Didier Fassin

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, has been awarded the title of Doctor honoris causa by the University of Liège.

Nominated by the university's faculty in Social Sciences, Fassin is cited for “the...

On January 16, 2020, Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, will give the inaugural lecture of his appointment as Annual Chair of Public Health at the Collège de France for 2019–20.

The lecture, titled “The...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, has been awarded the 2019 "Honorary" Prize by the French Red Cross Foundation.

Fassin is recognized "for his research work on moral economies and the innovative perspective...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor at the Institute for Advanced Study, has been elected the Annual Chair of Public Health at the Collège de France for 2019–20.

Founded by Francis I in 1530, the Collège de France is a public higher...

In the London Review of Books, Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, examines the recent European elections from a French perspective, arguing that Emmanuel Macron’s representation of the democratic challenge...

"As an anthropologist, he is trained to look for and respect differences, both between cultures and individuals. As a medical doctor, he knows what all human bodies have in common and the mortality that we ultimately face. And as a philosopher, he...

On February 13, 2019, Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, participated in a panel discussion at the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought on For a Left Populism (Verso, 2018) by Chantal Mouffe...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science, will present the public lecture “Critique of Punitive Reason” to address central questions related to correctional frameworks and to confront the idea of punishment itself...

Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor in the School of Social Science and Axel Honneth, Director of the Institute for Social Research at the Goethe University of Frankfurt and Distinguished Visiting Professor in the School of Social Science,...

Organized by the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study, and developed by Didier Fassin, James D. Wolfensohn Professor, the 2018–19 Summer Program in Social Science will commence on June 18, 2018, as part of a global...