Brooke Harrington

Elisabeth Brooke Harrington, born 1968, is an American academic and author, and professor of economic sociology at Dartmouth College.

Early life
In 1990, Harrington earned a bachelor's degree in English literature from Stanford University. In 1996, Harrington earned a master's degree in sociology, from Harvard University. In 1999, Harrington earned a PhD degree in sociology, from Harvard University.

Career
From 1999 to 2007, Harrington was Assistant Professor of Sociology and Public Policy at Brown University. From 2006 to 2009, she was a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne. She was a professor of economic sociology at the Copenhagen Business School, 2010–2018. In 2017, she faced legal difficulties with the authorities in Denmark about a visa dispute, even though she had been invited to speak as a guest lecturer to the Danish Parliament; the dispute ended eight months later when Denmark changed its laws. She is an advocate against xenophobia and for the benefits of immigration. In January 2019, she became a Professor of Sociology at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Works

 * Harrington, Brooke (1999). Dollars for Difference: The "Diversity Premium" in Investing Organizations. Harvard University, ProQuest Dissertations Publishing
 * Harrington, Brooke (2007). Capital and Community: Findings from the American Investment Craze of the 1990s. Economic Sociology: The European Electronic Newsletter, 8(3), 19-25.