William I. Robinson
William I. Robinson is a professor of sociology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
An influential scholar in the fields of globalization, political economy, and transnational capitalism, Robinson has written extensively on how capital transcends national borders and reshapes political structures worldwide.
His academic work explores the emergence of a transnational capitalist class and its relationship to state power, inequality, and social control.
Through books, essays, and lectures, Robinson has become a prominent critical voice examining how global economic systems perpetuate inequality, surveillance, and repression, making significant contributions to sociological and political discourse on modern capitalism.
