Castells

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gptkbp:instanceOf sociologist
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Open_University_of_Catalonia
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Holberg_Prize
gptkb:Gunnar_Myrdal_Prize
gptkbp:birthDate 1942-02-09
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hellín,_Spain
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution media studies
urban sociology
social theory
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Barcelona
gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Paris
gptkbp:field sociology
communication studies
urban studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Castells
gptkbp:influenced urban planning
globalization
cultural studies
social networks
social movements
political activism
digital culture
sociology of knowledge
cognitive capitalism
social theory of the internet
gptkbp:influencedBy Marxism
Structuralism
gptkbp:knownFor theory of the network society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Richard_Florida
gptkb:Manuel_Castells
gptkb:David_Held
gptkb:Saskia_Sassen
Zygmunt Bauman
gptkbp:notableWorks gptkb:Communication_Power
The Information Age
The Rise of the Network Society
gptkbp:occupation academic
gptkbp:researchFocus information technology
social change
global networks
gptkbp:residence gptkb:California
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Helena_Norberg-Hodge
gptkbp:website http://www.castells.net