Biography
Boaventura de Sousa Santos (born November 15, 1940, in Coimbra, Portugal) is a sociologist, Professor emeritus at the Department of Sociology of the School of Economics of the University of Coimbra (FEUC), Distinguished Legal Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Law School, and Director Emeritus of the Centre for Social Studies (CES) at the University of Coimbra. A Marxist, outspoken sympathizer and avowed supporter of the Bloco de Esquerda party, he is regarded as one of the most prominent Portuguese living left-wing intellectuals. In 2023, after a sexual harassment scandal, the University of Coimbra suspended his academic positions until the events are investigated.
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Birthday1940-11-15 (84 years old)
CitizenshipsPortugal
Awardshonorary doctorate of the University of La Coruña, Adam Podgórecki Prize, Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, Ordem do Mérito Cultural
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