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November 8, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 11/11/2020
The Revolutionary Upheaval in the Middle East and North Africa Dr. Gilbert Achcar, London School of Oriental and African Studies Ten years will soon have passed since the Arab Spring started in Tunisia in December 2010 before spreading like wildfire to the whole MENA region, with major uprisings in five other countries in 2011. Three […]
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October 29, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 11/4/2020
Residential Segregation of Racial-Ethnic Groups in 1940: Findings and Opportunities Based on Analyzing Restricted Microdata Dr. Mark Fossett, Texas A&M University I will present selected findings from research in progress investigating residential segregation of racial-ethnic groups in US urban areas in 1940. The research draws on a rich new data source – restricted IPUMS microdata […]
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October 23, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 10/28/2020
The Effects of Income on Birth Rates: The Case of a Universal Cash Transfer Dr. Sarah K. Cowan, New York University Governments around the globe institute income policies in order to alleviate poverty. Whether these policies have unintended fertility effects is an open question, and the answer has implications for fertility theory, policy design and […]
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October 18, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 10/21/2020
Association of Income Inequality and Migration with Intergenerational Mobility Dr. Ernesto Amaral, Dr. Arthur Sakamoto, Shih-Keng Yen, Texas A&M University Dr. Sharron Wang-Goodman, Delaware State University Link to presentation A Meta-Analysis of the Association Between Income Inequality and Intergenerational Mobility We provide an overview of associations between income inequality and intergenerational mobility in the United […]
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September 11, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 10/14/2020
Becoming Brokers: Building Thailand’s Brand in Public Health Dr. Joseph Harris, Boston University From HIV prevention to universal health coverage to coronavirus response, Thailand’s public health policies have garnered international acclaim. What has enabled a resource-constrained country in the Global South to exercise such outsized influence in global public health? What mechanisms have led Thailand’s […]
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September 10, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 10/7/2020
Examining the Causal Effect of Skin Color in Online Dating Dr. Emilce Santana, Texas A&M University This project seeks to measure the causal effect of an individual’s skin color on their likelihood of engaging in interethnic/interracial romantic relationships. The literature on skin color inequality is limited by issues such as a heavy reliance on observational […]
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September 5, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 9/30/2020
Diversifying the UAE and Russia: How National Higher Education Policies Attract International Students Dr. Karin Johnson, Texas Research Data Center (TXRDC) Dr. Johnson’s core interest is in how policy can attract skilled migrants, particularly to developing areas with a low or declining population. In her recent research, Johnson compared higher education internationalization policies in the […]
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Book Club Colloquium, 9/28/2020
This is an early announcement that we are going to have a book club colloquium at 12pm on Monday, September 28th with Jessica Calarco (@JessicaCalarco), the author of A Field Guide to Grad School: Uncovering the Hidden Curriculum. Why are we telling you this now? So you can start the book of course! You can […]
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September 4, 2020Sociology Colloquium, 9/16/2020
Demagogue for President: The Rhetorical Genius of Donald Trump Dr. Jennifer R. Mercieca, Texas A&M University A demagogue—a leader of the people—could be a hero or a villain. What kind of demagogue is Donald Trump? He is both a hero and a villain—a hero to his supporters and a villain to everyone else. Demagogue for […]
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Sociology Colloquium, 9/9/2020
Taking America Back for God: Christian Nationalism in the United States Dr. Andrew Whitehead, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) Dr. Samuel Perry, The University of Oklahoma Why do so many conservative Christians continue to support Donald Trump despite his many overt moral failings? Why do many Americans advocate so vehemently for xenophobic policies, such as […]