Political Sociology

Sociology’s Problem-Solving Potential

In his 2004 presidential address to the American Sociological Association, Michael Burawoy called on professional sociologists to recognize that, … Read More

This NYT piece by sociologist Neil Gross examines the supposed shift in support by young voters for the Republican party. Gross highlights that while some young conservative voters may feel energized, this does not necessarily reflect numerical growth.

Are you teaching about environmental sociology or political sociology? This video from ASA’s video series featuring Aaron McCright of Michigan State University discusses why climate change is so politically polorized in the US compared to other countries.

How do people perceive the effectiveness of different protest tactics? How disruptive do they consider them to be? In this data visualization from Socius, Furl and colleagues (2023) present how a sample of U.S. voters rated a variety of protest methods.

Engaging Elections: Political responsibility in the classroom

Many sociological topics provoke heated political debates that can affect classroom dynamics. A common narrative in the current political discourse … Read More

Engaging Elections: Keeping the US elections in context

This is a remarkable year for elections and democracy globally with about half the population of the world having … Read More