Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Born in Spain, February 9th, 1942

Married to Emma Kiselyova. One daughter, one step-daughter, three
grandchildren

Address:
Dept. of Sociology, 410 Barrows Hall, University of California,
Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Phone: (510) 642-3256/642-3195 Fax: (510) 528-5329
Email: em511995@uclink.berkeley.edu

Current positions

• Professor of Sociology, and Professor of City and Regional Planning, University of California at Berkeley (appointed Professor in 1979)

 

Education

• Studies in Law and Economics, University of Barcelona; Licence (master) in Law and Political Economy; Doctorat de 3ème Cycle in Sociology (Ph.D, 1967, University of Paris).
• Doctorat d'Etat ès Lettres et Sciences Humaines (Human Sciences), University of Paris (Sorbonne).

 

Academic career

• 1967-70: Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Paris, Nanterre Campus.
• 1970-79: Associate Professor of Sociology, Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, University of Paris.
• 1988-1993: Professor and Director, Instituto de Sociologia de Nuevas Tecnologias, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid.
• 1996 to present: Research Professor, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Barcelona (on permanent leave).
• 1994-1998: Chair of the Center for Western European Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
• 1979 to present: Professor, University of California, Berkeley.
• 1968-2000: Visiting Professorships: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Santiago de Chile), Universite de Montreal, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Universidade de Campinas (Sao Paulo), Universite de Geneve, University of Wisconsin (Madison), Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Copenhagen), Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Boston University, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Taiwan National University, University of Southern California, Soviet Sociological Association (Moscow), University of Amsterdam, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo), Oxford University, Center for Higher Education Transformation (South Africa). Invited lecturer at about 300 academic and professional institutions in 40 countries.

 

Main awards and distinguished appointments

• Guggenheim Fellow 1982.
• C.Wright Mills Award, American Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1983.
• Robert and Helen Lynd Award for lifelong, outstanding contribution in urban sociology, American Sociological Association, 1998.
• Award to the best book on information technology from the Catalan Institute of Technology, Barcelona, 1999.
• Silver Medal of Urbanism from the City of Madrid, 1999. May 1st Award for Social Theory from the Rafael Campalans Foundation, Barcelona, 1999.
• Medal of Honor, University of Sao Paulo, 1999. Prize for Internet Research from the Catalan Chamber of Commerce, Barcelona, 2000.
• Member of the European Academy (appointed 1994).
• Member of the European Commission's High Level Group of Experts on the Information Society (1995-97).

 

Professional activity

• Has been an adviser to Unesco, United Nations Development Program, International Labour Office (U.N.), European Commission, Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, US AID, World Bank, Government of Portugal, Government of Spain, Government of Mexico, Government of Ecuador, Regional Government of Andalusia, Regional Government of Asturias, Government of the Russian Federation, Government of Brazil, Government of South Africa.

 

Publications

• Has published 20 books, in several languages, and co-authored, or edited 15 books, on topics of sociology and economics of information technology, technology policy, political economy, urban sociology, planning, and public policy. Also published over 100 articles in academic journals. Most recent publication: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (3 volumes: I. The Rise of the Network Society, II. The Power of Identity, III. End of Millennium), Oxford, England, and Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell, 1996, 1997, 1998 (revised edition 2000). (Translated or being translated into Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, German, and Russian)

 

1998 - 2000 Main invited lectures and keynote addresses

• on issues related to sociology of information technology; the new economy, urban sociology; economic development strategies, social theory: Stanford University; University of Pennsylvania; Harvard University; University of California (Davis); University of California (San Diego); University of California (Los Angeles); University of Georgia; Duke University; University of Hawaii; Santa Clara University; University of Washington; United Nations Social Research Institute, Geneva; United Nations Development Program, Santiago de Chile; Unesco, Paris; United Nations, Economic and Social Council, New York; Tate Gallery, London; Cambridge University; University College, London; Oxford University; Cite des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris; European Union Center for Industrial Transformation, Luxembourg; Tillburg University, the Netherlands; University of Buenos Aires; University of San Andres, La Paz; National University of Colombia, Bogota; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; University of Sao Paulo; University of Barcelona; University of the Basc Country; Institute of World Economy, Moscow; World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland; State of the World Forum, San Francisco; World Conference of Catholic Archbishops, Bogota, Colombia; International Seminar on Work and Information Technology, Barcelona; World Congress of Software Engineering, Limerick, Ireland; Oxford Business School Clarendon Lecture; Virtual Society Programme, London; Conference on Urban Futures, Johannesburg; Seminar on Globalization and Information Technology, Pretoria.

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