Born: 1950.
Educated at Selhurst Grammar School, Croydon; University of Kent, Canterbury; Chelsea College, London.
Nationality: Dual British and Australian citizenship
CAREER HISTORY
2008-now: Freelance consultancy and independent author, based in England
2001-2008: Social Research Director, Centre for Independent Studies, Sydney, Australia
1999-2000: Research Manager, Australian Institute of Family Studies, Melbourne, Australia
1988-1999: Professor of Sociology, University of Sussex (Professor Emeritus from 2002)
1984-1988: Reader in Sociology and Urban Studies, University of Sussex
1976-1984: Lecturer in Sociology, University of Sussex, England
1973-1976: Research Officer, Dept of Sociology, University of Essex, England
VISITING ACADEMIC POSITIONS
1996: Visiting Professor, Dept of Sociology, Brown University, USA
1992: Visiting Fellow, Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology/Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
1992: Visiting Professor, ZWE (Arbeit und Region), Universitaet Bremen, Germany
1982: Visiting Lecturer, Dept of Sociology, University of Canterbury, New Zealand
1982: Visiting Research Fellow, Urban Research Unit, Australian National University
1981: Visiting Research Fellow, Dept of Environmental Planning, University of Melbourne, Australia
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS
1971-73: Chelsea College, University of London: Ph.D in Sociology 1975
1968-71: University of Kent, Canterbury, Upper second class BA (Hons) in Sociology 1971
HONOURS
2008: Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Independent Studies
2004: Adjunct Professor, Australian Graduate School of Management
2002: Elected as Member of Mont Pelerin Society
2002: Professor Emeritus, University of Sussex
1986: Elected as Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts