The Harry Frank Guggenheim Distinguished Scholars …Society in America, 1945-2005 Andres Villarreal (Sociology, University of Texas at Austin). Women’s Economic Status and the Risk of Intimate Partner Violence in Mexico Loïc Wacquant (Sociology, University of California,…
The Harry Frank Guggenheim Emerging Scholars …Aggressive Behavior Jonathan Gordon (Sociology, New York University). Precarious Peace: Violence and Local Imaginaries of Security in Medellín, Colombia Nora Gross (Sociology and Education, University of Pennsylvania). Bullets, Books, and…
‘A Healthy Democracy Requires Social Trust’: A Conversation with Ilana Redstone Ilana Redstone Ilana Redstone has launched a personal campaign against certainty. A professor of sociology at the University of Illinois, and a former co-director of The Mill Institute, Redstone believes…
Drug Violence, Fear of Crime, and the Transformation of Everyday Life in the Mexican Metropolis …unique contribution to the fields of urban and political sociology by revealing this new pattern of exacerbated urban inequality raising new challenges for urban inclusion and democracy in Latin America….
“Violence Is Contagious”: A Conversation with Andrew Papachristos ANDREW PAPACHRISTOS “Gun violence is tragic, but, in the majority of cases, is decidedly not random,” Northwestern University sociology professor Andrew Papachristos told the Chicago Sun-Times earlier this year. Employing…
“Protectors or Predators: Understanding Urban Gang Violence Around the World” Panel …Andrews and an affiliated faculty at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies. David C. Brotherton is Professor of Sociology at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice and the…
“Violence and the Law at War”: Dr. Craig Jones Dr. Craig Jones Dr. Craig Jones is the author of The War Lawyers and a lecturer in political geography in the School of Geography, Sociology, and Politics at Newcastle University. “Violence and…
“Old Hatreds Die Hard: ‘New’ Developments in Far Right Extremism”: Dr. Pete Simi …of Sociology at Chapman University. Dr. Simi’s presentation examined the current U.S. socio-political landscape through a discussion of his work on white supremacist groups, the rise of far-right extremism, and…
“Why Have Homicide Rates Gone up Since 2015? A Historical Perspective”: Dr. Randolph Roth Thursday, March 30 | 1 p.m. ET Dr. Randolph Roth, a Professor of History and Sociology at Ohio State University, is the author of American Homicide. Scholars have been puzzled by the…
Government Legitimacy, Social Solidarity, and American Homicide in Historical Perspective …declining or stable rates. In this report, Randolph Roth, professor of history and sociology at The Ohio State University, examines this trend in the context of homicide patterns throughout the…
