Michael Mann (sociologist)
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Michael Mann is a British-born
professor of Sociology
at the University of California, Los Angeles
(UCLA) and Visiting Research Professor at Queen's University Belfast. Mann holds dual British and US citizenships. He received his B.A.
in Modern History from the University of Oxford
in 1963 and his D.Phil.
in Sociology from the same institution in 1971. Mann is currently visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge
.
Mann has been a professor of Sociology at UCLA since 1987; he was reader in Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1977 to 1987. Mann was also a member of the Edvisory Editors Council of the Social Evolution & History
Journal.
In 1984, Mann published The Autonomous Power of the State: its Origins, Mechanisms, and Results in the European Journal of Sociology. This work is the foundation for the study of the despotic and infrastructural power
of the modern state.
Mann's most famous works include the monumental The Sources of Social Power and The Dark Side of Democracy, spanning the entire 20th century. He also published Incoherent Empire, where he attacks the United States' 'War on Terror
' as a clumsy experiment of neo-imperialism.
Mann is currently working on The Sources of Social Power: Globalizations, the third volume in the series.
United Kingdom
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professor of Sociology
Sociology
Sociology is the study of society. It is a social science—a term with which it is sometimes synonymous—which uses various methods of empirical investigation and critical analysis to develop a body of knowledge about human social activity...
at the University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
The University of California, Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, USA. It was founded in 1919 as the "Southern Branch" of the University of California and is the second oldest of the ten campuses...
(UCLA) and Visiting Research Professor at Queen's University Belfast. Mann holds dual British and US citizenships. He received his B.A.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
in Modern History from the University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in 1963 and his D.Phil.
Doctor of Philosophy
Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated as Ph.D., PhD, D.Phil., or DPhil , in English-speaking countries, is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities...
in Sociology from the same institution in 1971. Mann is currently visiting Professor at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
.
Mann has been a professor of Sociology at UCLA since 1987; he was reader in Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science from 1977 to 1987. Mann was also a member of the Edvisory Editors Council of the Social Evolution & History
Social Evolution & History
Social Evolution & History is a peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the development of human societies in the past, present and future. In addition to original research articles, Social Evolution & History includes critical notes and a book review section. It is published in English twice a...
Journal.
In 1984, Mann published The Autonomous Power of the State: its Origins, Mechanisms, and Results in the European Journal of Sociology. This work is the foundation for the study of the despotic and infrastructural power
Infrastructural power
Infrastructural power is the capacity of the state to penetrate civil society and to use this penetration to enforce policy throughout its entire territory....
of the modern state.
Mann's most famous works include the monumental The Sources of Social Power and The Dark Side of Democracy, spanning the entire 20th century. He also published Incoherent Empire, where he attacks the United States' 'War on Terror
War on Terror
The War on Terror is a term commonly applied to an international military campaign led by the United States and the United Kingdom with the support of other North Atlantic Treaty Organisation as well as non-NATO countries...
' as a clumsy experiment of neo-imperialism.
Mann is currently working on The Sources of Social Power: Globalizations, the third volume in the series.
Selected publications
- Consciousness and Action Among the Western Working Class 1981. ISBN 0-391-02268-7
- The Autonomous Power of the State. European Sociology Archives, 1984.
- The Sources of Social Power: Volume 1, A History of Power from the Beginning to AD 1760, Cambridge University Press, 1986. ISBN 0-521-30851-8
- The Sources of Social Power: Volume 2, The Rise of Classes and Nation States 1760-1914, Cambridge University Press, 1993. ISBN 0-521-44015-7
- Incoherent Empire, Verso, 2003. ISBN 1-85984-582-7
- Fascists. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004. ISBN 0 521 53855 6.
- The Dark Side of Democracy: Explaining Ethnic Cleansing. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005. ISBN 9780521538541.
External links
- Professor Michael Mann - UCLA Department of Sociology webpage
- Conversation with Michael Mann - UC Berkeley transcript and webcast of interview with Michael Mann regarding his recent publication, Incoherent Empire. - Review of Mann's Dark Side of Democracy by T.K. Vogel in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung, September 17, 2005
- Political Studies Review, Special Issue dedicated to Michael Mann's Fascists and The Dark Side of Democracy, September 2006 - Vol. 4 Issue 3 Page 247-395
- Webcast of Michael Mann in the conference "The Social and Political Relevance of GellnerGellnerGellner may refer to:* Ernest Gellner, Jewish Czech-British philosopher and social anthropologist* František Gellner, Jewish Czech poet and anarchist* Julius Gellner, Jewish Bohemian-born German-speaking theatre director* 8222 Gellner, a main-belt asteroid...
's Thought Today" held at the *National University of Ireland, Galway in May 2005. - Michael Mann interviewed by Alan Macfarlane on 18 July 2005 (film)