David Held

David Held (born 1951) is a British political theorist and a prominent figure within the field of international relations. Together with Daniele Archibugi, he has been a key figure in the development of cosmopolitanism, and is a widely acclaimed scholar on issues of globalisation.

Held is currently Graham Wallas Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Centre for the Study of Global Governance at the London School of Economics. He is also a co-founder of Polity Press.

[edit] Major works

Introduction to Critical Theory: Horkheimer to Habermas (1989)
Models of Democracy (1987), fully revised 2nd edition (1996), 3rd edition (2006)
Political Theory and the Modern State (1989)
Democracy and the Global Order: From the Modern State to Cosmopolitan Governance (1995)
Global Transformations: Politics, Economics and Culture, co-author (1999)
Globalization/Anti-Globalization co-author (2002), fully revised 2nd edition (2007)
Cosmopolitanism: A Defence (2003)
Global Covenant: The Social Democratic Alternative to the Washington Consensus (2004)