Elisabeth Brooke Harrington
Born1968
Occupationprofessor of economic sociology
Academic work
Notable worksCapital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent[1]

Elisabeth Brooke Harrington, born 1968,[2] is an American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology at Dartmouth College.[3]

Early life

In 1990, Harrington earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Stanford University.[4] In 1996, Harrington earned a master's degree in sociology, from Harvard University.[4] In 1999, Harrington earned a PhD degree in sociology, from Harvard University.[4]

Career

From 1999 to 2007, Harrington was Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Brown University.[4] From 2006 to 2009, she was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne.[4] She was a professor of economic sociology at the Copenhagen Business School, 2010–2018.[4] In 2017, she faced legal difficulties with the authorities in Denmark about a visa dispute, even though she had been invited to speak as a guest lecturer to the Danish Parliament; the dispute ended eight months later when Denmark changed its laws.[5] She is an advocate against xenophobia and for the benefits of immigration.[5] In January 2019, she became a Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ a b "Book Review: Capital Without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent by Brooke Harrington". LSE Review of Books. London School of Economics. March 1, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  2. ^ "Harrington, Brooke 1968-". WorldCat Identities. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Brooke Harrington". DEPARTMENT OF Sociology. Dartmouth College. November 30, 2019. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d e f
  5. ^ a b Brooke Harrington, December 3, 2019, The New York Times, I Almost Lost My Career Because I Had the Wrong Passport: I had become a full professor and a best-selling author. Weeks later, Denmark charged me with violating my work and residence permit.. Retrieved December 4, 2019, "...the populist Danish People’s Party formed a bloc in Parliament in the early 2000s and influenced a shift in the laws of a country ... The party didn’t want to just eliminate immigration; it sought to return Denmark to an imaginary past of racial and ethnic “purity."..."
  6. ^ "Brooke Harrington". Faculty Directory. Dartmouth College. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  7. ^ Healy, Kieran (July 2009). "Pop Finance: Investment Clubs and the New Investor Populism . By Brooke Harrington. Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, 2008. Pp. 256. $32.95". American Journal of Sociology. 115 (1): 309–312. doi:10.1086/605757. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  8. ^ "Shelf Life". STANFORD magazine. July–August 2008. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  9. ^ "Deception: From Ancient Empires to Internet Dating". Stanford Center on Longevity. September 21, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Harrington, Brooke (October 19, 2018). "The bad behavior of the richest: what I learned from wealth managers". The Guardian. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  11. ^ Harrington, Brooke (October 8, 2021). "Opinion: When Reputation Matters, Leaks Like the Pandora Papers Can Be Very Effective". The New York Times. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

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