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Summer has arrived in Tucson and it will be my last here for the forseeable future. In August I'm packing up and heading to Baltimore, MD where I'll continue my research on social movements at Towson University. As I wrap up my dissertation, several interesting findings and questions are emerging. Perhaps most striking, social movement organizations, usually thought to be nimble and adaptable, in fact change very little, even in the face of some dramatic political events. Second, despite the belief by some, not all post-1960s social movements are being pulled into the realm of conventional politics. Third, many organizations have much more in common with their counterparts in other movements than with those in their own. How can we explain these findings? Stay tuned (or write your own paper!). | ||
April 2009 TUCSON, Arizona—Strangled by the customary uniform of the Western Job Hunter, this young fellow was one of the fortunate few to find employment during the current recession. According to one study, the availability of assistant professor jobs in Sociology dropped by 40% since 2006. Many have wondered aloud whether the reintroduction of scores of unemployed Ph.D.s into the wild is in the best interests of the U.S. Some have suggested culling the herd. Animal rights protesters have countered that sterilization would be more humane.
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[Under review] The Effects of Gender and Status in Interactional Context (w/Nelson, Sheikh, and Starks) Sector Level Dynamics and Collective Action in the United States, 1965-1975, Mobilization, 2009 (w/Soule) Generations, Identities, and the Collective Memory of Che Guevara, Sociological Forum, 2007 (w/Lizardo) Structural Embeddedness and the Liability of Newness among Nonprofit Organizations, Public Management Review, 2004 (w/Hagar and Galaskiewicz)
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Dept. of Sociology, University of Arizona, Social Sciences Bldg., Rm. 400, Tucson, AZ 85721 Email: jlarson@u.arizona.edu | ||
