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...
Best Student Paper Award to Dromi
Thu, 09/08/2016
Alumnus Shai Dromi, won the Best Student Paper Award of the Global Transnational Section of the ASA for his paper “For good and country: nationalism and the diffusion of humanitarianism in the late nineteenth century”, which appeared in The Sociological Review. The paper provides crucial insightsRead more...
Outstanding Published Book Award to Justin Farrell
Sat, 08/27/2016
Assistant Professor Justin Farrell has been honored with Outstanding Published Book Award from the ASA section for Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity for his book “The Battle for Yellowstone: Morality and the Sacred Roots of Environmental Conflict.” The book roots vociferous debate about theRead more...
Becker Writes for Washington Post Acts of Faith Blog on Jewish-Muslim Unity in the Age of Trump
Wed, 08/24/2016
Graduate Student Elisabeth Becker Topkara recently published an Op-Ed in the Washington Post Acts of Faith Blog, expressing the hope and fear associated with bringing up a child in a world marked by religious conflict. She writes: “It does not matter whether we bow down or raise our hands in prayerRead more...
Breese Featured in Smithsonian Article
Wed, 08/24/2016
Alumna Elizabeth Breese was recently featured in a piece by the Smithsonian Magazine entitled “The Media Learned Nothing After Misreporting the Reagan Assassination Attempt.” Citing her work in the recently published The Crisis of Journalism Reconsidered, the article attempts to explain how and whyRead more...
Bastomski Publishes on Incivility in Public Places
Mon, 08/08/2016
Graduate student Sara Bastomski recently published an article in the journal Sex Roles concerning women’s experiences of public places. The paper, entitled “Gender, Fear, and Public Places: How Negative Encounters with Strangers Harm Women,” explores gender differences in the experience ofRead more...
Department Powers Through Carbon Charge Project
Thu, 08/04/2016
One of our department’s primary office buildings was part of a Yale campus carbon pricing pilot during the 2015-16 academic year. The six-month experiment, run by the Yale Carbon Charge Project, aimed to test different models of carbon pricing while also reducing energy consumption andRead more...
