The author is Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent in Canterbury. His recent books include:• Paranoid Parenting (2001: Allen Lane)• Culture of Fear (revised edition) (2002:Continuum)• Therapy Culture: Cultivating Vulnerability In An Anxious Age (2003: Routledge)• Where have All The Intellectual Gone? Confronting 21st Century Philistinism (2005: Continuum)• Politics of Fear: Beyond Left and Right (2005: Continuum)• Invitation To Terror; The Expanding Empire Of The Unknown October 2007• Wasted; Why Education Is Note Educating, October 2009 The above books have been translated into 12 languages. .Furedi’s books and articles provide an authoritative yet lively account of key developments in contemporary cultural life. Using his insight as a professional sociologist, Furedi has produced a series of agenda-setting books that have been widely discussed in the media. Furedi regularly comments on radio and television. In the past year he has appeared on Newsnight, Sky and BBC News, The Today Programme, and a variety of other radio television shows. His has been interviewed by the media in Australia, Canada, the United States, Poland, Holland, Belgium, Brazil, and Germany and other countries. Furedi’s articles are published in The New Scientist, The Guardian, The Independent, The Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Express, The Daily Mail, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent on Sunday, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Observer, The Sunday Telegraph, Toronto Globe and Mail, The New York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, The Times Higher Education Supplement, Spiked-online, The Times Literary Supplement, Harvard Business Review, Die Welt and Die Zeit amongst others. He frequently places tailor-made articles to accompany the publication of his books. To inspect these articles please visit www.frankfuredi.com