Manuel Castells (Hellín, Albacete, 1942) is one of the best known
Spanish academics within the international panorama. He is a Doctor of
Sociology and Human Sciences from the University of Sorbona, and has been a
Sociology professor at Berkeley University, as well as a visiting professor
at another 15 universities. Outstanding among his works is the trilogy
about the information era: economy, society and culture. He currently directs
the Institute for Internet Investigations at the University Oberta of Catalunya.