Professor Lord Anthony Giddens, Former Director of the London School of Economics, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics, delivered the first lecture in this academic year's Durham Castle Lecture Series on 22nd October 2014.
Professor Lord Anthony Giddens, Former Director of the London School of Economics, and Emeritus Professor of Sociology, London School of Economics
Lord Giddens is a British sociologist who is know for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be on the the most prominent modern sociologists. He is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languates, issuing on average more than one book every year. In 2007, Giddens was listed as the fifth most-referenced author of books in the humanities. His 2012 lecture, 'The Politics of Climate Change' was the inagural Durham Castle lecture.