Nikolas Rose
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Nikolas Rose is a British sociologist and social theorist known for his influential work on governmentality, biopolitics, and the social implications of the life sciences.
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| Nikolas Rose canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nikolas Rose Context triple: [Michel Foucault, influenced, Nikolas Rose]
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Paul Rabinow
Paul Rabinow was an American anthropologist known for his influential work on the anthropology of reason, modernity, and biotechnology, as well as for his extensive engagement with and interpretation of Michel Foucault’s ideas.
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Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant is a French sociologist and social theorist known for his work on urban marginality, the penal state, and the body, often combining ethnography with critical theory.
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Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is an American critical theorist and cultural studies scholar known for his analyses of media, technology, and contemporary society.
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Steve Fuller
Steve Fuller is a sociologist and philosopher of science known for his work in social epistemology and his critical engagement with the legacy of Thomas Kuhn.
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David Reedy
David Reedy was one of the original New York stockbrokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- 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: Nikolas Rose Target entity description: Nikolas Rose is a British sociologist and social theorist known for his influential work on governmentality, biopolitics, and the social implications of the life sciences.
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A.
Paul Rabinow
Paul Rabinow was an American anthropologist known for his influential work on the anthropology of reason, modernity, and biotechnology, as well as for his extensive engagement with and interpretation of Michel Foucault’s ideas.
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B.
Loïc Wacquant
Loïc Wacquant is a French sociologist and social theorist known for his work on urban marginality, the penal state, and the body, often combining ethnography with critical theory.
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C.
Douglas Kellner
Douglas Kellner is an American critical theorist and cultural studies scholar known for his analyses of media, technology, and contemporary society.
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D.
Steve Fuller
Steve Fuller is a sociologist and philosopher of science known for his work in social epistemology and his critical engagement with the legacy of Thomas Kuhn.
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E.
David Reedy
David Reedy was one of the original New York stockbrokers who helped found what became the New York Stock Exchange by signing the 1792 Buttonwood Agreement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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social theorist ⓘ sociologist ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Joelle M. Abi-Rached
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Peter Miller ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of London ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
biopolitics
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governmentality studies ⓘ history of the human sciences ⓘ political sociology ⓘ science and technology studies ⓘ social theory ⓘ sociology of the life sciences ⓘ |
| genre | academic non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAcademicDiscipline |
history of science
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political science ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
advanced liberal governmentality
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biological citizenship ⓘ ethopolitics ⓘ neurochemical self ⓘ politics of life itself ⓘ somatic individuality ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of the social implications of the life sciences
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contributions to the sociology of psychiatry ⓘ studies of neoliberal forms of governance ⓘ work on biopolitics ⓘ work on governmentality ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Sociological Association ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Governing the Present: Administering Economic, Social and Personal Life
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Governing the Soul: The Shaping of the Private Self ⓘ Neuro: The New Brain Sciences and the Management of the Mind ⓘ Powers of Freedom: Reframing Political Thought ⓘ The Politics of Life Itself: Biomedicine, Power, and Subjectivity in the Twenty-First Century ⓘ |
| occupation |
social theorist
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sociologist ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Co-Director of the Centre for Synthetic Biology and Innovation at King’s College London
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Director of the BIOS Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society at the London School of Economics and Political Science ⓘ Founding Director of the Department of Social Science, Health and Medicine at King’s College London ⓘ Head of the Department of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science ⓘ Professor of Sociology at King’s College London ⓘ Professor of Sociology at the London School of Economics and Political Science ⓘ |
| researchInterest |
biomedicine and society
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neuroscience and society ⓘ psychiatry and mental health policy ⓘ risk and regulation ⓘ subjectivity and identity ⓘ |
| theoreticalInfluence |
Max Weber
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Michel Foucault ⓘ Émile Durkheim ⓘ |
| writingStyle | critical social theory ⓘ |
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