Alena V. Ledeneva is remembered for arguments the next generation could not ignore.
The record lists Alena V. Ledeneva as British sociologist.
Alena V. Ledeneva was born at Novosibirsk in 1964. Her recorded nationality is Russia. She studied at Novosibirsk State University and University of Cambridge.
Contemporary philosophy is professionalised and specialised, conducted largely in journals and seminars.
Her academic posts were held at Harvard University, University of Manchester and Sciences Po.
A philosophical position survives not by being proved but by resisting every attempt to dispose of it.
That the work was done from Russia matters: philosophical traditions, institutions and the language of publication have never been evenly distributed.
Alena V. Ledeneva is still working, and the final assessment of the contribution has not been made.
Achievements
- Held posts at Harvard University, University of Manchester and Sciences Po
