Dieter Boris

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Dieter Boris (born May 27, 1943 in Bielitz ) is a German sociologist and Latin American scientist. He studied sociology with Heinz Maus and political science with Wolfgang Abendroth in Marburg. At Maus he did his doctorate with a thesis on the political sociology of Karl Mannheim . During his studies he got involved in the SDS , in whose political committee he was elected as a “Third World Specialist” (1967/68).

Dieter Boris had been Professor of Sociology at the Philipps University of Marburg since 1972 . From 1983 to 1989 he was a member of the scientific advisory board of the Institute for Marxist Studies and Research (IMSF). He is part of the editorial board of the Z. Zeitschrift Marxistische Erneuerung . His research focus is on the political sociology of Latin America.

Dieter Boris retired in 2008. On July 4th, 2008 he gave his final lecture on "Globalization and the Periphery" at the Philipps University of Marburg. An application to extend his term of service had previously been rejected by the university management.

The book “Beyond Subcomandante Marcos and Hugo Chávez. Social movements between autonomy and the state ”, which was published in 2008 by Anne Tittor and Stefan Schmalz in VSA Verlag, was published as a commemorative publication for Dieter Boris.

Fonts (selection)

  • Future or end of capitalism ?. A critical discourse analysis in turbulent times , A publication by the Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung, VSA, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3-89965-888-0 .
  • Global imbalances and social transformations. Contributions by Dieter Boris from 50 years on Latin America, class analysis and movement politics , ed. v. Patrick Eser et al., Mandelbaum Verlag, Vienna 2018, ISBN 978-3-85476-825-8 .
  • Bolívar's heirs. Left governments in Latin America. PapyRossa Verlag, Cologne 2014.
  • Statehood and Transformation Processes in Latin America: A Current Debate. VSA, Hamburg 2013, ISBN 978-3-89965-973-3 .
  • Latin America's Political Economy. A departure from historical dependencies in the 21st century? VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 2009.
  • Left tendencies in Latin America. VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 2007
  • (with Anne Tittor) The Argentina case. Crisis, social movements and alternatives. VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 2006.
  • (Ed. With Stefan Schmalz and Anne Tittor) Latin America: Decay of neoliberal hegemony? VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 2005
  • (with Albert Sterr) FOXtrott in Mexico: Democratization or Neopopulism? Neuer ISP-Verlag, Cologne 2002, ISBN 978-3-89900-102-0 .
  • On the political economy of Latin America. The continent in the global economy of the 20th century. VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 2001.
  • Social Movements in Latin America. VSA-Verlag, Hamburg 1998.
  • (Ed. With Willi Gerns and Heinz Jung ) Nobody talks about socialism. But we. Thinking the future in a Marxist way. In memoriam Kurt Steinhaus . Bonn 1992.
  • Labor movement in Latin America. Publishing house labor movement u. Social Sciences, Marburg 1990.
  • (with Renate Rausch ) Central America . Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag, Cologne 1983.
  • Argentina. Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag, Cologne 1978.
  • (with Elisabeth Boris and Wolfgang Ehrhardt) Chile on the way to socialism. Pahl-Rugenstein Verlag, Cologne 1972.
  • Crisis and planning. Metzler-Verlag, Stuttgart 1971.
  • The political sociology in the late work of Karl Mannheim . Marburg 1969.

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Individual evidence

  1. ^ Hans-Jürgen Urban / Klaus Dörre, teacher and intellectual. Frank Deppe on his 75th birthday, in: Junge Welt, 23 September 2016.
  2. ↑ Dieter Boris in well-deserved retirement ( Memento from April 12, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
personal data
SURNAME Boris, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sociologist, Latin American scientist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH May 27, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Bielitz