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Saskia Sassen (born January 5, 1947) is a Dutch-American sociologist noted for her analyses of globalization and international human migration.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 50 relations: Academia Europaea, Adolf Eichmann, Argentina, École normale supérieure (Paris), Buenos Aires, Columbia University, Diogenes (journal), Doctor of Philosophy, Economic restructuring, Economics, European University Institute, Global city, Globalization, Harvard University, Harvard University Press, Honorary degree, Human migration, Indiana, International trade, Jane Jacobs, London School of Economics, Master's degree, Nation state, Nazism, New York City, Newsweek, OpenDemocracy, Philosophy, Political science, Princess of Asturias Awards, Princeton University Press, Richard Sennett, Rural flight, Sapienza University of Rome, Sociology, The Guardian, The Hague, Transnationalism, Truthout, TU Delft Faculty of Architecture, University of Buenos Aires, University of Chicago, University of Guadalajara, University of Murcia, University of Notre Dame, University of Poitiers, Urban sociology, Urbanization, Waffen-SS, Willem Sassen.

  2. Dutch emigrants
  3. Urban sociologists
  4. Women political writers

Academia Europaea

The Academia Europaea is a pan-European Academy of Humanities, Letters, Law, and Sciences.

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Adolf Eichmann

Otto Adolf Eichmann (19 March 1906 – 1 June 1962) was a German-Austrian official of the Nazi Party, an officer of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and one of the major organisers of the Holocaust.

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Argentina

Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America.

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École normale supérieure (Paris)

The – PSL (also known as ENS,, Ulm or ENS Paris) is a grande école in Paris, France.

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Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires, officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, is the capital and primate city of Argentina.

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Columbia University

Columbia University, officially Columbia University in the City of New York, is a private Ivy League research university in New York City.

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Diogenes (journal)

Diogenes is a peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes papers four times a year in the field of philosophy and the humanities.

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Doctor of Philosophy

A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD or DPhil; philosophiae doctor or) is a terminal degree that usually denotes the highest level of academic achievement in a given discipline and is awarded following a course of graduate study and original research.

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Economic restructuring

Economic restructuring is used to indicate changes in the constituent parts of an economy in a very general sense.

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Economics

Economics is a social science that studies the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services.

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European University Institute

The European University Institute (EUI) is an international postgraduate and post-doctoral research-intensive university and an intergovernmental organisation with juridical personality, established by its founding member states to contribute to cultural and scientific development in the social sciences, in a European perspective.

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Global city

A global city, also known as a power city, world city, alpha city, or world center, is a city that serves as a primary node in the global economic network. The concept originates from geography and urban studies, based on the thesis that globalization has created a hierarchy of strategic geographic locations with varying degrees of influence over finance, trade, and culture worldwide.

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Globalization

Globalization, or globalisation (Commonwealth English; see spelling differences), is the process of interaction and integration among people, companies, and governments worldwide.

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Harvard University

Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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Harvard University Press

Harvard University Press (HUP) is a publishing house established on January 13, 1913, as a division of Harvard University, and focused on academic publishing.

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Honorary degree

An honorary degree is an academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding institution) has waived all of the usual requirements.

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Human migration

Human migration is the movement of people from one place to another, with intentions of settling, permanently or temporarily, at a new location (geographic region).

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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International trade

International trade is the exchange of capital, goods, and services across international borders or territories because there is a need or want of goods or services.

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Jane Jacobs

Jane Jacobs (née Butzner; 4 May 1916 – 25 April 2006) was an American-Canadian journalist, author, theorist, and activist who influenced urban studies, sociology, and economics.

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London School of Economics

The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is a public research university in London, England, and amember institution of the University of London.

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Master's degree

A master's degree (from Latin) is a postgraduate academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

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Nation state

A nation-state is a political unit where the state, a centralized political organization ruling over a population within a territory, and the nation, a community based on a common identity, are congruent.

