Assistant Professor Jonathan Wyrtzen recently published his first book, entitled ’Making Morocco: Colonial Intervention and the Politics of Identity’. Published by Cornell University Press, the book examines how European colonial intervention in Morocco (1912–1956) established a new type ofRead more...
Recent Graduate Guhin Joins UCLA Sociology
Tue, 01/05/2016
Recent PhD graduate Jeffrey Guhin ’13 is to join the UCLA Department of Sociology this fall as a tenure-track assistant professor. Jeff will be working alongside recent visitors to Yale including Rogers Brubaker, Ching Kwan Lee, and Abigail Saguy. Since leaving Yale, Guhin has been the Abd El-KaderRead more...
Hartley presents research on Iran to senior North American and European diplomats
Thu, 12/10/2015
The Cambridge Institute on Religion and International Studies selected John Hartley from among leading experts to address the topic “Religious Diplomacy with Iran after the Nuclear Deal.” Hartley presented at a gathering of senior Western diplomats organized in Brussels. His paper analyzes theRead more...
Papachristos Writes in New York Times on Crime and Data Analytics
Thu, 11/19/2015
Professor Andrew Papachristos argues in a New York Times op-ed that network science can be used by law enforcement agencies to predict outbreaks of gun violence. Comparing patterns of gun violence to infectious diseases such as cholera, in which victimization is concentrated within relatively smallRead more...
Erikson Wins SSHA Book Award
Tue, 11/17/2015
Professor Emily Erikson has won the 2015 Allan Sharlin Memorial Award for her book Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600-1757. The annual award is presented by the Social Science History Association (SSHA) for an outstanding book in social science history publishedRead more...
Class of 2015 PhDs; Placement News So Far
Wed, 11/04/2015
As we enter the fall our recent graduates are settling into their new roles at other universities or preparing to leave New Haven to take up new positions. We’d like to congratulate the following new PhDs and soon-to-be PhDs on moving on and moving up.
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Sorcha Brophy: Postdoctoral FellowRead more...
Yale Sociology and CIQLE Collaborate on Joint Talk Series
Wed, 11/04/2015
Sociology Chair Professor Philip Smith says, “Our ongoing job search at the Assistant Professor level provides the basis for a special talk series at the Department of Sociology. Over the next few weeks we will have a number of presentations from some of the best newer PhDs in American quantitativeRead more...
Wherry Writes in New York Times on Payday Loans
Fri, 10/30/2015
Professor Frederick Wherry discusses the problem of payday loans and banking regulations in an op-ed in the New York Times published yesterday. He argues that banks should be brought into the system of providing small, short-term loans to compete with predatory lenders, saying “most people who useRead more...
Anderson in New York Times on Gun Control
Mon, 10/05/2015
Professor Elijah Anderson has contributed an essay to a New York Times discussion on gun control in the United States. The online debate asks “Is the Gun Lobby Still Invincible?” three years after the school shooting in Sandy Hook, CT. Professor Anderson writes that “Guns will be controlled in ourRead more...
Hilmar's Research Featured in Memory Studies
Mon, 09/28/2015
Till Hilmar, a third year graduate student, has his work featured in the journal Memory Studies this month. Hilmar’s paper, entitled “Storyboards of remembrance: Representations of the past in visitors’ photography at Auschwitz” combines a range of methods to explore how and why photographyRead more...
