Immanuel Wallerstein

Immanuel Wallerstein
Immanuel Wallerstein
	Wallerstein giving a talk at a seminar at the European University at St. Petersburg in May 2008
Born	September 28, 1930; New York City, U.S.
Died	August 31, 2019 (aged 88); Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Known for	World-systems theory
Spouse	Beatrice Friedman
Children	Katharine Wallerstein, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Morgenstern
Academic background
Alma mater	Columbia University (BA: 1951, MA: 1954, PhD: 1959)
Thesis	The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast (1959)
Doctoral advisor	Hans L Zetterberg, Robert Staughton Lynd
Academic work
Discipline	Sociologist, Historian
Sub-discipline	Historical sociology, Comparative sociology, World-systems theory
Institutions	Columbia University McGill University Binghamton University École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Yale University
Notable students	Georgi Derluguian, Michael Hechter, John R. Logan, Beverly J. Silver
Website	http://www.iwallerstein.com/

Immanuel Maurice Wallerstein (/ˈwɔːlərstiːn/;^[2] September 28, 1930 – August 31, 2019) was an American sociologist and economic historian. He is perhaps best known for his development in sociology of world-systems approach.^[3] 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.^[4]^[5]

He was the 13th president of International Sociological Association (1994–1998).^[6]

^ ^a ^b Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice (1959). The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast (Dissertation). ProQuest LLC. ProQuest 301893682.
^ "China and the World System since 1945" by Immanuel Wallerstein
^ "Wallerstein, Immanuel (1930– )." The AZ Guide to Modern Social and Political Theorists. Ed. Noel Parker and Stuart Sim. Hertfordshire: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1997. 372-76. Print.
^ "Agence Global". agenceglobal.com.
^ "This is the end; this is the beginning". Immanuel Wallerstein. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-04.
^ "ISA Presidents". International Sociological Association. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

[dissertation-1] Wallerstein, Immanuel Maurice (1959). The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast (Dissertation). ProQuest LLC. ProQuest 301893682.

[2] "China and the World System since 1945" by Immanuel Wallerstein

[Wall97-3] "Wallerstein, Immanuel (1930– )." The AZ Guide to Modern Social and Political Theorists. Ed. Noel Parker and Stuart Sim. Hertfordshire: Prentice Hall/Harvester Wheatsheaf, 1997. 372-76. Print.

[4] "Agence Global". agenceglobal.com.

[5] "This is the end; this is the beginning". Immanuel Wallerstein. 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2019-07-04.

[presidents-6] "ISA Presidents". International Sociological Association. Retrieved 2012-07-25.

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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 New York City, U.S.
Died	August 31, 2019(2019-08-31) (aged 88) Branford, Connecticut, U.S.
Known for	World-systems theory
Spouse	Beatrice Friedman
Children	Katharine Wallerstein, Robert Morgenstern, Susan Morgenstern

Academic background
Alma mater	Columbia University (BA: 1951, MA: 1954, PhD: 1959)
Thesis	The Emergence of Two West African Nations: Ghana and the Ivory Coast^[1] (1959)
Doctoral advisor	Hans L Zetterberg [sv], Robert Staughton Lynd^[1]
Academic work
Discipline	Sociologist, Historian
Sub-discipline	Historical sociology, Comparative sociology, World-systems theory
Institutions	Columbia University McGill University Binghamton University École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales Yale University
Notable students	Georgi Derluguian, Michael Hechter, John R. Logan, Beverly J. Silver

Website	http://www.iwallerstein.com/