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Nazism

Nazism, formally National Socialism (NS; Nationalsozialismus), is the far-right totalitarian socio-political ideology and practices associated with Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party (NSDAP) in Germany.

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New York City

New York, often called New York City (to distinguish it from New York State) or NYC, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Newsweek

Newsweek is a weekly news magazine.

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OpenDemocracy

openDemocracy is an independent media platform and news website based in the United Kingdom.

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Philosophy

Philosophy ('love of wisdom' in Ancient Greek) is a systematic study of general and fundamental questions concerning topics like existence, reason, knowledge, value, mind, and language.

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Political science

Political science is the scientific study of politics.

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Princess of Asturias Awards

The Princess of Asturias Awards (Premios Princesa de Asturias, Premios Princesa d'Asturies), formerly the Prince of Asturias Awards from 1981 to 2014 (Premios Príncipe de Asturias), are a series of annual prizes awarded in Spain by the Princess of Asturias Foundation (previously the Prince of Asturias Foundation) to individuals, entities or organizations from around the world who make notable achievements in the sciences, humanities, and public affairs.

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Princeton University Press

Princeton University Press is an independent publisher with close connections to Princeton University.

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Richard Sennett

Richard Sennett (born 1 January 1943) is the Centennial Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and former University Professor of the Humanities at New York University. Saskia Sassen and Richard Sennett are academics of the London School of Economics and urban sociologists.

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Rural flight

Rural flight (also known as rural-to-urban migration, rural depopulation, or rural exodus) is the migratory pattern of people from rural areas into urban areas.

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Sapienza University of Rome

The Sapienza University of Rome (Sapienza – Università di Roma), formally the Università degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", abbreviated simply as Sapienza ("wisdom"), is a public research university located in Rome, Italy.

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Sociology

Sociology is the scientific study of human society that focuses on society, human social behavior, patterns of social relationships, social interaction, and aspects of culture associated with everyday life.

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The Guardian

The Guardian is a British daily newspaper.

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The Hague

The Hague is the capital city of the South Holland province of the Netherlands.

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Transnationalism

Transnationalism is a research field and social phenomenon grown out of the heightened interconnectivity between people and the receding economic and social significance of boundaries among nation states.

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Truthout

Truthout is an American non-profit news organization which describes itself as "dedicated to providing independent reporting and commentary on a diverse range of social justice issues".

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TU Delft Faculty of Architecture

The Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment at TU Delft (Faculteit Bouwkunde; abbr. BK) is the largest faculty of TU Delft with around 2,900 students.

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University of Buenos Aires

The University of Buenos Aires (Universidad de Buenos Aires, UBA) is a public research university in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

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University of Chicago

The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, U of C, or UChi) is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois.

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University of Guadalajara

The University of Guadalajara (Universidad de Guadalajara) is a public research university located in the Mexican city of Guadalajara.

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University of Murcia

The University of Murcia (Universidad de Murcia) is the primary institute of higher education in Murcia, Spain.

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University of Notre Dame

The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame (ND), is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana.

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University of Poitiers

The University of Poitiers (UP; Université de Poitiers) is a public university located in Poitiers, France.

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Urban sociology

Urban sociology is the sociological study of cities and urban life.

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Urbanization

Urbanization (or urbanisation in British English) is the population shift from rural to urban areas, the corresponding decrease in the proportion of people living in rural areas, and the ways in which societies adapt to this change.

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Waffen-SS

The Waffen-SS was the combat branch of the Nazi Party's paramilitary Schutzstaffel (SS) organisation.

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Willem Sassen

Wilhelmus Antonius Sassen (born 16 April 1918 – died 2002) was a Dutch collaborator, Nazi journalist and a member of the Waffen-SS.

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See also

Dutch emigrants

Urban sociologists

Women political writers

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saskia_Sassen

Also known as Saskia Sassen-Koob, Sassen, Saskia.