David Held

David Held
Born(1951-08-27)27 August 1951
Died2 March 2019(2019-03-02) (aged 67)
NationalityBritish
Academic background
Alma materMIT
Academic work
InstitutionsLondon School of Economics
University College, Durham University
Main interestsPolitics and International Relations
Notes
Held was co-founder of the publishing company Polity Press

David Jonathan Andrew Held[1][2] (27 August 1951 – 2 March 2019)[3] was a British political scientist who specialised in political theory and international relations.[4] He held a joint appointment as Professor of Politics and International Relations, and was Master of University College, at Durham University until his death. He was also a visiting Professor of Political Science at Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli. Previously he was the Graham Wallas chair of Political Science and the co-director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics.[5]

Together with Daniele Archibugi, Held had been prominent in the development of cosmopolitanism, and of cosmopolitan democracy in particular. He was an active scholar on issues of globalisation, global governance and was joint editor-in-chief of the academic journal Global Policy.[6]

  1. ^ The Cambridge University List of Members up to 31 December 1991, Cambridge University Press, 1991, p. 610
  2. ^ "David Jonathan Andrew HELD personal appointments - Find and update company information - GOV.UK".
  3. ^ Blundell, Lydia (4 March 2019). "Professor David Held dies aged 68". Palatinate.org.uk. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
  4. ^ Daniele Archibugi, David Held Obituary, The Guardian, 15 March 2019.
  5. ^ Vasagar, Jeevan (31 October 2011). "Academic linked to Gaddafi's fugitive son leaves LSE". The Guardian. London.
  6. ^ Staff writer. "Editorial Board". Global Policy. doi:10.1111/(ISSN)1758-5899.

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