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Professor Robert Pinker
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Professor Robert Pinker served as a member of the UK Press Complaints Commission from 1991 to 2004, as its Privacy Commissioner from 1994 to 2004, and as its Acting Chairman from 2002 to 2003. He currently serves as its International Consultant. He recently completed a three year term as International Chairman of the Press Council of Bosnia-Herzegovina. His previous experience in the field of self-regulation includes Council membership of the Advertising Standards Authority from 1988 to 1995 and the Direct Mail Services Standards Board/Accreditation Centre from 1995 to 1998. In his academic career, he has held Professorial appointments at Goldsmiths College, Chelsea College and the London School of Economics. During his tenure at the London School of Economics he served as Pro-Director of the School from 1985 to 1988, and as Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Social Sciences of the University of London from 1989 to 1990. In 1996 he was appointed Emeritus Professor of Social Administration at the LSE. His academic publications include Social Theory and Social Policy, 1971; The Idea of Welfare, 1979; Social Work in an Enterprise Society, 1990, and more recently, various articles on social policy issues and press self-regulation. He was appointed CBE in the New Year's Honours List 2004. |
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