Brooke Harrington

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Elisabeth Brooke Harrington
Born1968 (age 5556)
Occupationprofessor of economic sociology
Academic work
Notable worksCapital without Borders: Wealth Managers and the One Percent [1]

Elisabeth Brooke Harrington, born 1968, [2] is an American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology at Dartmouth College. [3]

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Early life

In 1990, Harrington earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Stanford University. [4] In 1996, Harrington earned a master's degree in sociology, from Harvard University. [4] In 1999, Harrington earned a PhD degree in sociology, from Harvard University. [4]

Career

From 1999 to 2007, Harrington was Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Brown University. [4] From 2006 to 2009, she was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. [4] She was a professor of economic sociology at the Copenhagen Business School, 2010–2018. [4] In 2017, she faced legal difficulties with the authorities in Denmark about a visa dispute, even though she had been invited to speak as a guest lecturer to the Danish Parliament; the dispute ended eight months later when Denmark changed its laws. [5] She is an advocate against xenophobia and for the benefits of immigration. [5] In January 2019, she became a Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. [6]

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  5. 1 2 Brooke Harrington, December 3, 2019, The New York Times, I Almost Lost My Career Because I Had the Wrong Passport: I had become a full professor and a best-selling author. Weeks later, Denmark charged me with violating my work and residence permit.. Retrieved December 4, 2019, "...the populist Danish People’s Party formed a bloc in Parliament in the early 2000s and influenced a shift in the laws of a country ... The party didn’t want to just eliminate immigration; it sought to return Denmark to an imaginary past of racial and ethnic “purity."..."
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  9. "Deception: From Ancient Empires to Internet Dating". Stanford Center on Longevity. September 21, 2011. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
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