Pierre-André Taguieff

1946 -

Country of citizenship: France

Languages spoken, written or signed: French

Educated at: Paris Nanterre University, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Occupation: philosopher, political scientist, historian of ideas, non-fiction writer

Award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Francine and Antoine Bernheim Award for Arts, Literature and Science

Position held: president

Student of: Henri Lefebvre, Algirdas Julien Greimas, Gérard Lemaine

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Pierre-André Taguieff is a French philosopher who has specialised in the study of racism and antisemitism. He is the director of research at the French National Centre for Scientific Research in an Institut d'études politiques de Paris laboratory, the Centre for Political Research (CEVIPOF). He is also a member of the Cercle de l'Oratoire think tank. Taguieff is the author of a number of books and papers on racism and antisemitism, including The Force of Prejudice: On Racism and Its Doubles (2001) and Rising from the Muck: The New Antisemitism in Europe (2004). He is known in particular for his studies on the French National Front and populism. Source: Wikipedia (en)