Mustafa Emirbayer
Mustafa Emirbayer | |
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| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Education | University of California, Davis (BA) Harvard University (MA, PhD) |
| Known for | Social network analysis, relational sociology |
| Awards | Lewis A. Coser Award, Clifford Geertz Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Workplaces | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Nathan Glazer | |
Other academic advisors | Theda Skocpol, Daniel Bell, David Riesman |
Doctoral students | Matthew Desmond, Mimi Sheller, Jacques Berlinerblau, Shamus Khan |
Mustafa Emirbayer is an American sociologist and professor of sociology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is known for his theoretical contributions to social network analysis, and is "one of the most vocal advocates of the relational approach in the social sciences." In 2009 he won the Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting from the American Sociological Association.