Anthony Giddens

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Anthony Giddens, born in Edmonton, North London on January 18, 1938. He is the first member of his family to attend college. He is a professor of Sociology and has taught at the University of Leicester and subsequently at Cambridge.


Anthony Giddens
Director of the London School of Economics
In office

1997 - 2003

Preceded by John Ashworth
Succeeded by Howard Davies
Personal details
Born 8 January 1938 (age 76)

Spain

Alma mater Hull University

Biography

Anthony Giddens was the Director of the LSE from 1997 to 2003. He took part in the original Blair-Clinton dialogues from 1997 and onwards. In 1999, he was the BBC Reith Lecturer and is currently a Life Fellow of King’s College in Cambridge. Giddens was made a Life Peer in 2004 and is a fellow of the American Academy of Science and the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.

Education

Anthony Giddens attended the University of Hull and the London School of Economics. At the London School of Economics (LSE), he wrote a dissertation titled “Sport and Society in Contemporary Britain.”

Notable Work

He holds honorary degrees from fifteen universities and has had a profound impact on politics. Gidden’s books have been translated into over forty languages and he has given advice to many political leaders around the globe. Furthermore, he has sat on the board of various public organizations, including the Institute of Public Policy Research.


Further Information

ICD - "The Nation State in the Global Age- The Institute for Cultural Diplomacy." A World Without Walls Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (November 2010).

Academic offices
Preceded by John Ashworth Director of the London School of Economics

1997 - 2003

Succeeded by

Howard Davies

External links and references

LSE Sociology Online "Professor Lord Tony Giddens"