Spring Colloquium, 2008
Thursdays 4:00-5:30 p.m. (107 Williams Hall, 80 Sachem Street)
January 17
January 17th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Viviana Zelizer 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 1 of 13):
Viviana Zelizer
Princeton University
“Intimacy in Economic Organizations”
January 31
January 31st 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Sara McLanahan 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 3 of 13):
Sara McLanahan
Princeton University
“Fragile Families and the Reproduction of Poverty”
February 7
February 7th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Michael Teitelbaum 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 4 of 13):
Michael Teitelbaum
Sloan Foundation
“The Globalization of Fertility Decline to Unprecedented Levels”
February 14
February 14th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Craig Calhoun 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 5 of 13):
Craig Calhoun
Social Science Research Council
“Humanitarianism: From Charity to Progress to Managing Global Order”
February 21
February 21st 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Joe Gerteis 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 6 of 13):
Joe Gerteis
University of Minnesota
“The Possibilities and Problems of Diversity: How Americans Understand its Multiple Meanings”
February 28
February 28th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Daniel Lichter 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 7 of 13):
Daniel Lichter
Cornell University
“Marriage as Public Policy: Helping Poor Single Mothers?”
March 6
March 6th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Zine Magubane 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 8 of 13):
Zine Magubane
Boston College
“White Girls Behaving Badly: Women as Boundary Markers of Empire post 9/11”
March 27
March 27th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Peter Bearman 80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 9 of 13):
Peter Bearman
Columbia University
“The Structure of Large Scale Conflict – Continuity and Change in Northern Ireland 1969-2001”
April 3
April 3rd 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Vivek Chibber80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 10 of 13):
Vivek Chibber
New York University
“After the Victorians: International Conflict and the Onset of Modern ‘Imperialism”
April 10
April 10th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Amy Binder80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 11 of 13):
Amy Binder
University of California, San Diego
“Importing School Across Societal Domains: Frames, Hybrids, and Institutional Effects”
April 17
April 17th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Kate Stovel80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 12 of 13):
Kate Stovel
University of Washington
“Networks, Information, and Labor Market Segregation”
April 24
April 24th 4pm: 5:30pm 2008 Colloquium: Edgar Kiser80 Sachem Street (Room 107)
(week 13 of 13):
Edgar Kiser
University of Washington
“The Relationship between Theory and History in Evolutionary Biology: A Model for Historical Sociology?”