Michael Burawoy is a Marxist sociologist, best known as author of "Manufacturing Consent" (a famous study on work and organizations) and as a leading proponent of public sociology. Burawoy was also president of the American Sociological Association in 2004 and is presently a professor at the University of California, Berkeley. In 2006-2010, he is vice-president for the Committee of National Associations of the International Sociological Association. Wikipedia
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