Wyrtzen Wins 2016 Social Science History Association President's Book Award
Tue, 11/29/2016
Associate Professor Jonathan Wyrtzen has won the 2016 Social Science History Association President’s Book Award for his book, Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity (Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2015). The book was unanimously selected for the award andRead more...
Reynolds and Sierra-Arévalo Speak at CSSSI
Wed, 11/16/2016
Celene Reynolds and Michael Sierra-Arévalo spoke at the opening of a digital exhibit on ISPS at CSSSI (Center For Science and Social Science Information) last month. (http://csssi.yale.edu/news/opening-reception-institution-social-and-policy-studies-yale-research-policy-leadership)
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Wherry Elected VP; Future President of Social Science History Association
Wed, 11/16/2016
Professor Frederick Wherry has been elected vice-president of the Social Science History Association (SSHA). He will become president of the SSHA in 2018. The Social Science History Association is an interdisciplinary group of scholars that shares interests in social life and theory; historiographyRead more...
DiBranco Publishes in The Public Eye Quarterly
Sat, 11/05/2016
Graduate Student Alex DiBranco was published in The Public Eye, with an article entitled ”Whole Woman’s Health’s Unexpected Win for Science,” on the potential consequences of the Supreme Court striking down abortion restrictions in Texas for lacking medical justification. The articleRead more...
Plys Published in Oxford Bibliographies in Sociology
Fri, 11/04/2016
Graduate Student Kristin Plys recently published an article in Oxford Bibliographies in Sociology. The article on Immanuel Wallerstein, currently Senior Research Scientist at the Yale Department of Sociology, gives a description of his life, and highlights his contributions to sociological thoughtRead more...
Erikson Featured on MacMillan Report
Sat, 10/22/2016
Assistant Professor Emily Erikson was featured on Yale’s MacMillan Report, a program featuring discussions with professors about their work. Professor Erikson spoke about her award winning book, ”Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600-1757,” explaining how employeesRead more...
Hilmar Publishes on Collective Memory
Tue, 10/04/2016
Graduate student Till Hilmar recently published an article entitled, ”Narrating Unity at the European Union’s New History Museum: A Cultural-Process Approach to the Study of Collective Memory“ in the European Journal of Sociology. The EU’s multi-million Euro project, the House of EuropeanRead more...
Sierra-Arévalo's Work Featured in The Trace
Fri, 09/30/2016
Graduate Student Michael Sierra-Arévalo’s work on gun ownership was recently featured in The Trace. The research demonstrates how offenders use guns for protection when their perceptions of law enforcement legitimacy are low. Sierra-Arévalo’s work was published under the title ”LegalRead more...
Erikson Wins Gaddis Smith International Book Prize
Fri, 09/30/2016
Professor Emily Erikson has received the Gaddis Smith International Book Prize from the Yale MacMillan Center. The prize honors the best first book from a member of the Yale ladder faculty. Erikson received the award for her book “Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company,Read more...
Sierra-Arévalo Publishes Legal Cynicism and Firearm Ownership
Fri, 09/23/2016
Graduate Student Michael Sierra-Arévalo recently published an article in the journal Cogent Social Sciences detailing gun ownership among residents of marginalized urban communities. The Article entitled “Legal Cynicism and Protective Gun Ownership Among Active Offenders in Chicago,” shows howRead more...
