Identities in Context: Individuals and Discourse in Action

Andrew McKinlay is Head of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences at the University of Edinburgh. He has published research on issues of identity, identity management, and the discursive challenges of 'problem' identities in a wide variety of academic journals.

Chris McVittie is Senior Lecturer in Social Psychology and Qualitative Methods at Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh. He has published widely on topics related to the social psychology of communication and the study of identities.

McKinlay and McVittie are co-authors of Social Psychology and Discourse (Wiley-Blackwell, 2008).