Manfred B. Steger | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Academic and author |
| Awards | Michael Harrington Book Award, American Political Science Association (2003) |
| Academic background | |
| Education | B.A., Religion and Political Science, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (1990) M.A., Political Science, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa (1991) Ph.D., Political Science, Rutgers University (1995) |
| Alma mater | Rutgers University, New Jersey |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Whitman College Illinois State University RMIT University University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Manfred B. Steger is an American academic and author. He is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.[1]
Steger is most known for his work in social and political theory, primarily focusing on the crucial role of ideas, images, language, beliefs, and other symbolic systems in shaping discourses of globalization.[2]
Steger is the recipient of the 2003 Michael Harrington Book Award from the American Political Science Association.[3] Together with Terrell Carver, he is the book series editor of Globalization, which has resulted in 30 books on the subject.