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Goran Therborn

Sociology

Goran Therborn is a Swedish sociologist, born on 23 September 1941 in Kalmar, Sweden, who is a professor of sociology at the University of Cambridge.

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Birth DateSourced to the subject's own account
1941-09-23 1
Birth YearSourced to the subject's own account
1941 1
BirthplaceSourced to the subject's own account
Kalmar, Sweden 1
Nationality / CultureSourced to the subject's own account
Swedish 1
Defining ContributionSourced to the subject's own account
Post-Marxist sociologist writing on the intersection of class structure and the state, and on how ideology forms and sustains class domination and political power. 1
Notable WorkSourced to the subject's own account
The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology (1980) 1
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1. Goran Therborn (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia
  • Academic work section
    he is notable for his writing on topics that fall within the general political and sociological framework of post-Marxism.
  • Notable works section
    In his book The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology (1980) Therborn departs from Louis Althusser's writings on the formation of ideology by addressing ideological change, the ideological constitution of classes, and ideological domination.
  • lead paragraph, opening sentence
    Göran Therborn FAcSS (23 September 1941, Kalmar, Sweden) is a professor of sociology at Cambridge University.
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