Anthony Giddens
use both this parameter and |birth_date to display the person's date of birth, date of death, and age at death) --> | death_place = | other_names = Tony Giddens | title = Director of the London School of Economics (1996–2003) | party = Labour | spouse = | partner = | awards = | module = | thesis_title = Sport and Society in Contemporary Britain | thesis_year = 1961 | school_tradition = | doctoral_advisor = | academic_advisors = David Lockwood | influences = | era = | discipline = Sociology | sub_discipline = | workplaces = | doctoral_students = Nigel Dodd | notable_students = | main_interests = | notable_works = | notable_ideas = | influenced = * Tony Blair * Colin J. McInnes * Wanda Orlikowski * Jeffrey Weeks * Alexander Wendt }} }} | signature = | signature_alt = }}Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens (born 18 January 1938) is an English sociologist who is known for his theory of structuration and his holistic view of modern societies. He is considered to be one of the most prominent modern sociologists and is the author of at least 34 books, published in at least 29 languages, 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. He has academic appointments in approximately twenty different universities throughout the world and has received numerous honorary degrees.
His works are divided into four stages:
The first one involved outlining a new vision of what sociology is, presenting a theoretical and methodological understanding of that field based on a critical reinterpretation of the classics. His major publications of that era include ''Capitalism and Modern Social Theory'' (1971) and ''The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies'' (1973).
In the second stage, Giddens developed the theory of structuration, an analysis of agency and structure in which primacy is granted to neither. His works of that period, such as ''New Rules of Sociological Method'' (1976), ''Central Problems in Social Theory'' (1979) and ''The Constitution of Society'' (1984), brought him international fame on the sociological arena.
The third stage of Giddens's academic work was concerned with modernity, globalisation and politics, especially the impact of modernity on social and personal life. This stage is reflected by his critique of postmodernity and discussions of a new "utopian-realist" Third Way in politics which is visible in ''The Consequences of Modernity'' (1990), ''Modernity and Self-Identity'' (1991), ''The Transformation of Intimacy'' (1992), ''Beyond Left and Right'' (1994) and ''The Third Way'' (1998).
In the most recent stage, Giddens has turned his attention to a more concrete range of problems relevant to the evolution of world society, namely environmental issues, focusing especially upon debates about climate change in his book ''The Politics of Climate Change'' (2009); the role and nature of the European Union in ''Turbulent and Mighty Continent'' (2014); and in a series of lectures and speeches also the nature and consequences of the Digital Revolution.
Giddens served as Director of the London School of Economics from 1997 to 2003, where he is now Emeritus Professor at the Department of Sociology. He is a life fellow of King's College, Cambridge. According to the Open Syllabus Project, Giddens is the most frequently cited author on college syllabi for sociology courses. Provided by Wikipedia
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Politics and sociology in the thought of Max Weber. by Giddens, Anthony
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The class structure of the advanced societies. by Giddens, Anthony
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New rules of sociological method : a positive critique of interpretative sociologies / by Giddens, Anthony
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Positivism and sociology / by Giddens, Anthony
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Studies in social and political theory / by Giddens, Anthony
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Emile Durkheim / by Giddens, Anthony
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Central problems in social theory : action, structure, and contradiction in social analysis / by Giddens, Anthony
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A contemporary critique of historical materialism / by Giddens, Anthony
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Profiles and critiques in social theory / by Giddens, Anthony
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The constitution of society : introduction of the theory of structuration / by Giddens, Anthony
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Central problems in social theory : action, structure, and contradiction in social analysis / by Giddens, Anthony
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Social theory and modern sociology / by Giddens, Anthony
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The consequences of modernity / by Giddens, Anthony
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Modernity and self-identity : self and society in the late modern age / by Giddens, Anthony
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The transformation of intimacy : sexuality, love, and eroticism in modern societies / by Giddens, Anthony
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Capitalism and modern social theory; an analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber. by Giddens, Anthony
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Runaway world : how globalisation is reshaping our lives / by Giddens, Anthony
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Europe in the global age / by Giddens, Anthony
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The third way : the renewal of social democracy / by Giddens, Anthony
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The third way and its critics / by Giddens, Anthony
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