Renata Salecl (1962) is a philosopher and sociologist. She works at the Institute of Criminology at University of Ljubljana and at Birkbeck College of the University of London. She was guest lecturer at numerous universities around the world. She is a member of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts and an honorary citizen of Ljubljana. In her books she analyses contemporary individualist society, the problems of anxiety, burnout, apathy and similar psychological problems of our times. She also focuses on the analysis of the ideology of choice on which the neoliberal capitalism is based. Her most recent books look at the problem of ignoring the truth and facts during a time when fake news and conspiracy theories are on the rise. In her book she particularly analyse what social mechanism affect the rise of violence, what makes more and more people apathetic and what influences the rise in identification with authoritarian leaders. She is author of twelve books. Most notable among them are A Passion for Ignorance: What we choose not to know and why (Princeton University Press, 2020), Tyranny of Choice (Profile, 2011), On Anxiety (Routledge, 2004) and (Per)versions of love and hate (Verso, 1998).