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Manuel Castells

Spanish sociologist
Person Human Q310161

Facts

25 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[37]
Date of birth
February 9, 1942
Place of birth
Hellín
Country of citizenship
Spain[8]
Occupation
teacher, minister, sociologist, philosopher, writer, university teacher[9]
Employer
University of Southern California, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of Oxford, Santa Clara University, University of Cambridge, Paris Nanterre University, Open University of Catalonia, Autonomous University of Madrid, Université de Montréal, Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda, Ministry of Universities[12][13][14]
Field of work
urban sociology[10]
Position held
Minister for Universities, Wikidata item[11]
Educated at
University of Barcelona[15]
Member of political party
independent politician[38]
Award received
Order of the Lion of Finland, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Saint George's Cross, Guggenheim Fellowship, Premio Internacional Grupo Compostela Junta de Galicia, Erasmus Medal, Holberg International Memorial Prize, Balzan Prize, honorary doctorate from the University of Cambridge, honorary doctor of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Fellow of the British Academy, honorary doctor of the University of Valencia, Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword, honorary doctor of the University of León, Narcís Monturiol Medal, Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Official website
www.manuelcastells.info[43]
Doctoral advisor
Alain Touraine[16]
Doctoral student
Monique Dagnaud[39]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Catalan, Spanish, French, English[44][45][46]
Family name
Castells[41]
Given name
Manuel[42]
Has written for
Arbor
Influenced by
Alain Touraine[36]
Member of
Academia Europaea, Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences, British Academy, American Academy of Arts and Sciences[32][33][34][35]
Name in native language
Manuel Castells Oliván
Residence
Spain[40]
Second family name in Spanish name
Oliván
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Student
Daniel Cohn-Bendit[17]
🏷️ Also known as
en Manuel Castells en Manuel Castells Oliván ar مانويل كاستليس el Μανουέλ Καστέλς es Manuel Castells Olivan fa مانوئل کاستلز fa مانوئل کستلز he מנואל קסטלס ja マニュエル・カステル ko 마누엘 카스텔 ko 마누엘 카스텔스 pt Livros sobre Manuel Castells ru Кастельс ru Кастельс М. ru Кастельс Мануэль ru Кастельс, Мануэль ru Мануэль Кастельс sv Castells tr Manuel Castells Oliván uk Мануель Кастельс
🔖 Identifiers · 105
ISNI
000000012117805X
VIAF cluster ID
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Library of Congress Authorities ID
n79117108
GND ID
123406587
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Manuel Castells 2020 (cropped).jpg ↗
AE member ID
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Academic Tree ID
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ArchINFORM person/group ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BAnQ authority ID
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BBC Things ID
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BIBSYS ID
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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CANTIC ID
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CONOR.SI ID
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Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
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CiNii Research ID
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Cyprus University of Technology ID
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DBC author ID
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DDB person (GND) ID
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De Agostini ID
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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Dialnet author ID
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
96588
ELMCIP ID
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ELNET ID
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Goodreads author ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
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Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2051128
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
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Guggenheim fellows ID
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HAND ID
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Hrvatska enciklopedija ID
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IMDb ID
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INAPP author ID
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IdRef ID
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J9U entity ID
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JRC Names ID
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KBR person ID
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Krugosvet article (archived)
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Lex ID
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Libraries Australia ID
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Libris-URI
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Los Angeles Review of Books author ID
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Marsilio Editori author ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLAI ID
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
000260972
NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Chile ID
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National Library of Greece ID
96097
National Library of Ireland ID
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National Library of Korea ID
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National Library of Latvia ID
000028473
National Library of Lithuania ID
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National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810687570705606
National Library of Portugal ID
123013
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX881285
National Virtual Library of India ID
283873, 515948
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
06933305X
Obálky knih ID
vse2006316115
Online Books Page author ID
Castells, Manuel, 1942-
Open Library ID
OL390855A
OpenEdition Books author ID
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OpenMLOL author ID
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OpenSanctions ID
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PUG authority ID
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Parsifal cluster ID
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Persée author ID
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Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
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Quora topic ID
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RERO ID (legacy)
A003083038
RILM ID
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Radio Radicale person ID
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RedBA Granada authority ID
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SBN author ID
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SELIBR ID
180573
SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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Scopus author ID
7005236804
Tabakalera ID
71675
Treccani ID
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UOM ID
69776
Union List of Artist Names ID
500020697
Unione Romana Biblioteche Scientifiche ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511833406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1298800
Wellcome Collection concept ID
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WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
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Award received 14
Balzan Prize, Guggenheim Fellowship, Holberg International Memorial Prize, Order of the Lion of Finland, Saint George's Cross, Fellow of the British Academy, Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres +6 more
Employer 12
University of Oxford, University of Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, University of California, Berkeley, University of Southern California, School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences, Université de Montréal, Paris Nanterre University +4 more
Occupation 5
teacher, writer, philosopher, minister, sociologist
Languages spoken, written or signed 4
English, Spanish, French, Catalan
Member of 3
American Academy of Arts and Sciences, British Academy, Academia Europaea
Country of citizenship 1
Spain
Doctoral advisor 1
Alain Touraine
Doctoral advisors 1
Alain Touraine
Educated at 1
University of Barcelona
Field of work 1
urban sociology
Given name 1
Manuel
Influenced by 1
Alain Touraine
Instance of 1
human
Member of political party 1
independent politician
OpenSanctions ID 1
Manuel Castells
Place of birth 1
Hellín
Residence 1
Spain
Sex or gender 1
male
Student 1
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Students 1
Daniel Cohn-Bendit
Works by author 1
The Internet galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, business, and society
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Manuel Castells
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Manuel Castells was born on February 9, 1942, in Hellín.[1][2][3][4][5] He has Spanish citizenship. He was educated at the University of Barcelona.[6][1] His field is urban sociology.[7][8]

