Philip Wexler

Philip Wexler is Professor of Sociology of Education and Unterberg Chair in Social and Educational Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was recently Visiting Bronfman Professor at Brandeis University. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals and is the author of books in social theory, society and mysticism, Jewish mysticism, sociology of education and the intersection of social theory, mysticism and education. He received his PhD in Sociology...See more

Philip Wexler is Professor of Sociology of Education and Unterberg Chair in Social and Educational Jewish History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He was recently Visiting Bronfman Professor at Brandeis University. He serves on the editorial boards of a number of international journals and is the author of books in social theory, society and mysticism, Jewish mysticism, sociology of education and the intersection of social theory, mysticism and education. He received his PhD in Sociology and Anthropology at Princeton University, where he was a Woodrow Wilson Fellow and Woodrow Wilson Dissertation Fellow. In 2013-2014, he will be Visiting Professor in Social Pedagogy and Social Politics at Wuppertal University, Germany. See less