Mustafa Emirbayer

Mustafa Emirbayer is the John Dewey Professor of Sociology and Social Thought at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is affiliated with the Department of Sociology and has been active in research areas such as class analysis, comparative-historical sociology, race and ethnic studies, and social movements.

• Education: Ph.D. from Harvard University (1989)
• Contact: emirbaye@ssc.wisc.edu

His recent publication, Collective Defense Mechanisms (2025), explores themes of inequality and collective action through a sociological lens. While detailed scientific awards and student advisement records are not explicitly listed in the provided data, his work continues to shape discourse in social theory and qualitative methodologies.