Sociologist
Professor Martin Albrow is an eminent British sociologist, one of the first globalisation theorists and one of the most renowned English-language experts on Max Weber’s writings. He has taught in universities the world over and is particularly noted for his works on globalisation, the theory of the global age and global civil society. He was President of the BSA, the founding editor of the ISA journal International Sociology and has previously helped design the A-level Sociology syllabus of a major exam board. His latest book, Integrity: The Rise of a Distinctive Western Idea and its Destiny, is due to be published by Polity in November.