Teodor Shanin

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Teodor Shanin

Sociology

#163

World Rank

#216

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Why Is Teodor Shanin Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Teodor Shanin was a British sociologist who was for many years Professor of Sociology at the University of Manchester. He was credited with pioneering the study of Russian peasantry in the West, and is best known for his first book, The Awkward Class: Political Sociology of Peasantry in a Developing Society, Russia, 1910–25 . After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Shanin moved to Russia where, with funding from The Open Society Institute, Ford Foundation and others, he founded the Moscow School for the Social and Economic Sciences in 1995. Shanin was President of the Moscow School, Professor Emeritus of the University of Manchester, and an Honorary Fellow of the Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Teodor Shanin?

Teodor Shanin is affiliated with the following schools:

• London School of Economics
• University of Sheffield
• University of Haifa
• Hebrew University of Jerusalem
• University of Birmingham
• University of Manchester