Tomorrow in DC, Professor Christopher Wildeman will speak as a panelist at a special event sponsored by The American Academy of Political and Social Science and the Scholars Strategy Network in cooperation with the Honorable Robert C. “Bobby” Scott and the Congressional Black Caucus on “TheRead more...
Maralani on Smoking
Tue, 05/27/2014
A new article just out in Social Science Research by Professor Vida Maralani shows how school policies, peers, and health expectations from teen years predict adult smoking. This morning, Vida was interviewed on WNPR about it - check out her take on the links between smoking and educationalRead more...
Alexander and Jaworsky on Obama
Tue, 05/27/2014
Professor Jeffrey Alexander and recent graduate Bernadette Jaworsky have a new book out now from Polity Press. In it, they argue that neither money nor demography can explain Obama’s power, and explain how using symbols effectively and telling good stories matters in politics. Learn moreRead more...
Honorary Degree to Anderson
Fri, 05/16/2014
Professor Elijah Anderson was awarded an honorary degree at The College of Wooster this week, where he also spoke at commencement about the changing nature of race and racism in America. Congratulations, Eli!
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Cheng Receives Award and Fellowship
Mon, 05/12/2014
Graduate student Tony Cheng has received the American Sociological Association’s Community Action Research Award for his work in Bridgeport, CT involving a street outreach worker program. The grant aims to encourage sociologists to undertake community action projects that bring social scienceRead more...
Crosbie in Media, War & Conflict
Mon, 05/12/2014
Graduate student Thomas Crosbie has published a new paper on scandals and mediatization in the military in the journal Media, War & Conflict. In it, he draws from empirical research into responses to prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib to develop concepts of feedback and feedforward in order toRead more...
Erikson Publishes New Book
Mon, 05/12/2014
Professor Emily Erikson’s book, “Between Monopoly and Free Trade: The English East India Company, 1600-1757” is out now from Princeton’s Analytical Sociology series! In it, she explores why the English East India Company was one of the most powerful and enduring organizations in historyRead more...
Yavaş on Network Homophily
Wed, 04/30/2014
Graduate student Mustafa Yavaş has a paper out now in Social Science Computer Review titled “Impact of Homophily on Diffusion Dynamics Over Social Networks”. In it, he and coauthor Gönenç Yücel aim to explain the observed regular relationship between homophily and diffusion. Check it out here -Read more...
Mapping Local Governance
Wed, 04/30/2014
All are welcome to the Yale Program on Governance and Local Development’s Inaugural Conference May 1 and 2 at the Greenberg Conference Center. Professor Jonathan Wyrtzen co-organized the conference, and will speak about his work. The conference will bring together policymakers and scholars toRead more...
Sussman Award to Junker
Mon, 04/28/2014
All are welcome to the annual Sussman Award Lecture this Wednesday, April 30, at 2:30 pm in the School of Law Building, room 122. This year’s Marvin B. Sussman Award winner is recent graduate Andrew Junker, who received the award for his dissertation, titled “Sacred and Secular Protest inRead more...
