David Miller (sociologist)

David Miller (born 1964) is a British academic, and professor of sociology at the University of Bath.

Early life

Miller earned a bachelor's degree in biological science from the University of Glasgow, followed by doctoral research with the Glasgow Media Group.[1]

Career

Miller began his academic career as a lecturer and then reader in film and media studies at the University of Stirling, before switching to sociology.[1]

From 2004 to 2011, he was professor of sociology at the University of Strathclyde.[2] Since 2011, he has been professor of sociology at the University of Bath.[3]

Miller is the co-founder and co-director of the non-profit company Public Interest Investigations, which has two main projects, Spinwatch, a website "devoted to public interest reporting on spin lobbying and political corruption", and Powerbase, a wiki that "monitors power networks and conflicts of interest".[4]

Selected publications

  • A Century of Spin: How Public Relations Became the Cutting Edge of Corporate Power (Pluto Press, 2008)[3]
  • Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy: Corporate PR and the Assault on Democracy (Pluto Press, 2007)[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Appointments: University of Bath, David Miller". Times Higher Education. 23 February 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "David Miller - University of Bath, Bath - UB - Department of Social and Policy Sciences - ResearchGate". ResearchGate. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "David Miller". the Guardian. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  4. ↑ "Home". www.dmiller.info. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
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