Randall Collins
Dr. Randall Collins is an American sociologist and Emeritus Professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
A leading contemporary social theorist and non-Marxist conflict theorist, he served as American Sociological Association president (2010-2011).
His expertise spans macro-historical sociology of political/economic change, micro-sociology of face-to-face interaction, and sociology of intellectuals and social conflict.
Collins has taught at prestigious universities worldwide including Berkeley, Harvard, Cambridge, and institutions across Europe, Japan, and China.
He has published nearly one hundred articles and numerous books.
Growing up as a diplomat's son during the Cold War, he lived in post-WWII Germany, Moscow, and Uruguay.
