The sociological study of political economy takes on timely questions of great relevance, questions such as:
- Will countries whose class structure is being transformed by industrialization replicate the political experience of the already developed countries, and why or why not?
- Why has a rising tide of inter-ethnic violence enveloped many states in recent years?
- For what reasons has growth in government spending on social welfare stagnated?
- How has the movement for women’s rights differently reshaped gender relations around the globe?
- What accounts for the vast and widening gap of wealth and income in the world?
The Sociology Faculty in Political Economy and Globalization
- Stephanie Bohon, Professor and Department Head
social and applied demography, immigration to emerging gateway places, Latino migration, ethnic economies, and immigrant incorporation/adaptation. - Michelle Christian, Associate Professor
globalization, political economy, racial stratification,labor, global tourism - Harry F. Dahms, Professor
theory, globalization, economic sociology/political economy, science fiction, sociology of film, artificial intelligence social inequalities, comparative sociology, entrepreneurship - Lisa East, Associate Professor of Practice
environmental sociology, political economy, historical methods, social movements, extractive industries, capitalist organizing and organizations - Paul Gellert, Professor
environmental sociology, development, comparative/historical sociology, political economy, Asian studies, global studies. - Asafa Jalata, Professor
globalization, race & ethnicity, economic development - Andrew Taeho Kim, Assistant Professor
labor markets; stratification and inequality; race and ethnicity; Asian American studies; gender; marriage and family; returns to education; research methods and statistics - Lindsay Shade, Assistant Professor
environmental sociology, political ecology, extractive industries, Latin America, Appalachia and the US South, political economy and globalization, critical legal theory, property and land tenure - Jon Shefner, Professor
globalization, social movements, development and democratization.