Feb 6, 2025 · Like many others I am reeling from the news of the death of my beloved mentor and friend Michael Burawoy, UC Berkeley Sociology professor emeritus. This is a tremendous loss for me personally, to our Social Sciences community, UC Berkeley, and to sociologists worldwide, from England to South Africa, and from India to Brazil. ...

Feb 6, 2025 · Please be sure to include your name and any affiliation with UC Berkeley. Professor Michael Burawoy, 1947-2025 Michael Burawoy, a world-renowned sociologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley, died …

1 day ago · Michael Burawoy, world-renowned sociologist and professor emeritus at the UC Berkeley Department of Sociology, died Feb. 3 at the age of 77. His death, the result of a hit-and-run in Oakland where ...

He has been president of the American Sociological Association (2003-4); president of the International Sociological Association (2010-14); founding editor of the magazine, Global Dialogue (2010-2017); and co-chair and secretary of the Berkeley Faculty Association (2015-2021). After 47 years, he left Berkeley for the world.

Feb 7, 2025 · The Brief. Michael Burawoy, 77, UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland; Burawoy had mentored many students across four decades, many of whom are ...

Feb 5, 2025 · UC Berkeley professor emeritus of sociology Michael Burawoy changed thousands of lives, colleagues said. Burawoy died in a hit-and-run crash in Oakland on Monday, authorities said.

Feb 5, 2025 · "Michael Burawoy's impact on sociology is monumental. To many across the globe, when they think of Berkeley Sociology, they think of Burawoy," said UC Berkeley professor and former sociology chair ...

Feb 6, 2025 · A renowned professor emeritus of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley, was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Oakland, police confirmed Wednesday. Michael Burawoy, 77, died while crossing a street near Oakland’s Lake …

Feb 6, 2025 · The ISSI community is mourning the tragic death of Professor Emeritus Michael Burawoy, who was killed in a hit and run accident on February 3. Professor Burawoy was a long-standing affiliate of the Institute, a former member of our Faculty Advisory Committee, and a strong champion of our Graduate Fellows Program.

Michael Burawoy has studied industrial workplaces in different parts of the world -- Zambia, Chicago, Hungary and Russia -- through participant observation.