Charles Tilly | |
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| Born | May 27, 1929 Lombard, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | April 29, 2008 (aged 78) New York, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Harvard University (AB, PhD) |
| Spouse | Louise A. Tilly |
| Children | 4 |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Social Science Sociology Political science History |
| Institutions | University of Delaware Harvard University University of Toronto University of Michigan The New School Columbia University Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy |
| Academic advisors | Barrington Moore Jr. |
| Doctoral students | Barry Wellman Ann Mische Daniel Nexon John M. Merriman |
Charles Tilly (May 27, 1929 – April 29, 2008[1]) was an American sociologist, political scientist, and historian who wrote on the relationship between politics and society. He was a professor of history, sociology, and social science at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1984 before becoming the Joseph L. Buttenwieser Professor of Social Science at Columbia University.
He has been described as "the founding father of 21st-century sociology"[1] and "one of the world's preeminent sociologists and historians."[2] He published widely across topics such as urban sociology, state formation, democracy, social movements, labor, and inequality.[3] He was an influential proponent of large-scale historical social science research. The title of Tilly's 1984 book Big Structures, Large Processes, Huge Comparisons is characteristic of his particular approach to social science research.
- ^ a b Martin, Douglas (May 2, 2008). "Charles Tilly, 78, Writer and a Social Scientist, Is Dead". New York Times. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
- ^ "Paid Notice: Deaths – Tilly, Charles". query.nytimes.com. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
- ^ Walsh-Russo, Cecelia; Castañeda, Ernesto (September 25, 2018). "Charles Tilly". Oxford Bibliographies: 9780199756384–0156. doi:10.1093/obo/9780199756384-0156.