Marion Fourcade

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Marion Fourcade is a French sociologist. [1] [2] [3] She is Professor of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. She is known for her work on the sociology and history of the field of economics, [4] [5] [6] as well as her work on digital society and digital economy. [7]

In 2019, she gave the annual British Journal of Sociology lecture, which was on the topic of ordinal citizenship. [8] In 2021, the British Journal of Sociology devoted a special issue to her work. [9]

In 2000, she completed her PhD from Harvard University. [7] [3]

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