Erik Olin Wright
Erik Olin Wright was Vilas Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A giant in the field of contemporary Marxian sociology, Wright's research mainly involved large-scale quantitative investigations of various themes connected to social inequality. Wright was the author of many books, including Class Counts, Interrogating Inequality, and Classes . He also organized what he called the "Real Utopias Project," which is also a series of books for Verso,...See more
Erik Olin Wright was Vilas Distinguished Research Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A giant in the field of contemporary Marxian sociology, Wright's research mainly involved large-scale quantitative investigations of various themes connected to social inequality. Wright was the author of many books, including Class Counts, Interrogating Inequality, and Classes . He also organized what he called the "Real Utopias Project," which is also a series of books for Verso, that explored a wide range of radical proposals for transforming the core institutions of contemporary society. In addition, he founded the A. E. Havens Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, whose mission is to foster dialogue between activists and academics and to encourage critical perspectives on contemporary social issues. See less
