Tom Nairn

For the Scottish poet and literary editor and writer (1955–2017), see Thom Nairn.

Tom Nairn
Born(1932-06-02)2 June 1932
Freuchie, Fife, Scotland
Died21 January 2023(2023-01-21) (aged 90)
Children2
Academic career
FieldPolitical science, political economy, nationalism
InstitutionDurham University
RMIT University
University of Edinburgh
School or
tradition		Political science and political economy
Alma materEdinburgh College of Art
University of Edinburgh (MA)

Thomas Cunningham Nairn (2 June 1932 – 21 January 2023) was a Scottish political theorist and academic. He was an Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. He was known as an essayist and a supporter of Scottish independence.[1]

  1. ^ Campsie, Alexandre (8 June 2021). "Socialism, Nationalism and Tom Nairn's Dream of Escape". Twentieth Century British History. 32 (4): 509–532. doi:10.1093/tcbh/hwab013. ISSN 0955-2359.