Professor Eric Dunning

Eric Dunning is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology, University of Leicester. He is one of two people ever to have co-published with Norbert Elias, and the only one surviving to this day. A pioneer in the sociology of sport, his recent publications include "Sport, Critical Concepts in Sociology", and "Norbert Elias: Sage Masters of Modern Social Thought", both four volumes (2003).Jason Hughes is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, and Deputy Head of the School of Social Sciences at...See more

Eric Dunning is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Sociology, University of Leicester. He is one of two people ever to have co-published with Norbert Elias, and the only one surviving to this day. A pioneer in the sociology of sport, his recent publications include "Sport, Critical Concepts in Sociology", and "Norbert Elias: Sage Masters of Modern Social Thought", both four volumes (2003).Jason Hughes is a Senior Lecturer in Sociology, and Deputy Head of the School of Social Sciences at Brunel University. His first book, "Learning to Smoke" (2003), was awarded the 2006 European Norbert Elias prize. His more recent publications include two four volume reference works, "Visual Methods" and "Internet Research Methods" (both 2012). See less