Jan Pakulski (born in Łódź, Poland in 1950) is a Polish-born Australian sociologist. He received a master's degree in sociology in 1973 at the

University of Warsaw The University of Warsaw ( pl, Uniwersytet Warszawski, la, Universitas Varsoviensis) is a public university in Warsaw, Poland. Established in 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country offering 37 different fields of ...

, from 1975 he has been living in Australia where he completed a PhD at the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies an ...

in 1980. Pakulski taught at the

University of Tasmania The University of Tasmania (UTAS) is a public research university, primarily located in Tasmania, Australia. Founded in 1890, it is Australia's fourth oldest university. Christ College (University of Tasmania), Christ College, one of the unive ...

. He was named professor of sociology in 1998, served as head of the School of Sociology and Social Work from 1998 to 2001, and was executive dean of arts between 2001 and 2008. He has held the title of emeritus professor since 2014. He is fellow of the

Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia The Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia (ASSA) is an independent, non-governmental organisation devoted to the advancement of knowledge and research in the social sciences. It has its origins in the Social Science Research Council of Austr ...

(2006+); fellow at

St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Founded in 1950 as the result of the gift of French merchant Sir Antonin Besse of Aden, St Antony's specialises in international relations, economi ...

; visiting professor at

Nanyang University Nanyang University (, also known as Nantah (), was a university in Singapore between 1956 and 1980. During its existence, it was Singapore's only private university in the Chinese language. In 1980, Nanyang University was merged with the Univer ...

, Singapore; and affiliate at the Stanford Center on Poverty and Inequality,

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is conside ...

. He on the editorial board of the ''

Polish Sociological Review The ''Polish Sociological Review'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal published by the Polish Sociological Association. It covers diverse areas of sociology, especially social theory, social structure, social change, culture and polit ...

''. From 2015 he is also Professor in

Collegium Civitas Collegium Civitas is a private university for the social sciences located in Warsaw, the capital of Poland. It is open to new inventions in higher education: interdisciplinary approaches, closer lecturer-student relations, study abroad programs, i ...

, Warsaw. His book ''The Death Of Class'' (co-written with professor Malcolm Waters) has been used as an undergraduate text book. His most recent publication, a chapter titled The Development Of Elite Theory in the ''Palgrave Handbook Of Elites'' is targeted at policy-makers and members of parliament.

Awards and recognition

He was awarded the Golden of Cross of Merit from the Polish Republic (1991) for his activism for Polish-Australian relations, especially with respect to his work for the POLCUL Foundation for which he has served as director since 1980. He was President of the Australian Institute of Polish Affairs (AIPA) 2001–05, and 2009–13, and currently holds a position of Vice-President.

Selected publications

* ''Social Movements: The Politics of Moral Protest, Melbourne'' Longman Cheshire, 1991. * ''Postmodernization: Change in Advanced Society'' (with S. Crook and M. Waters) London: Sage, 1992 Chinese translation 1994. * ''The Death of Class'' (with M. Waters) London Sage, 1996. * ''Postcommunist Elites and Democracy in Eastern Europe'' (eds with J. Higley and W. Wesolowski) London: Macmillan, 1998. * ''Globalizing Inequalities'' Sydney: Allen and Unwin, 2004. * ''Toward Leader Democracy'' (with A. Korosenyi) New York and London: Anthem Press, 2012 (paperback edition 2014). * ''Leadership Failures in Australian Politics'' (with B. Tranter), Sydney and NY: Palgrave/Macmillan, 2015. * ''The Visegrad Countries in Crisis'' (ed.), Warsaw: Collegium Civitas, 2016
full text
available). * ''Palgrave Handbook of Elites'' (section editor and author in H. Best and J. Higley edition). London and New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2018.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pakulski, Jan 1950 births Living people Australian sociologists University of Tasmania faculty Australian National University alumni People from Łódź Polish emigrants to Australia University of Warsaw alumni Fellows of the Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia Recipients of the Cross of Merit (Poland)