Passings

Edward Webster, 1942-2024: South Africa’s Pioneering Industrial Sociologist
Career
March 12, 2024

Edward Webster, 1942-2024: South Africa’s Pioneering Industrial Sociologist

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Charles V. Hamilton, 1929-2023: The Philosopher Behind ‘Black Power’
Career
March 5, 2024

Charles V. Hamilton, 1929-2023: The Philosopher Behind ‘Black Power’

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Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR
Impact
March 4, 2024

Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024: Pioneering Psychologist and First Director of OBSSR

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Endel Tulving, 1927-2023: ‘The Memorist’ of Cognitive Psychology
Impact
November 7, 2023

Endel Tulving, 1927-2023: ‘The Memorist’ of Cognitive Psychology

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Marc Augé, 1935-2023: Anthropologist Founder Of ‘Non-Places’

Marc Augé, 1935-2023: Anthropologist Founder Of ‘Non-Places’

French anthropologist Marc Augé, who died on July 24, is renowned for his concept of “non-places”. His 1993 text of the same name describes a reality that is very much relevant to our everyday lives.

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Norman Denzin, 1941-2023: The Father of Qualitative Research

Norman Denzin, 1941-2023: The Father of Qualitative Research

Sociologist Norman K. Denzin, whose pioneering work in developing and popularizing qualitative research methodology saw him dubbed “the father of qualitative research,” died on August 6 in Urbana, Illinois. He was 82.

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William E. Spriggs, 1955-2023: Economist And Racial Justice Advocate

William E. Spriggs, 1955-2023: Economist And Racial Justice Advocate

Economist William E. Spriggs, an educator, racial justice advocate and public sector leader whose work saw him operate at the highest levels of American policymaking, died June 6.

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Amitai Etzioni, 1929-2023: Father of Communitarianism

Amitai Etzioni, 1929-2023: Father of Communitarianism

Amitai Etzioni, an Israeli-American sociologist, senior policy adviser, educator and father of the communitarianism philosophy, died May 31. He was 94.

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Obaro Ikime, 1936-2023: Scholar of Nigerian and African Identity

Obaro Ikime, 1936-2023: Scholar of Nigerian and African Identity

Obaro Ikime died on 25 April 2023, aged 86. He fought valiantly, and ultimately successfully, to get the discipline of history restored to Nigerian higher education.

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Robert E. Lucas Jr., 1937-2023: Nobel Laureate and Pioneer of Rational Expectations

Robert E. Lucas Jr., 1937-2023: Nobel Laureate and Pioneer of Rational Expectations

Robert “Bob” Lucas Jr., an economist, educator and Nobel Prize in Economics laureate, died May 15. He was 85.

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Bear Braumoeller, 1968-2023: Prescient Observer of the International Order

Bear Braumoeller, 1968-2023: Prescient Observer of the International Order

Bear Braumoeller, a political scientist and computational social scientist whose work on international conflict in today’s world seemed especially prescient after Russia’s war on Ukraine, has died

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Kellina Craig-Henderson, Head of the NSF’s Social Science Directorate, Dies

Kellina Craig-Henderson, Head of the NSF’s Social Science Directorate, Dies

Social psychologist Kellina “Kelli” M. Craig-Henderson, 56, who headed the Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate at the National Science Foundation, has died,

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