Erik Olin Wright: The Greatest Marxist Sociologist of His Time
The essential works of Erik Olin Wright.
When the renowned social scientist Erik Olin Wright passed away in 2019 at the height of his intellectual powers, he left behind an unfinished project intended to forge a connection between class analysis and real utopias.
Michael Burawoy and Gay Seidman have worked on taking this project to completion, resulting in an essay collection that pays tribute to his generative theory, crystalline thinking, inspirational teaching, and personal generosity. Engaging Erik Olin Wright: Between Class Analysis and Real Utopias, with contributions by Rina Agarwala, Gianpaolo Baiocchi, Ruy Braga, and more, is out now.
Vivek Chibber wrote, at the time of Erik Olin Wright's death, that "even though he leaves us an enormous oeuvre spanning more than forty years, it is an agenda abruptly cut short. Those of us who knew and loved him have lost a dear friend. And the Left, showing signs of a revival after years of retreat, has lost one of its most brilliant intellectuals. Erik will be remembered as the most important theorist of class in the second half of the twentieth century, and the greatest Marxist sociologist of his time."
Here we've collected his most essential writing.
Out now: Erik Olin Wright's final work
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Writing by Erik Olin Wright
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