Göran Therborn
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Göran Therborn is a Swedish sociologist and Marxist scholar known for his influential work on class, inequality, and the theory of ideology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Göran Therborn canonical | 1 |
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Göran Therborn Context triple: [Göran, hasNotableBearer, Göran Therborn]
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A.
Hans Göran
Hans Göran is the given first name of Göran Persson, the former Prime Minister of Sweden.
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B.
Kjell-Olof Feldt
Kjell-Olof Feldt is a Swedish Social Democratic politician best known for serving as Sweden’s Minister for Finance during the 1980s economic reforms.
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C.
Göran Persson
Göran Persson is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006.
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D.
Göran Sonnevi
Göran Sonnevi is a Swedish poet renowned for his intellectually dense, politically engaged, and formally experimental poetry.
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E.
Olof Lagercrantz
Olof Lagercrantz was a prominent Swedish literary critic, writer, and newspaper editor known for his influential essays and biographies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Göran Therborn Target entity description: Göran Therborn is a Swedish sociologist and Marxist scholar known for his influential work on class, inequality, and the theory of ideology.
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A.
Hans Göran
Hans Göran is the given first name of Göran Persson, the former Prime Minister of Sweden.
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B.
Kjell-Olof Feldt
Kjell-Olof Feldt is a Swedish Social Democratic politician best known for serving as Sweden’s Minister for Finance during the 1980s economic reforms.
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C.
Göran Persson
Göran Persson is a Swedish Social Democratic politician who served as Prime Minister of Sweden from 1996 to 2006.
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D.
Göran Sonnevi
Göran Sonnevi is a Swedish poet renowned for his intellectually dense, politically engaged, and formally experimental poetry.
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E.
Olof Lagercrantz
Olof Lagercrantz was a prominent Swedish literary critic, writer, and newspaper editor known for his influential essays and biographies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist scholar
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human ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
comparative sociology
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critical social theory ⓘ global inequality studies ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Sweden ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Lund University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Leiden University
NERFINISHED
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Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Gothenburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Uppsala University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Therborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Marxist theory
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class analysis ⓘ political sociology ⓘ social inequality ⓘ sociology ⓘ theory of ideology ⓘ |
| givenName | Göran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
contemporary Marxist sociology
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research on global social inequality ⓘ studies of ideology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karl Marx
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Louis Althusser NERFINISHED ⓘ Max Weber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Swedish ⓘ |
| memberOf |
British Academy
NERFINISHED
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Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| movement | Marxism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Göran Therborn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Between Sex and Power: Family in the World, 1900–2000
NERFINISHED
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Cities of Power NERFINISHED ⓘ From Marxism to Post-Marxism? NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ideology of Power and the Power of Ideology NERFINISHED ⓘ The Killing Fields of Inequality NERFINISHED ⓘ The World: A Beginner’s Guide NERFINISHED ⓘ What Does the Ruling Class Do When It Rules? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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sociologist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Sociology at the University of Cambridge ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| theoreticalOrientation | historical materialism ⓘ |
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