Why It Matters

Works attributed to Manuel Castells include The Internet galaxy: Reflections on the Internet, business, and society[47], a document[48].

FAQs

Where was Manuel Castells born?

Manuel Castells's place of birth was Hellín[2].

What did Manuel Castells do for work?

Manuel Castells worked as a teacher[3], minister[4], sociologist[5], philosopher[6], and writer[7].

Where did Manuel Castells go to school?

Manuel Castells was educated at University of Barcelona[15].

What awards did Manuel Castells receive?

Honors received include Order of the Lion of Finland[18], Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres[19], Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral[20], and Saint George's Cross[21].

Related Entities

Alain Touraine Daniel Cohn-Bendit Hellín Manuel Castells Massachusetts Institute of Technology Open University of Catalonia Santa Clara University School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences Spain

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  10. [5] ↑ . archINFORM. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] ↑ . gencat.cat. gencat.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Les Lauréats Balzan 2013. wikidata.org.
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  27. [28] ↑ . ddd.uab.cat. ddd.uab.cat. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  30. [31] ↑ . Ordens Honoríficas Portuguesas. ordens.presidencia.pt. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  31. [16] ↑ . SUDOC. wikidata.org.
  32. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [32] ↑ . www.ae-info.org. wikidata.org.
  34. [33] ↑ . racef.es. racef.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  35. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  39. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. [47] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [48] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 11d ago · Reinheitsgebot · 2026-11-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has written for → Arbor
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  2. 29d ago · Magnus242 · 2026-10-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Order of the Lion of Finland, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Orden al Mérito Docente y Cultural Gabriela Mistral +2
    "Created claim: Award received: honorary doctor of Royal Institute of Technology, hedersdoktor KTH (details)"
  3. 12w ago · Mahirtwofivesix · 2026-08-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → A41E-7223-86C1-7B45-B884
    "Changed claim references: Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme): 0016216, revise out remaining P1273 in references"
  4. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → teacher, minister, sociologist +1
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