Honorary Prof. Francesco Duina releases “States and Nations, Power and Civility: Hallsian Perspectives”
A look at the nature and preservation of civility in and between nation states and empires in a set of geographically and historically wide-ranging chapters.
Professor Sinikka Elliott releases new book, “Pressure Cooker”
Along with fellow coauthors, Sarah Bowen and Joslyn Brento, the book explores why home cooking won’t solve our problems and what we can do about it.
Professor Thomas Kemple releases new book, “Simmel (Classic Thinkers)”
In this book, leading expert Prof. Kemple clearly and accessibly introduces Simmel’s sociological and philosophical work.
Postdoctoral Research Fellow Amira Halperin co-edited a special issue on Diasporas from the Middle East
Along with Bahar Baser, Halperin explores displacement, transnational identities, and homeland politics.
Prof. Yue Qian featured in the Washington Post on women in the one percent and labour inequalities
Prof. Yue Qian’s, “Women in the One Percent: Gender Dynamics in Top Income Positions” featured in the article.
Prof. Yue Qian wrote an op-ed in The Conversation about dating in South Korea
Despite efforts to spark dating, young people in South Korea are staying single.
View Guillermina Jasso’s Distinguished Speaker Series lecture, “A Theory of Everything”
Guillermina Jasso is a Professor of Sociology and a Silver Professor of Arts and Science at New York University.
Prof. Wendy Roth receives Martha Foschi Award for Excellence in Research and Teaching
This is a bi-annual award which recognizes excellence in sociological research and teaching.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani receives UBC Killam Research Prize in the Arts Category
The Killam Research Prize is awarded to outstanding research and scholarly contributions.
Prof. David Tindall featured on the CBC talking about the contestation over the building of a gas pipeline on Wet’suwet’en Territory
Prof. David Tindall gave two interviews on CBC radio on the contestation over the building of a gas pipeline on Wet’suwet’en Territory, and the context of social movements more generally. David Tindall Interview on CBC Early edition with Stephen Quin His interview begins at about the 51:20 mark. Prof. David Tindall talks about protests […]