Biography

Born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in Mozambique in 1934, was educated in the Liceu Nacional in Mozambique and at the London School of Economics, University of London (B. Sc. (Econ.) 1957). Held appointments at the Universities of Leeds (1959-64) and Essex (1964-71), and at the University of Oxford (St. Antony's College), 1971-2001, as well as visiting appointments at Harvard University (1966-67) and the University of Pennsylvania (1967-1968). Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon, 2000-2005.

Research interests

Long-term research interests in sociological theory, the philosophy of the social sciences, the sociology of science, the philosophy and sociology of technology, and the historical sociology of Portugal and Brazil.

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