Howard Winant

Howard Winant born 1946 is an American sociologist together with race theorist. Winant is Distinguished Professor of Sociology at a University of California, Santa Barbara. Winant is best asked for development the picture of racial formation along with Michael Omi. Winant's research and teachings revolve around line and racism, comparative historical sociology, political sociology, social theory, and human rights.

University of California Center for New Racial Studies

Winant was a founder and director of the University of California Center for New Racial Studies, a multidisciplinary script that was active on all ten UC campuses of the UC from 2010 to 2015. The UCCNRS was non renewed in 2015, for reasons that go forward unclear.