POLITICS AND PROTEST WORKSHOP

Fall 2009 Archive

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September 17:  
Jeff Manza and Clem Brooks, "Throwing Out the
Baby with the Bathwater? Rethinking  Political Sociology's
Neglect of Public Opinion." Critics: Jim Jasper, John Krinsky.

September 24:
José Alemán and David Yang, “A Duration
Analysis of Democratic Transitions and Authoritarian
Backslides.” Critics: Sun-Chul Kim, Marc Garcelon.

October 1:
Manjusha Nair, “Social Gains of Union Activism.”
Critics: José Alemán, Heidi Swarts.

October 8:
Marc Garcelon, "The Missing Key: Institutions,
Networks and the Project of Neoclassical Sociology." Critics:
John Boy, Jim Jasper.

October 15:
Louis Esparza, “Terrorist for a Day: Taking to the
Fields of Columbia.” Critics: Vince Boudreau, Lindsay Green-
Barber.

October 22:
Carlos Piñeyro Nelson, “Abajo y a la izquierda: The
political evolution of neozapatism.” Critics: François Pierre-
Louis, Ernesto Castaneda.

October 29:
Lindsay Green-Barber, "ICT and Social Movements
in a Developing Context: The Case of Indigenous Peoples."
Critics: John Krinsky, Kate Krimmel.

November 5:
François Pierre-Louis, “Governance and
Decentralization: Building Empowerment and Local Autonomy in
Haiti from the Bottom Up.” Critics: Jens Rudbeck, Elke Zuern.

November 12:
Matthew Mahler, "Meaning, Modality, and
Passion in Professional Political Life.” Critics: Amy Stuart, Kevin
Moran.

November 19:  
Heidi Swarts and Ion Bogdan Vasi, "Which U.S.
Cities Adopt Living Wage Ordinances?" Critics: Beate
Sissenich, Matthew Mahler.

December 3:
Sun-Chul Kim, “Crisis and Social Movements.”
Critics: Sourabh Singh, Louis Esparza.