Jan Pakulski (born 1950 in Łódź, Poland) 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 (, ) is a public university, public research university in Warsaw, Poland. Established on November 19, 1816, it is the largest institution of higher learning in the country, offering 37 different fields of study as well ...

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

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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 and was a fellow of the

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(2006+), at

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, a visiting professor at

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

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. He was also part of the editorial board of the ''

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''. From 2015, he served as a Professor at

Collegium Civitas Civitas University ( Polish: ''Uniwersytet Civitas'') is one of Poland's leading non-public higher education institutions. It is a member of the Conference of Rectors of Academic Schools in Poland (CRASP) and the Conference of Rectors of Non-Pub ...

, Warsaw. His book ''The Death Of Class'' (co-written with Professor Malcolm Waters) has been used as an undergraduate textbook. 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

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(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 Academic staff of the University of Tasmania 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)