Erikson Edits New Volume in Political Power and Social Theory
Mon, 08/17/2015
Following on from the success of her book ‘Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600-1757,’ Professor Emily Erikson recently edited ‘Chartering Capitalism: Organizing Markets, States, and Publics,’ a new volume published in the Political Power and Social Theory bookRead more...
Smith Takes Over as Department Chair
Mon, 07/13/2015
Professor Philip Smith has taken over from Richard Breen as Chair of the Department of Sociology. His three-year term began on July 1. Richard has returned to Oxford University. Smith did his undergraduate work in Edinburgh and earned his PhD at UCLA. He then worked at the University of QueenslandRead more...
Emily Erikson Awarded Ralph Gomory Prize
Thu, 07/02/2015
Professor Emily Erikson has been awarded the 2015 Ralph Gomory Prize for her recent book ‘Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company’. The prize, given by the Business History Conference, recognizes historical work on the effects of business enterprises on the economicRead more...
Congratulations to Our PhD Students!
Tue, 06/02/2015
Congratulations to all PhD students in our department who graduated this year: Seongsoo Choi, Thomas Crosbie, Alison Gerber, Joseph Klett, Matt Lawrence, Carolyn Ly, Elizabeth Roberto, Yasushi Tanaka, and Sandy Zhao. You can find details of these recent graduates on our placements page.
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Lyttelton, McHarris, and Reynolds Receive ISPS Fellowships
Tue, 06/02/2015
Graduate students Thomas Lyttelton, Philip McHarris, and Celene Reynolds have been invited to join the Graduate Policy Fellows Program at Yale’s Institution for Social and Policy Studies. Congratulations, Tom, Philip, and Celene!
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Vásquez-Noriega Awarded Prize for Best Senior Essay
Sat, 05/16/2015
Congratulations to sociology major Carla Vásquez-Noriega, who receives the 2015 Mildred Priest Frank Memorial Prize for best senior essay. Her project examined the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program created in 1974 to help low-income families afford clean, safe, and suitable housing.Read more...
Patricia Craig Joins Yale as Dean of CIPE and Resident Fellow
Thu, 04/30/2015
Political sociologist Patricia Craig will join Yale-NUS College this summer as Dean of the Centre for International and Professional Experience (CIPE) and a Resident Fellow at Elm College. Dr Craig completed her PhD in Sociology at Yale and is a co-author of The Quality of Life in Rural Asia. PriorRead more...
Reynolds Awarded National Science Foundation Grant
Wed, 04/29/2015
Graduate student Celene Reynolds has been awarded a Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant for her work on how and why the implementation of Title IX has shifted from an emphasis on gender equity in athletics to sexual harassment on campus. Using a combination of historical, qualitative,Read more...
Adams and Charrad Publish "Patrimonial Capitalism and Empire"
Fri, 04/24/2015
Patrimonial Capitalism and Empire, edited by Mounira Charrad (University of Texas-Austin) and Julia Adams, has just been published in the Political Power and Social Theory book series. The volume explores the interconnected formations of patrimonial politics, empire and capitalism, and includesRead more...
Endelman Published in Theory and Society
Mon, 04/20/2015
Graduate Student Jonathan Endelman has a new article in this month’s edition of the journal Theory & Society. Using the state of Jordan as a case study, Endelman argues in his article “Displaying the State: Visual Signs and Colonial Construction in Jordan” that colonial authorities makeRead more...
