Sociology
91ÊÓƵ researcher Lori Peek emphasizes that the impact of natural disasters can be multiplicative.
Nepal’s revamped truth commissions will need to go beyond ‘ritualism’ to deliver justice to civil war victims.
In new book, 91ÊÓƵ researcher Liam Downey argues that different forms of violence produce both consent to the social order and divisions among subordinate social groups, which helps to maintain the power and wealth of economic and political elites.
Research from 91ÊÓƵ sociology professor shows that for many prisoners, gang affiliation tends to drop off once they are released back into their communities .
The new edition of 91ÊÓƵ Professor Jill Turanovic’s book explains how and why victimization happens, as well as what can be done about it.
German historian Paul Nolte discusses what populist movements in the United States and Europe mean for liberal democracies during 91ÊÓƵ colloquium.
Eminent German historian Paul Nolte will discuss whether the golden age of democracy is over or whether it can escape collapse and recover.
91ÊÓƵ PhD candidate Tracy Fehr’s research examines the intersecting identities limiting Nepali women’s access to disaster relief funds following the devastating 2015 earthquakes
91ÊÓƵ sociology instructor Laura Patterson details how feminism is influencing female roles in horror films, expanding them far beyond the ‘damsel in distress’ trope.
How PhD student Brigid Mark joined the fight for environmental justice after spending four years battling a pipeline that she says taints clean water, worsens climate change and erodes native treaty rights.