Don Slater (born 4 April 1954) is a British sociologist. A reader in sociology at the

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, Slater has researched the use of light in public infrastructure, and

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. He became chief editor of the ''

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'' in 2013, succeeding

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. Slater was replaced by

Nigel Dodd Nigel B. Dodd (1965-2022) was a British sociologist. Dodd earned a doctorate from the University of Cambridge in 1991, and began his teaching career as a lecturer at University of Liverpool. He moved to the London School of Economics in 1995. He ...

in 2014.

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1954 births Living people British sociologists Academics of the London School of Economics Academic journal editors {{UK-sociologist-stub