Bent Flyvbjerg
5 books
About the Author
Bent Flyvbjerg is a renowned Danish academic and professor of major programme management at the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, where he has made significant contributions to the fields of social science, planning, and project management. With a PhD in planning from the University of Aarhus, Flyvbjerg's research challenges conventional methodologies in social inquiry, advocating for a more pragmatic, context-sensitive approach that bridges theory and practice. His seminal work, Making Social Science Matter: Why Social Inquiry Fails and How it Can Succeed Again, critiques the overemphasis on universal theories in social sciences and proposes phronetic knowledge—practical wisdom—as a pathway to relevance and impact. Flyvbjerg's interdisciplinary scholarship has influenced policymakers, urban planners, and academics worldwide, earning him prestigious awards and fellowships for his innovative ideas on megaprojects and governance.
Common genres
Writing style
analytical
critical
pragmatic
Books by Bent Flyvbjerg
