Castells is considered one of the founders of the new urban sociology. Course studies of law and Economics at the University of Barcelona between 1958 and 1962. The project also focused on the interaction between the internet and television and the digitalization of the Catalan health system. Professor Castells was also director of one of the UOC's research centres, the Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), between 2008 and 2013 and headed the University's Scientific Advisory Board. In June 1965 was awarded the diplome d' études Approfondies, a master's degree in Sociology from the school practice of high studies in Paris. We've changed the way you log in to the Virtual Campus. (Arte y foto), Networks of Outrage and Hope: Social Movements in the Internet Age, Dual City: Restructuring New York (City in the Twenty-First Century), Curso ESIC de emprendimiento y gestión empresarial. His first book, the urban question, originally published in French in 1972 and translated into ten languages, soon became to be considered a classic around the world. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. It is also a Ph.d. in Sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and title obtained in April 1978, Doctor of State in letters and human sciences by the University of Paris-V (René Descartes-Sorbonne), since January 1963. Manuel Castells was raised primarily in La Mancha but he moved to Barcelona, where he studied Law and Economics. Manuel Castells has a long career as a social researcher. He/She has been member of the Group of high-level experts on the information society of the European Commission between 1995 and 1997, the Government of Chile during the administration of Allende and also the Governments of France, Portugal, Brazil, Ecuador, Mexico, People's Republic of China, Spain and the Russian Federation. Master's degrees and postgraduate courses, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3), Centro Interuniversitario de Desarrollo (CINDA), Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas (CRUE), Associació Catalana d'Universitats Públiques (ACUP). Manuel Castells showed, in a study of a French city, that the aim of urban planning to improve the quality of life was a mask behind which developers and business interests could pursue strategies for realizing land value gains. He also received the C. Wright Mills Award from the American Society for the Study of Social Problems in 1983; the Robert and Helen Lynd Award from the American Sociological Association in 1998; the Order of the Lion of Finland and the Order of Arts and Letters from the French Government in 2002; the Ithiel de Sola Pool Award from the American Political Science Association in 2004; the Order of Gabriela Mistral from the President of Chile in 2005; the Order of Santiago from the President of Portugal and the St George's Cross from the Government of Catalonia in 2006; Spain's National Sociology and Political Science Prize in 2008; the Erasmus Medal from Academia Europaea in 2011; the Holberg Prize from the Government of Norway in 2012; the Balzan Prize for sociology in 2013, and in 2014, the Eulalio Ferrer Prize and International Award UCLG - MEXICO City - Culture21. "As with all historical transformations, the emergence of a new social structure is linked to the redefinition of the material foundations of our existence, space and time, as Giddens (1984), Adam (1990), Harvey (1990), Lash and Urry (1994), Mitchell (1999, 2003), Dear (2000, 2002), Graham and… Among its newest members is Manuel Castells, Professor in Sociology at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC), who has been appointed Minister for Universities. Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2020, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. The project ran between 2001 and 2007 and was financed by the Government of Catalonia and personally supported by Catalonia's presidents during that time. He is a fellow of St. John's College at the University of Cambridge and holds the Network Society Chair at the Collège d'Études Mondiales in Paris. The PIC analysed Catalonia's transition to the network society by studying the effects of information and communication technologies (ICT) on business competitiveness and productivity and the use of the internet and computers in schools and universities, as well as the introduction of e-administration in Catalonia in general and specifically in Barcelona City Council. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced the composition of his new council of ministers. From 2008 to 2012, he was a member of the Governing Board of the new European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), created by the European Union to stimulate cooperation between universities, businesses and society. Vol. Castells is a professor of urban geography at Berkley. He/She kept that position until 1970, when it became Professor titular of sociology at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes in social sciences in Paris, where he/she stayed until the year 1977. Castells, M. (2009). Manuel Castells is a sociologist frequently associated with information society and communications research. Manuel Castells won with this work the C. Wright Mills Award in 1983. Manuel Castells began his academic career as Assistant Professor of sociology at the University of Paris, at the Nanterre Campus, year 1967. He/She received his doctorate in Sociology from the University of Paris in May 1967, with a doctoral thesis based on the statistical analysis of the strategies of location of industrial companies in the Paris region. He/She is currently Professor of sociology at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) in Barcelona. 1: the network society, in 1996, the information age: economy, society and culture. He will oversee policymaking and funding for Spain’s 50 public universities. Spanish sociologist born February 9, 1942 in Hellín, Albacete province. The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies) In 2005 he was appointed by the European Commission to be a founding member of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council. The researchers will analyse the relevance of Castells' pioneering academic writing, from the perspective of the current network society and how best to research it. He is Professor of Communication at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, and holds joint appointments in the Department of Sociology, in the School of Policy, Planning, and Development, and … Vol. Communication power (pp. He/She spent his childhood between Hellin, the city of Albacete, Madrid, Cartagena, Valencia and Barcelona. In total, Manuel Castells has published twenty-one books alone, to which must be added other fifteen more as co-author or editor and over one hundred articles in academic publications. Castells achieved a great diffusion of his scientific work having worked on the effect on the society of the information technology and urban planning. From a conservative family, Castells says: 3: end of the Millennium, in 1996. 33-36). He has also been Director of the International Labour Organization (ILO), UNESCO, development programmes of the UN, the US International Development Agency and the European Commission. Manuel Castells began his academic career as Assistant Professor of sociology at the University of Paris, at the Nanterre Campus, year 1967. There's a problem loading this menu right now. In 1962, he/she interrupted his studies and began his political exile in France. In 1988 he/she requested the voluntary leave of absence to be a tenured professor of sociology at the Autonomous University of Madrid until 1993. Prime members enjoy FREE Delivery and exclusive access to music, movies, TV shows, original audio series, and Kindle books. This is by far the most voluminous and important author's work and has been translated into more than twenty languages, including Korean and Serbo-Croat. In the latter city he/she completed his secondary education. Online shopping from a great selection at Books Store. Overall, on the PIC were conducted over 55,000 interviews as part of the study. To navigate through the UOC page, JavaScript must be enabled, but it seems to be disabled or not compatible with your browser. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, The Castells Reader on Cities and Social Theory, Another Economy is Possible: Culture and Economy in a Time of Crisis, The City and the Grassroots (California Series in Urban Development), The Internet Galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, Business, and Society (Clarendon Lectures in Management Studies), A Transcendent Decade: Towards a New Enlightenment? Manuel Castells, University Professor and Wallis Annenberg Chair in Communication Technology and Society at the USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, has been appointed minister of universities for the newly formed government of Spain. He/She is also a Professor of investigation of the Superior Council of scientific investigations, and during the years 1996 and 1997 was attached to the Institute for advanced social studies in Barcelona - charge that is on leave of absence since 1988.