Alain Touraine
French sociologist
Alain Touraine (French: [tuʁɛn]; born 3 August 1925) is a French sociologist. He is research director at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.[1] He founded the Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux. He is best known for being the originator of the term "post-industrial society".[2]
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Education | École Normale Supérieure |
Alma mater | University of Paris |
Occupation | Sociologist |
Employer | École des hautes études en sciences sociales |
Relatives | Marisol Touraine (daughter) |
References
change- ↑ [1] Archived May 31, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Légion d'honneur : Alain Touraine, Françoise de Panafieu et Renaud Lavillenie parmi les promus". 20 April 2014 – via Le Monde.