Frank Furedi
Leading Sociologist Who Predicted the Culture Wars
“The worship of safety represents a profoundly pessimistic attitude towards human potential.”
Frank Furedi is a trailblazing sociologist and social commentator. He currently serves as emeritus professor of sociology at the University of Kent, where his work on fear, education, and therapy culture has made him one of the most widely cited sociologists of the 21st century.
His recent books cover the culture wars, democracy, borders, and fear as broad topics. The through line of his work is an analysis of how Western democracies fail to account for risk and uncertainty in decision-making.
"Professor Furedi has written an important book ... which is essential to the understanding of our times." — Theodore Dalrymple, Sunday Telegraph