Who is Richard Swedberg?
Richard Swedberg is a Swedish sociologist and professor emeritus in the Department of Sociology at Cornell University. His research centers on social theory and economic sociology.
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When was Richard Swedberg born?
Richard Swedberg was born on the 18th of May 1948, in Sweden.
What did Richard Swedberg study before he became a sociologist?
Richard Swedberg earned a law degree, a juris kandidat, from Stockholm University in 1970. He later completed a PhD in sociology from Boston College in 1978.
What books has Richard Swedberg written on economic sociology?
Richard Swedberg's economic sociology books include Economics and Sociology, published in 1990, Max Weber and the Idea of Economic Sociology, published in 1998, and Tocqueville's Political Economy, published in 2009, all with Princeton University Press. He also co-wrote Living In a Material World with Trevor Pinch, published by MIT Press in 2008.
What honorary doctorate did Richard Swedberg receive?
Richard Swedberg received an honorary doctorate from the Faculty of Social Sciences at Uppsala University on the 29th of January 2016. The citation praised his insights into how useful the work of classical thinkers can be in understanding contemporary society.
What is Richard Swedberg's current research focus?
Richard Swedberg is currently working on writing about the financial crisis, alongside his long-standing focus on theorizing in the social sciences.