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Wolfgang Streeck

Sociology

Wolfgang Streeck is a German economic sociologist, born in 1946, and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Birth Year
1946 1
Birthplace
Lengerich 2
Nationality / Culture
German 1
Defining Contribution
critical macrosociology of capitalism 1
Notable Work
Buying Time: The Delayed Crisis of Democratic Capitalism 1
Connections

Associated With

Columbia University, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Wolfgang Streeck (Wikipedia)

Practices Studied

Capitalism, Institutions and Social Structures
Source Wolfgang Streeck (Wikipedia)
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Nationality

Germany

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Wolfgang Streeck (German: [ʃtʀeːk]; born 27 October 1946) is a German economic sociologist and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne.
Sources
1. Wolfgang Streeck (Wikipedia)
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  • Lead section
    Wolfgang Streeck is a German economic sociologist and emeritus director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne.
  • Lead section (year)
    27 October 1946
  • Lead section, description sentence
    German
  • Delayed crisis of democratic capitalism section
    Buying Time: The Delayed Crisis of Democratic Capitalism
  • Academic contributions section
    critical macrosociology of capitalism
  • Associated With: Columbia University, Article text
    Streeck studied sociology at the Goethe University Frankfurt and pursued graduate studies in the same discipline at Columbia University between 1972 and 1974. == Career == In 1974, Streeck became assistant professor in sociology at the University of Münster and in 1986 finished his habilitation in sociology at Bielefeld University.
  • Practices Studied: Capitalism, Article text
    Streeck posits that the 2008 crisis marked the victory of the Marktvolk, leading to the emergence of the "Consolidation State", prioritized with austerity and shielding the economy from mass democratic demands.
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2. Wolfgang Streeck birthplace reference (Wikidata P19)
Wikidata claim, P19 place of birth
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Lengerich
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Wikidata: Wolfgang Streeck
Wikidata Q2591531, class allow-list match, case-insensitive label variant (w-bbfill-smallsix2-0926/resolve_ci.ps1)View the Source
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