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The first ever Arizona Culture Workshop was a grand success! We had over a dozen people, a great presentation, and a lively and rewarding discussion. Special thanks to Simone Rambotti and Eric Schoon for their work! Save the following dates for upcoming... Read more Post date: Sun, 09/15/2013 - 11:43 |
Sports and Ethnicity in Argentina: On the Pitch with the Jewish Fans of Atlanta and Buenos Aires
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Click here to read Professor Jeffrey Sallaz's latest article in Global Dialogue: Newsletter for the International Sociological Association. Post date: Sat, 09/07/2013 - 08:38 |
Simone Rambotti
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Sociology is pleased to announce our Fall Brown Bag schedule. Please see the attached flyer for the schedule of speakers. Talks are on Fridays at Noon in Social Sciences, Room 415. TBA speakers and titles will be released when available.... Read more Post date: Wed, 09/04/2013 - 08:46 |
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The UA School of Sociology is holding a Special Brownbag on Thursday, August 15th. The speaker will be Rochelle R. Côté, PhD from the Institute for Social Science Research at The University of Queensland. Her talk is entitled “From Disadvantage to Success? Indigenous Entrepreneurship in the Urban Marketplace – An International Study”. Abstract... Read more Post date: Thu, 08/01/2013 - 04:17 |
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Jennifer Earl, Professor of Sociology, has been awarded a sub-contract on a MacArthur Foundation grant, for the "Youth Activism Project." This project is part of the MacArthur Network on Youth and Participatory Politics. The sub-contract runs from 2013 to 2016 and is for $379,500. Post date: Fri, 07/26/2013 - 10:58 |
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Brian Mayer, associate professor of sociology, discusses impact of Gulf Oil Spill on tourism and seafood with Arizona Public Media. Read more and listen to interview here. Post date: Thu, 07/18/2013 - 10:59 |
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Nadina L. Anderson, third year doctoral candidate, recently received the Social Science Research Council's Eurasia Program Pre-Dissertation Fellowship for her work, "Trust and Civil Society in Ukraine: Discovering Migration Mechanisms." The fellowship provides a $3,000 monetary award. Post date: Fri, 06/21/2013 - 14:02 |
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Jane Zavisca, Associate Professor of Sociology, has been awarded a grant from the Minerva Research Initiative for a study entitled, "Homeownership and Societal Stability: Testing Causal Effects in Central Eurasia." The study, based on longitudinal focus groups and surveys in four countries, will investigate the causal effects of homeownership and other aspects of housing status on political grievances, social grievances, civic norms,... Read more Post date: Thu, 06/20/2013 - 12:10 |
