Perri 6


Perri 6 is a British social scientist. He changed his name from David Ashworth to Perri 6 in 1983. Whilst not an academic at the time, many years later he said he was amused by the notion of "6, P" appearing in academic papers.
6 worked for Demos, a centre-left think tank with close ties to New Labour in the 1990s. Much of 6's recent research is based on the cultural [theory of risk], which he refers to as "neo-Durkheimian institutional theory". He has conducted government-backed research for the Information Commissioner's Office, and has written on behalf of the think-tank Demos. He has also contributed to the peer-reviewed Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, Social Policy and Society and Public Administration.
6 is currently chair in Public Management at Queen Mary University of London.

Honours and awards

  • In 2013, he was elected as a fellow of [the Academy of Social Sciences].

    Selected bibliography

  • 6, Perri; Fletcher‐Morgan, Charlotte; Leyland, Kate. "Making people more responsible: the Blair Government's Programme for changing Citizens' behaviour." Political Studies 58.3 : 427–449.