Born in Spain, February 9^th, 1942

Living in Berkeley, California, since 1979

Married to Emma Kiselyova. One daughter, one step-daughter, three grand children

Address: Dept. of Sociology, 410 Barrows Hall, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA

Phone: (510) 6423256/6421324 Fax: (510) 5285329

Current position : Professor of Sociology, and Professor of City&Regional Planning,University of California at Berkeley (appointed Professor in 1979)

Education: Studies in Law and Economics, University of Barcelona. LLB, PhD in Sociology, Doctorat d’Etat in Human Sciences, University of Paris (Sorbonne)

(Ph.D, 1967)

1967-70 Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of Paris, Nanterre Campus.

79. Associate Professor of Sociology, School for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, University of Paris

1979- to present Professor, University of California, Berkeley

1994-1998 Chair of the Center for Western European Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

1988-93 Professor and Director, Instituto de Sociologia de Nuevas Tecnologias,, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

1968-98 Visiting Professor: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (Santiago de Chile), Universite de Montreal, Universidad Catolica de Chile, Universidade de Campinas (Sao Paulo), Universite de Geneve, University of Wisconsin, Royal Academy of Fine Arts (Copenhagen), Universidad Autonoma de Mexico, Boston University, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, University of Hong Kong, National University of Singapore, Taiwan National University, University of Southern California, Soviet Sociological Association (Moscow), University of Amsterdam, Hitotsubashi University (Tokyo), Consell Superior de Recerques Cientifiques (Barcelona). Invited lecturer at over 200 academic and professional institutions in 38 countries.

Main awards and distinguished appointments : Guggenheim Fellow 1982. C.Wright Mills Award, American Society for the Study of Social Problems, 1983. Robert and Helen Lynd Award for life-long, outstanding contribution in urban sociology, American Sociological Association, 1998. Member of the European Academy (appointed 1994). Member of the European Commission’s High Level Group of Experts on the Information Society (1995-97)

Professional activity: Has been a consultant/adviser to Unesco, United Nations Development Program, International Labour Office (U.N.), European Commission, Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation, US AID, World Bank, Government of Portugal, Government of Spain, Government of Mexico, Government of Ecuador, Regional Government of Andalusia, Regional Government of Asturias, Government of Russian Federation.

Publications: Has published 20 books, in several languages, and co-authored, or edited 15 books, on topics of sociology of information technology, political economy, urban sociology, and public policy. Also published over 100 articles in academic journals. Most recent publication: The Information Age: Economy, Society, and Culture (3 volumes: I.The Rise of the Network Society, II. The Power of Identity III. End of Millennium), Oxford, England, and Malden, Massachussets: Blackwell, 1996, 1997, 1998 (revised edition 2000). (Translated or being translated in Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Swedish, Portuguese, Turkish, Croatian, Bulgarian, and Russian)

1998/2000 Main invited lectures on issues related to sociology of information technology; urban sociology; economic development strategies; social theory.

Stanford University; University of Pennsylvania; Harvard University; University of California (Davis); University of California (San Diego); United Nations Social Research Institute, Geneva; Tate Gallery, London; Cite des Sciences, Paris; European Union Center for Industrial Transformation, Luxembourg; University of Buenos Aires;University of La Paz; National University of Colombia, Bogota; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro; University of Sao Paulo; United Nations-Chile; Unesco, Paris; University of Barcelona; University of the Basc Country; Duke University, North Carolina; World Economic Forum, Davos, Switzerland; State of the World Forum, San Francisco.