Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy

David Miller is Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath. He is the co-editor of What is Islamophobia? (Pluto, 2017) and the author of Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy (Pluto, 2007) and A Century of Spin (Pluto, 2007).William Dinan is Senior Lecturer in Sociology at the University of Stirling. He is a co-founder and director of Spinwatch. He is co-author of A Century of Spin (Pluto, 2007) and the co-editor of Thinker, Faker, Spinner, Spy (Pluto, 2007).

'Essential reading for anyone concerned with the rise of corporate power and with seeing the world as it really is'

• Introduction: Unearthing Corporate Spin by William Dinan and David Miller - Strathclyde University Department of Geography and SociologyPart 1: Global Corporate Power and Corporate Spin1. Public Relations and the Subversion of Democracy by David Miller and William Dinan - Strathclyde University Department of Geography and Sociology 2. Achilles Has Two Heels: Crises of Capitalist Globalisation by Leslie Sklair - London School of Economics and Political Science (Sociology)3. A Tour of the United Kingdom’s Public Relations Industry by Chris Grimshaw - Corporate WatchPart 2: How Corporations Use Spin to Undermine Democracy4. Powers Behind the Throne: Washington’s Top Political Strategists by Laura Miller - Center for Media and Democracy5. Spinning Farmed Salmon by David Miller - Strathclyde University Department of Geography and Sociology6. Exxon’s Foot Soldiers: The Case of the International Policy Network by Andy Rowell - Freelance writer and investigative journalist7. Biotech’s Fake Persuaders by Jonathan Matthews - Founder of GM Watch and Lobbywatch8. Fighting Dirty Wars: Spying for the Arms Trade by Eveline Lubbers - Investigative Reporter, Amsterdam9. Manufacturing a Neoliberal Climate: Recent Reform Initiatives in Germany by Ulrich Mueller - LobbyControl, GermanyPart 3: The Subterranean World of the Power Brokers10. Globalising Politics: Spinning US ‘Democracy Assistance’ Programmes by Gerald Sussman - Portland State University11. Behind the Screens: Corporate Lobbying and EU Audiovisual Policy by Granville Williams - Media and Journalism, University of Huddesfield12. Spinning Money: Corporate Public Relations and the London Stock Exchange by Aeron Davis13. The Atlantic Semantic: New Labour’s US Connections by William Clark - Strathclyde University Department of Geography and SociologyPart 4: Fighting Back: Campaigning Against Spin and Rolling Back Corporate Power14. Unmasking Public Relations by Bob Burton - Freelance Journalist, Canberra, Australia15. Corporate Power in Europe: The Brussels ‘Lobbycracy’ by Olivier Hoedeman - Corporate Europe Observatory, Amsterdam16. Killer Coke by Andy Higginbottom - Kingston University in LondonConclusion: Countering Corporate Spin by David Miller and William DinanContributorsIndex