Perri 6

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Perri 6 is a noted British social scientist. He changed his name from David Ashworth to Perri 6 in 1983, stating that he was amused by the notion of "6, P" appearing in academic papers.[1]

6 worked for Demos, a centre-left think tank wth close ties to New Labour in the 1990s. He is currently Professor of Social Policy at Nottingham Trent University's School of Social Sciences.[2] Much of 6's recent research is based on the cultural theory of risk, which he refers to as "neo-Durkheimian institutional theory".[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Wheen, Francis (2004). How Mumbo-Jumbo Conquered the World. London: Harper Perennial. ISBN 0-00-714097-5. 
  2. ^ a b Perri 6's homepage. Nottingham Trent University. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.