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History, Theory and Sociology in an Age of Crisis

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Global Authoritarianism and Anti-Muslim Violence: India’s Emergency (1975-7) in Comparative Historical Perspective

August 20, 2020August 21, 2020 - by Kristin Plys - Leave a Comment

Kristin Plys Donald Trump has an ongoing love affair with India’s Hindu right. In a 2016 campaign ad targeting Hindu voters in the United States, Trump echoes Indian Prime Minister …

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Pandemic’s Lesson: Global Capitalism is Uneven and Dangerously Particularistic

April 22, 2020April 30, 2020 - by Sahan Savas Karatasli - 1 Comment

Şahan Savaş Karataşlı There is probably no better example of why “it is much easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism” than governments’ responses …

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Beyond the Handshake: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in historical perspective

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 - by Josh Pacewicz - Leave a Comment

(Photo: Lucas Jackson / Reuters) The two candidates take opposing positions in a debate as old as the New Deal. Josh Pacewicz In this election cycle, left-of-center Democrats are faced …

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Media Sociology: Comparative and Historical Insights

March 18, 2019March 18, 2019 - by Richard Butsch

 Richard Butsch Comparative/historical sociology has long been concerned with large structural changes, such as the transition from feudalism to capitalism, agricultural to industrial society, colonialization and post-colonial dynamics. While such …

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Revolution in the Air: Lessons from the 1960s

November 30, 2018November 30, 2018 - by Max Elbaum

(Photo: An anti-Vietnam war rally, 1968. Bettmann Archive) Max Elbaum In this piece, I want to discuss the political climate and experience of revolutionaries of the 1960s to better understand …

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Considering the Trajectory of U.S. Empire under the Trump Administration

November 1, 2018November 1, 2018 - by Timothy M. Gill

(Photo: CNN.com) Timothy M. Gill With the end of the Cold War, the U.S. remains the world’s sole global empire. Under the Trump administration, though, the direction of U.S. Empire …

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Prancing Politicians, Dancing Diplomacy: Theresa May and her Colonial Post-Brexit Agenda

October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 - by Zophia Edwards

(Image: CNN.com) Zophia Edwards There is something uniquely comical about seeing politicians dance at diplomatic engagements. From George Bush to Boris Yeltzin to Hilary Clinton, the list of politicians’ painful-to-watch …

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Back to the Future? The National Origins Act as a Potential Model for Trump’s Census Policy

July 25, 2018July 25, 2018 - by Dylan Riley, Rebecca Jean Emigh, and Patricia Ahmed

(Image: Jones 2017) Dylan Riley, Rebecca Jean Emigh, and Patricia Ahmed The 2020 census is likely to be the most politicized national count for decades. The focus of contemporary debate concerns …

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Trump and the Social Origins of Authoritarianism

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018 - by Richard Lachmann

(Photo: Commander Paul von Hindenburg and Crown Prince Wilhelm III, June 1918. Wikimedia.) Richard Lachmann Trump’s election has created boom times for a cottage industry of self-styled experts on dictatorships …

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Old and new arguments in favor of historical and comparative sociology

June 11, 2018July 19, 2018 - by George Steinmetz

The third wave disposes of the first wave – (Image: “Twin Peaks: the Return, Part Three” ) George Steinmetz The very idea of an ASA section dedicated to “Comparative and …

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