Mustafa Emirbayer | |
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| Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of California, Davis (B.A.) Harvard University (M.A.) (Ph.D.) |
| Known for | Social network analysis, relational sociology |
| Awards | Lewis A. Coser Award, Clifford Geertz Award |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Doctoral advisor | 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."[1] In 2009 he won the Lewis A. Coser Award for Theoretical Agenda-Setting from the American Sociological Association.
- ^ Erikson, Emily (2013). "Formalist and relationalist theory in social network analysis" (PDF). Sociological Theory. 31 (3): 219–242. doi:10.1177/0735275113501998. S2CID 19492749. Retrieved July 18, 2014.