Theory, and Review of International Political Economy. He is currently completing his first book project, titled “The Capitalist Spatial Matrix: A Political Theory of the Built Environment.”

William has a PhD from Harvard University, an MPhil from the University of Oxford, and a BA from Northwestern University. He is a postdoctoral fellow in the Society of Fellows at Tsinghua University’s Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities and Social Sciences.

Links: Academia.edu; ResearchGate.net; Twitter; Urban Theory Lab