This seminar will serve as an introduction into current work in the political sociology of developing societies. It focuses on the debate in "transitology"-- how do societies and states transform ...

Sociology has not surrendered its public voice to philosophy. It has lost the illusion that it speaks from nowhere.

This is a departmental mini-seminar, open to graduate students only. It meets for six times after the spring break. Besides doing the common readings each week, students are expected to report on ...

Removing sociology as a core course option in Florida has received a lot of criticism and letters of outrage for what seems to be an uninformed and irrational act by state government. However, it may ...

Why do nation-states go to war? Can international institutions promote peace? And how do people organize across borders to address injustice? This courses examines the politics and sociology of war, ...