Deiter Bögenhold is Professor of Sociology within the Faculty of Economics at Alpen-Adria-University Klagenfurt, Austria. His research is in the areas of general sociology and socioeconomics, history of sociology and history of economic thought, globalisation, social stratification and inequality, and entrepreneurship He has taught and researched in various international universities and is the author of more than 250 publications including numerous monographs and edited works.