Bernardo Sorj (born September 1948,

Montevideo Montevideo () is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Uruguay, largest city of Uruguay. According to the 2011 census, the city proper has a population of 1,319,108 (about one-third of the country's total population) in an area of . M ...

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) is a Brazilian social scientist, retired

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at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. He is Director of

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and of the ''Plataforma Democrática'' Project. He has published 30 books and more than 100 articles, on

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n political development, international relations, the social impact of new technologies, social theory and

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Biography

Sorj begun his studies in Social Sciences in Uruguay and completed his B.A. and M.A. in

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and

from the

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, and received his Ph.D. in Sociology from the

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. He is a naturalized Brazilian, living in

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since 1976 . He was professor at the Department of

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at the

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and at the Institute for International Relations -

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and visiting professor and chair at many

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an and

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n universities, including the ''Chaire Sérgio Buarque de Hollanda,'' at the Fondation Maison des sciences de l’homme, in

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, and the ''Cátedra Simón Bolívar'' of the Institut des hautes études d'Amérique Latine - University of Paris III: Sorbonne Nouvelle. He is member of the board of several academic journals, advisor to scientific institutions and consultant to international organizations. He is also the coordinator of ''

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Latin American Social Sciences Journals English Edition'', a site offering free access to 30

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journals translated into

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. In 2005 he was elected Brazil's Man of Ideas.Jornal do Brasil Online">Jornal do Brasil, Jornal do Brasil Online
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Books

References

External links

Bernardo Sorj Official websiteThe Edelstein Center for Social Research

Bernardo Sorj's books at Unesco Database.
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sorj, Bernardo People from Montevideo Naturalized citizens of Brazil Federal University of Rio de Janeiro faculty Brazilian sociologists Uruguayan sociologists 1948 births Living people University of Haifa alumni Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro faculty