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Manuel de Landa
I'm pretty sure you'll find Manuel de Landa has nothing more than a bachelor's degree; that's why his supposed faculty positions are all adjuncts. Hairhorn (talk) 03:28, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

Manuel DeLanda has a PhD from the European Graduate School in Switzerland.Architextonics (talk) 05:47, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Sorry, but EGS isn't a university, good luck finding a US school that recognizes this degree. See, eg, here. Hairhorn (talk) 13:12, 1 April 2012 (UTC)

It's not a question of whether any US university recognizes the degree. (Frankly, who cares?) Rather it is a question of whether an institution is authorized to grant degrees either directly or indirectly through some other host institution authorized to make the award. That seems to be most definitely the case with the EGS: http://www.egs.edu/admission/accreditation. Please note that the EGS is a prestigious institution that includes among its faculty some of the leading figures in the world. Also please note that a Ph.D. is not actually a job requirement for Tenured/TT university positions in many university departments.Architextonics (talk) 23:47, 1 April 2012 (UTC)


 * Granting degrees and granting degrees that are actually recognized are two different things; it's all a bit moot now, but Delanda has never held a tenure track position anywhere....

I don't understand what you are saying. DeLanda already holds the Gilles Deleuze Chair of Contemporary Philosophy and Science at a prestigious institution with some illustrious faculty. Why would he need a tenure track position? Besides, many countries in the world - with the obvious exception of the States - don't even have tenure any more. However, this has no bearing on the issue of whether DeLanda has a recognized PhD or not. If you check the link that I sent you, you will see that degrees from the EGS are indeed recognized.64.60.98.74 (talk) 03:26, 2 April 2012 (UTC)