Jens Beckert

Jens Beckert (born 21 July 1967, in Frankfurt am Main)[1] is a German sociologist with a strong interest in economic sociology.

[5] He is director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG) in Cologne, Germany, and a member of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

[6] Beckert earned his MA in sociology at the New School for Social Research in New York City in 1991 and his MBA at Free University of Berlin in 1993.

[8] An associate professorship in sociology at International University Bremen (2002–2003) and a professorship in sociology at the University of Göttingen (2003–2005) preceded Beckert’s appointment at age 37 as director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG),[9] which conducts basic research on the governance of modern societies.

In addition, Beckert is a member of the Faculty of Management, Economics and Social Sciences at the University of Cologne.