William I. Robinson

William I. Robinson is an American sociologist and professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who specialises in globalisation, political economy and Latin American affairs. He is one of the most prominent critical theorists of global capitalism and its social consequences. The Global Police State examines how the convergence of global capitalism, militarism and digital surveillance is creating new forms of social control and repression worldwide. Robinson writes with scholarly rigour and political urgency. His audiobooks and books are important listening for anyone interested in understanding how power, technology and inequality intersect in the 21st century.