Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (/ˈwɔːlərstn/; September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development of the general approach in sociology which led to the emergence of his world-systems approach. He was a Senior Research Scholar at Yale University from 2000 until his death in 2019, and published bimonthly syndicated commentaries through Agence Global on world affairs from October 1998 to July 2019.

Immanuel Wallerstein
Wallerstein giving a talk at a seminar at the European University at St. Petersburg in May 2008
Born(1930-09-28)September 28, 1930
DiedAugust 31, 2019(2019-08-31) (aged 88)
Known forWorld-systems theory
SpouseBeatrice Friedman
ChildrenKatharine Wallerstein, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Morgenstern
Academic background
Alma materColumbia University (BA: 1951, MA: 1954, PhD: 1959)
ThesisThe Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast (1959)
Doctoral advisorHans L Zetterberg, Robert Staughton Lynd
Academic work
DisciplineSociologist, Historian
Sub-disciplineHistorical sociology, Comparative sociology, World-systems theory
InstitutionsColumbia University

McGill University

Binghamton University

École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales

Yale University
Notable studentsGeorgi Derluguian, Michael Hechter, John R. Logan, Beverly J. Silver
Websitehttp://www.iwallerstein.com/

He was the 13th president of International Sociological Association (1994–1998).

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