Thomas Cushman (sociologist)

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Thomas Cushman, an American sociologist, is Deffenbaugh de Hoyos Carlson Professor in the Social Sciences and Professor of Sociology at Wellesley College.

Cushman is editor of The Routledge Handbook of Human Rights (2011) and founder and editor-at-large of the Journal of Human Rights. [1] He is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Controversial Ideas . [2]

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References

  1. "Thomas Cushman". Wellesley College. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "Editorial Board". Journal of Controversial Ideas. Retrieved 2020-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)