Arpad Szakolczai

Árpád Szakolczai (born 1958) is a Hungarian sociologist and political anthropologist known for his contributions to political anthropology, historical sociology, and the study of ''liminality'', ''trickster logic'', and ''modernity''. He is Emeritus Professor of Sociology at University College Cork and Senior Fellow at the St. Gallen Collegium of the University of St. Gallen (2025–26). He has authored numerous books and articles and has served on several editorial boards and academic panels, including the European Research Council (ERC) panel for Cultures and Cultural Production (SH5) (2011–2018). Provided by Wikipedia