Göran Therborn holds the chair of Sociology at the University of Cambridge. He was previously co-director of the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study in Uppsala and professor of Sociology at the University of Uppsala (Sweden). Among his vast scientific production, his works stand out "How does the ruling class dominate?" (1979), "Science, class and society. On the formation of sociology and historical materialism »(1980, both in the 21st century of Spain) and« Europe towards the twenty-first century ». More recently he has published "The world, a guide for beginners" (2012), "The Killing Fields of Inequality" (2013) and "From Marxism to postmarxism?" (2014).