Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Sociology, Lancaster University.

Elizabeth is well known for her contributions to social theories of practice including _The Dynamics of Social Practice _(Sage 2012) with Matt Watson and Mika Pantzar, and more recently, _Connecting Practices: Large topics in society and social theory _(2023 Routledge). She currently runs the Centre for Practice Theory with Stanley Blue and Ted Schatzki. Elizabeth was principal investigator of the DEMAND Centre (Dynamics of Energy, Mobility and Demand) from 2013-2019, output from which included _Energy _Fables (Routledge 2019) edited with Jenny Rinkinen and Jacopo Torriti, and _Conceptualising demand *(Routledge 2020) with Greg Marsden and Jenny Rinkinen_. \*Elizabeth is currently writing about the relationship between practice theory and microscopic materials, including bacteria and viruses.

Professor Elizabeth Shove