Nicos Poulantzas
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Nicos Poulantzas was a Greek-French Marxist political sociologist and theorist best known for his influential analyses of the capitalist state, class structure, and authoritarianism within the tradition of Western Marxism.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nicos Poulantzas canonical | 3 |
| Poulantzas | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Nicos Poulantzas Context triple: [Western Marxism, associatedWith, Nicos Poulantzas]
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Oskar Negt
Oskar Negt is a German philosopher and social theorist known for his work in critical theory, public sphere analysis, and the sociology of labor.
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Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin was an American social theorist, political philosopher, and ecologist best known for developing the theory of social ecology and advocating libertarian municipalism.
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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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D.
Fredric Jameson
Fredric Jameson is an American literary critic and Marxist theorist best known for his analyses of postmodernism, late capitalism, and cultural theory.
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E.
Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
- 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: Nicos Poulantzas Target entity description: Nicos Poulantzas was a Greek-French Marxist political sociologist and theorist best known for his influential analyses of the capitalist state, class structure, and authoritarianism within the tradition of Western Marxism.
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A.
Oskar Negt
Oskar Negt is a German philosopher and social theorist known for his work in critical theory, public sphere analysis, and the sociology of labor.
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B.
Murray Bookchin
Murray Bookchin was an American social theorist, political philosopher, and ecologist best known for developing the theory of social ecology and advocating libertarian municipalism.
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C.
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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D.
Fredric Jameson
Fredric Jameson is an American literary critic and Marxist theorist best known for his analyses of postmodernism, late capitalism, and cultural theory.
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E.
Michel de Certeau
Michel de Certeau was a French Jesuit scholar, historian, and cultural theorist best known for his work "The Practice of Everyday Life," which explores how ordinary people tactically navigate and subvert structures of power in daily life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marxist theorist
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Western Marxist ⓘ academic ⓘ legal scholar ⓘ person ⓘ political sociologist ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1936-09-21 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Athens ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | suicide ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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Greece ⓘ |
| deathCountry | France ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-10-03 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Paris ⓘ |
| employer |
Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
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surface form:
Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne
University of Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis ⓘ
surface form:
Université Paris VIII Vincennes-Saint-Denis
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| familyName |
Nicos Poulantzas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Poulantzas
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| fieldOfWork |
Marxist theory
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class analysis ⓘ legal theory ⓘ political sociology ⓘ political theory ⓘ state theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Nicos Poulantzas self-link ⓘ |
| givenName |
Nikolaos
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surface form:
Nicos
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| hasConcept |
authoritarian statism
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condensation of class relations in the state ⓘ new petty bourgeoisie ⓘ power bloc ⓘ relative autonomy of the state ⓘ |
| influenced |
Bob Jessop
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Ernesto Laclau ⓘ Stuart Hall ⓘ state theory in political sociology ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Antonio Gramsci
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Karl Marx ⓘ Louis Althusser ⓘ Max Weber ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of class structure
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debates on the relative autonomy of the state ⓘ theory of authoritarian statism ⓘ theory of the capitalist state ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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Greek ⓘ |
| movement |
Western Marxism
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Western Marxism ⓘ
surface form:
structural Marxism
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| nationality |
French
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Greek ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Classes in Contemporary Capitalism
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Fascism and Dictatorship ⓘ Political Power and Social Classes ⓘ State, Power, Socialism ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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university professor ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Athens ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Eurocommunism
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Marxism ⓘ |
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