Department of Sociology
Politics and Economy
The study of politics and economy is increasingly important in an era of post-Cold War states, global economies, multinational corporations and new information technologies. The 21st Century presents new challenges to nation-states trying to preserve sovereignty in the face of global economic forces and social tensions stemming from increasing resource inequalities. Graduate students can pursue PhD and MS degrees in the Sociology of Politics and Economy program. The program offers coursework and research opportunities in a variety of interrelated areas: political economy studies the economic basis of political life and the role of power relations in economic production; political sociology deals with a broad range of questions concerning the organization and exercise of power and authority; social movements focuses on the dynamics of social and political protest; social policy concerns social program formation and implementation in modern welfare states and their distributional consequences; and political communication investigates the role, processes and effects of communication within the contexts of both national and international politics.
The following are faculty members who currently specialize in Politics and Economy
Einwohner, Rachel L.
Feld, Scott
Hogan, Richard
Marshall, Harvey
Moghadam, Valentine
Perrucci, Carolyn
Perrucci, Robert
Potter, Harry
Stahura, John
Straughn, Jeremy
Subramaniam, Mangala
Useem, Bert
Wasburn, Philo