Дата рождения: 10 января 1938
Место рождения: Лондон, Англия
Гражданство: Великобритания
Научная сфера: Социология

Барон Энтони Гидденс (англ. Anthony Giddens, Baron Giddens; род. 18 января 1938, Лондон, Англия) — английский социолог. Бакалавр университета Халл (1959), магистр Лондонской школы экономики; доктор философии Кембриджского университета (1974). Работал в университете Лейчестера, Кембридже; директор Лондонской школы экономики (1997-2003). Лауреат премии принца Астурийского (2002, социальные науки).

Гидденс автор 34 книг и более двухсот статей.

Основные произведения:
Giddens, Anthony (1971) Capitalism and Modern Social Theory. An Analysis of the writings of Marx, Durkheim and Max Weber. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press. («Капитализм и современная социальная теория: анализ работ Маркса, Дюркгейма и Макса Вебера»)

Почему Гидденс велик.
)
http://www.personal.psu.edu/rxc317/blogs/chenr/2008/11/the-person-i-thin...

Anthony Giddens is a famous British Sociologist. He was born in Jan. 18th, 1938 and he received a bachelor degree in Sociology and Psychology, Hull University in 1959. After that, he continued his study in Sociology and got a master degree from London School of Economics and a PhD degree from Cambridge. Giddens worked as professor of Sociology and a Fellow of King's College at Cambridge University for many years. From 1997 to 2003, he worked as the Director of LSE, one of the most important institutes in the world. For his personal interest, Giddens is a keen supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.

Dedicated for academia for so many years, Giddens is remembered for many contributions, among which, the Structuation Theory and the Third Way idea are mostly well-known. In one of his recent interviews, Giddens divided his life into two parts, the first 30 years of academic research and the second phase of 15 years political practice.

The Structuation Theory is the best representative of his first 30 years. By introducing this theory, Giddens researched individual acts, or major social forces, can bring change and shape society. His theory was then expanded into many other majors and areas. Giddens has published more than 34 books, 200 articles. His book "Sociology" has been published for the 5th version and greatly influenced the teaching and writing of Sociology in many countries.

The Third Way idea was also popularized by Giddens and it strongly influenced the development of New Labour in the UK and other social democratic parties. This idea helped Tony Blair and the New Labour won the election in 1997. He himself has been worked as consultant for Tony Blair, too. Giddens has given lectures around the world and received warm welcome wherever he went.

The reason I think highly of Anthony Giddens is because he is a successful and honest scholar. He's successful because he initiated many important ideas which have enormous influence around the world. He is not just sitting at home doing research. His knowledge and wisdom has practical use for the development of the real world. The other reason I respect him is that he's very honest. Although people always label him with Structuation Theory or Third Way, he himself does not mention them any more. He says the world is changing fast and ideas may fall behind and need to revise or abandon. He thinks it is important for scholars to devote into society to check their ideas and revise from time to time. I can not agree with him in this respect any more.

Giddens, Anthony (1976) Functionalism: apres la lutte, Social Research, 43, 325-66
Giddens, Anthony (1976) New Rules of Sociological Method: a Positive Critique of interpretative Sociologies. London : Hutchinson.
Giddens, Anthony (1977) Studies in Social and Political Theory. London : Hutchinson.
Giddens, Anthony (1979) Central problems in Social Theory : Action, Structure and Contradiction in Social Analysis. London : Macmillan.
Giddens, Anthony (1981) A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism. Vol. 1. Power, Property and the State. London : Macmillan.
Giddens, Anthony (1981) The Class Structure of the Advanced Societies. London : Hutchinson. («Классовая структура в развитом обществе»)
Giddens, Anthony (1982) Sociology: a Brief but Critical Introduction. London : Macmillan.
Giddens, Anthony (1982) Profiles and Critiques in Social Theory. London : Macmillan.
Giddens, Anthony & Mackenzie, Gavin (Eds.) (1982) Social Class and the Division of Labour. Essays in Honour of Ilya Neustadt. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1984) The Constitution of Society. Outline of the Theory of Structuration. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1985) A Contemporary Critique of Historical Materialism. Vol. 2. The Nation State and Violence. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1986) Durkheim. London : Fontana Modern Masters.
Giddens, Anthony (1990) The Consequences of Modernity. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1991) Modernity and Self-Identity. Self and Society in the Late Modern Age. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1992) The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies. Cambridge: Polity Press.
Beck, Ulrich & Giddens, Anthony & Lash, Scott (1994) Reflexive Modernization. Politics, Tradition and Aesthetics in the Modern Social Order. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1994) Beyond Left and Right — the Future of Radical Politics. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1995) Politics, Sociology and Social Theory: Encounters with Classical and Contemporary Social Thought. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1996) In Defence of Sociology. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1996) Durkheim on Politics and the State. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1998) The Third Way. The Renewal of Social Democracy. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (1999) Runaway World: How Globalization is Reshaping Our Lives. London : Profile.
Hutton, Will & Giddens, Anthony (Eds.) (2000) On The Edge. Living with Global Capitalism. London : Vintage.
Giddens, Anthony (2000) The Third Way and Its Critics. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (2000) Runaway World. London : Routledge.
Giddens, Anthony (2001) Sociology. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (Ed.) (2001) The Global Third Way Debate. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (2002) Where Now for New Labour? Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (Ed.) (2003) The Progressive Manifesto. New Ideas for the Centre-Left. Cambridge : Polity Press.
Giddens, Anthony (Ed.) (2005) The New Egalitarianism Cambridge : Polity Press.

Книги на русском
Гидденс, Э. Социология / Пер. с англ.; науч. ред. В.А. Ядов; общ. ред. Л.С. Гурьевой, Л.Н. Посилевича. - М.: Эдиториал УРСС, 1999. - 703 с. ISBN 5-354-01093-4, ISBN 0-7456-2311-5 архивный файл
Гидденс, Э. Ускользающий мир. Как глобализация меняет нашу жизнь. — М.: Весь мир, 2004. ISBN 5-7777-0304-6
Гидденс, Э. Трансформация интимности. Сексуальность, любовь и эротизм в современных обществах / Пер. с англ. В. Анурина. — СПб.: Питер, 2004. ISBN 5-469-00133-4 рецензия
Гидденс, Э. Устроение общества: Очерк теории структурации. — М.: Академический проект, 2005. ISBN 5-8291-0629-9