Bruce Western

Bruce Prichart Western
Born (1964-07-01) July 1, 1964 (age 60)
Australia
NationalityAustralian-American
EducationUniversity of Queensland (B.A., 1987)
CUNY Graduate Center (PhD student, 1987-1988)
University of California, Los Angeles (M.A., 1990; PhD 1993)
Known forResearch into mass incarceration
SpouseYes
Children3 daughters
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsColumbia University
Harvard University
ThesisUnionization trends in postwar capitalism: a comparative study of working class organization (1993)
Doctoral advisorIván Szelényi[1]

Bruce Prichart Western (born July 1, 1964)[2] is an Australian-born American sociologist and a professor of sociology at Columbia University. In 2023, he was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[3]

  1. ^ Western, Bruce Prichart (1993). Unionization trends in postwar capitalism : a comparative study of working class organization (Ph.D.). University of California, Los Angeles. OCLC 29541828. ProQuest 304073404.
  2. ^ "Bruce Western". Library of Congress. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
  3. ^ "The American Philosophical Society Welcomes New Members for 2023".