Alain Touraine

Alain Touraine (French: [tuʁɛn]; 3 August 1925 – 9 June 2023) was a French sociologist. He was the research director at the École des hautes études en sciences sociales.[1] He founded the Centre d'étude des mouvements sociaux. He was best known for being the originator of the term "post-industrial society".[2]

Alain Touraine
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Born(1925-08-03)3 August 1925
Died9 June 2023(2023-06-09) (aged 97)
Paris, France
EducationÉcole Normale Supérieure
Alma materUniversity of Paris
OccupationSociologist
EmployerÉcole des hautes études en sciences sociales
RelativesMarisol Touraine (daughter)

He was elected a member of the Academia Europaea in 1990.[3]

Touraine died in Paris, France on 9 June 2023, at the age of 97.[4]

References

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