Background
Klinenberg was born in Chicago, where he attended the Francis W. Parker School.
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Eric Klinenberg
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He earned a bachelor of arts degree from Brown University (1993), followed by a master"s degree (1997) and Doctor of Philosophy (2000) from the University of California, Berkeley.
Career
He is best known for his contributions as a public sociologist. He is currently Professor of Sociology, Public Policy, and Media, Culture, and Communication at New York University, as well as the editor of the journal Public Culture. In 2012, Klinenberg became the director of the Institute for Public Knowledge at New York University.
In 2013, he was appointed research director of the Rebuild by Design competition.
