Comparative and Historical Sociology
Section of the American Sociological Association
History, Theory and Sociology in an Age of Crisis
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 …
Pandemic’s Lesson: Global Capitalism is Uneven and Dangerously Particularistic Read More
(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 …
Beyond the Handshake: Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders in historical perspective Read More
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 …
Media Sociology: Comparative and Historical Insights Read More
(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 …
Revolution in the Air: Lessons from the 1960s Read More
(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 …
Considering the Trajectory of U.S. Empire under the Trump Administration Read More
(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 …
Prancing Politicians, Dancing Diplomacy: Theresa May and her Colonial Post-Brexit Agenda Read More
(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 …
Back to the Future? The National Origins Act as a Potential Model for Trump’s Census Policy Read More
(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 …
Trump and the Social Origins of Authoritarianism Read More
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 …
Old and new arguments in favor of historical and comparative sociology Read More
(Photo: Mill Children, South Carolina by Lewis Hine available at the Met Museum) Tad Skotnicki “The wealth of societies in which the capitalist mode of production prevails,” Marx writes, “appears …
The Consumer’s Duty Read More