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Gøsta Esping-Andersen

1947 - Today

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Gøsta Esping-Andersen (pronounced [ˈjøstæ ˈespe̝ŋ ˈɑnɐsn̩]; born 24 November 1947) is a Danish sociologist whose primary focus has been on the welfare state and its place in capitalist economies. Jacob Hacker describes him as the "dean of welfare state scholars." Over the past decade his research has moved towards family demographic issues. A synthesis of his work was published as Families in the 21st Century (Stockholm, SNS, 2016). Esping-Andersen is a pioneer of power resource theory. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gøsta Esping-Andersen is the 55th most popular sociologist, the 412th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 377th in 2019) and the most popular Danish Sociologist.

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS

Among sociologists, Gøsta Esping-Andersen ranks 55 out of 79. Before him are Randall Collins, James Samuel Coleman, Ernest Burgess, Raewyn Connell, Basil Bernstein, and George Ritzer. After him are Lewis A. Coser, Arlie Russell Hochschild, George C. Homans, Maksim Kovalevsky, Erik Olin Wright, and Jeffrey C. Alexander.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Gøsta Esping-Andersen ranks 423. Before him are Al Atkins, Tatiana Tarasova, Goran Paskaljević, Kim Yoon-ok, Đurđica Bjedov, and Stephen A. Schwarzman. After him are Jimmy Bain, Apasra Hongsakula, Prince Hassan bin Talal, Kiki Dee, George Lam, and Stuart Gordon.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gøsta Esping-Andersen ranks 412 out of 1,032. Before him are Simon Kjær (1989), Wilhelm Bendz (1804), Hans Peter Jørgen Julius Thomsen (1826), Johan Otto von Spreckelsen (1929), Agner Krarup Erlang (1878), and Christian Albrecht Bluhme (1794). After him are Ellen Osiier (1890), Karl Aage Præst (1922), Harald Hansen (1884), Bernhard Severin Ingemann (1789), Julius Petersen (1839), and Nikolaj Lie Kaas (1973).

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Among SOCIOLOGISTS In Denmark

Among sociologists born in Denmark, Gøsta Esping-Andersen ranks 1. 

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