Michael Lavalette
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Michael Lavalette (born 1962) is a British academic specialising in social work. He was a member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP) from 1981 until 2018, when he left to join Counterfire. He was a local councillor in Preston, Lancashire from 2003 to 2014.
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Until retirement he was the Everton Professor of Social and Community Engagement[1] at Liverpool Hope University, formerly having worked at both Liverpool and Central Lancashire universities. He is now Emeritus Professor at Liverpool Hope University and a Visiting Professor at the University of Bethlehem and the University of West Attica, Athens.