Piotr Sztompka

Piotr Sztompka
Born (1944-03-02) 2 March 1944 (age 80)
Warsaw, Poland
NationalityPolish
Alma materJagiellonian University
AwardsPrize of the Foundation for Polish Science (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsSociological theory, Visual sociology, Sociology of everyday life

Piotr Sztompka (born 2 March 1944, in Warsaw, Poland[1]) is a Polish sociologist known for his work on the theory of social trust. He is professor of sociology at the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, Poland, and has also frequently served as visiting professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at Columbia University in New York City.[2]

From 2002 to 2006 he was the 15th president of the International Sociological Association.[2]

  1. ^ (in Polish) Biografia Prof. Piotr Sztompka. Pod kierunkiem Prof. dr hab. Stanisława Literskiego Opracował i redagował: Daniel Sobczak
  2. ^ a b "ISA Presidents: Piotr Sztompka". Archived from the original on 2014-02-25. Retrieved 2014-07-23.