Peter J. Taylor

Peter J. Taylor is the author of several hundred publications including 170 articles in peer-reviewed journals, mainly concerning Geography and Urban Studies but also including Political Science, Sociology, History, Planning and Economic Development. In addition, he has written 25 books, edited 16 books, and contributed 136 book chapters. Now retired, he has spent most of his career in British universities but has held visiting positions in US universities, in Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and has been an advisor to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and a consultant on the International Economic Consultation Commission of the Mayor of Jinan (China). He was a member of the Gulbenkian Commission on the Future of the Social Sciences (1993-96, Lisbon) and is a Fellow of the British Academy and of the UK Academy of Social Sciences. He has been awarded Honorary Doctorates by Ghent University, Belgium, and Oulu University, Finland, and has been awarded 'Honors' by the Association of American Geographers.