Jens Beckert (born 21 July 1967, in Frankfurt am Main)[1] is a German sociologist with a strong interest in economic sociology.[2][3] The author of books on inherited wealth and the social foundations of economic efficiency and imagined futures in the economy,[4] he focuses on the role of the economy in society – especially based on studies of markets – as well as organizational sociology, the sociology of inheritance, and sociological theory.[5] He is director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne, Germany, and a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.[6]
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- ^ "Research Interests". Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Current Members of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2014.