John Urry

John Urry

Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University; Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts; Founding Academician, UK Academy of Social Sciences; Chair RAE Panels (1996, 2001); Honorary Doctorate, Roskilde University. He has published c40 books and special issues, c70 refereed articles and c80 chapters. He is currently Director of the Centre for Mobilities Research. Recent books include Sociology beyond Societies (2000), The Tourist Gaze (2002, 2011), Performing Tourist Places (2004), Mobilities, Networks, Geographies (2006), Mobilities (2007), After the Car (2009), Mobile Lives (2010), Mobile Methods (2010).

Dept. of Sociology
Lancaster University
Lancaster
Lancs
LA1 4YL
United Kingdom

Email: j.urry@lancaster.ac.uk