Orlando Patterson
Encyclopedia
Orlando Patterson is a Jamaica-born American historical and cultural sociologist known for his work regarding issues of race in the America
, as well as the sociology of development, currently holding the John Cowles chair in Sociology at Harvard University
. Patterson took his B.Sc in Economics from the University of London
and his Ph.D. in Sociology at the London School of Economics
in 1965.
Earlier in his career, Patterson was concerned with the economic and political development of his home country, Jamaica
. He served as Special advisor to Michael Manley
, the then Prime Minister of Jamaica
, from 1972 to 1979.
Patterson has appeared on PBS and has been a guest columnist in The New York Times
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, as well as the sociology of development, currently holding the John Cowles chair in Sociology at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
. Patterson took his B.Sc in Economics from the University of London
University of London
-20th century:Shortly after 6 Burlington Gardens was vacated, the University went through a period of rapid expansion. Bedford College, Royal Holloway and the London School of Economics all joined in 1900, Regent's Park College, which had affiliated in 1841 became an official divinity school of the...
and his Ph.D. in Sociology at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
in 1965.
Earlier in his career, Patterson was concerned with the economic and political development of his home country, Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. He served as Special advisor to Michael Manley
Michael Manley
Michael Norman Manley ON OCC was the fourth Prime Minister of Jamaica . Manley was a democratic socialist....
, the then Prime Minister of Jamaica
Prime Minister of Jamaica
The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011...
, from 1972 to 1979.
Patterson has appeared on PBS and has been a guest columnist in The New York Times
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
.
Professional associations
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and SciencesAmerican Academy of Arts and SciencesThe American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
- Ernest W. Burgess Fellow, American Academy of Political and Social ScienceAmerican Academy of Political and Social ScienceThe American Academy of Political and Social Science was founded in 1889 to promote progress in the social sciences. Sparked by Professor Edmund J. James and drawing from members of the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania, Swarthmore College, and Bryn Mawr College, the Academy sought to...
- Member, American Sociological AssociationAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
Awards
- Walter Channing Cabot Faculty Prize, Harvard, 1997
- National Book AwardNational Book AwardThe National Book Awards are a set of American literary awards. Started in 1950, the Awards are presented annually to American authors for literature published in the current year. In 1989 the National Book Foundation, a nonprofit organization which now oversees and manages the National Book...
, Non-Fiction, 1991 - Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship (formerly Sorokin Prize): American Sociological AssociationAmerican Sociological AssociationThe American Sociological Association , founded in 1905 as the American Sociological Society , is a non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the discipline and profession of sociology by serving sociologists in their work and promoting their contributions to serve society.The ASA holds its...
, 1983 - Ralph Bunche Award from Howard UniversityHoward UniversityHoward University is a federally chartered, non-profit, private, coeducational, nonsectarian, historically black university located in Washington, D.C., United States...
for the Best Scholarly Work on Pluralism (co-winner): American - Political Science Association, 1983
- Walter Channing Cabot Faculty Prize, Harvard, 1983/1997
- Best Novel in English: Dakar Festival of Negro Arts, 1965
External links
- Patterson Biography at Harvard
- Patterson's Curriculum Vitae
- Video of debate/discussion with Patterson on Bloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tvBloggingheads.tv is a political, world events, philosophy, and science video blog discussion site in which the participants take part in an active back and forth conversation via webcam which is then broadcast online to viewers...