Patrick rafail department of sociology school of liberal arts. Member, editorial board, contemporary sociology, 20072009. Sociological methodology sm is the only american sociological association periodical publication devoted entirely to research methods. The program funded 57 new projects including five collaborations and two research workshops and 41 doctoral dissertation improvement proposals. The great crime decline, the renewal of city life, and the next war on violence norton, in the south bronx, at a city block near yankee. His research on the policing of protest has appeared in mobilization. Patrick rafail 2012, an assistant professor at tulane university, is a political sociologist whose research focuses on social movementscollective behavior, with a special interest in the structural underpinning of variability in protest policing.
Cv research interests social movements and collective behavior, applied statistics, political sociology, social. Despite efforts by protesters to develop newsworthy tactics, there is ample evidence that reporters use a few welldefined scripts to construct stories on these events. Mccarthy is distinguished professor of sociology at the pennsylvania state university. It is a compendium of new and sometimes controversial advances in social science methodology. J mccarthy, l titarenko, c mcphail, p rafail, b augustyn. N2 research on the tea party emphasizes the role of fox news in magnifying the movements early successes. Mccarthys research works william penn university and.
Scheitle is an assistant professor in the department of sociology and anthropology at west virginia university. Grievance articulation and community reactions in the men. Additional support has been provided by the geographic information analysis gia core at penn states population research institute, which receives core funding from the eunice kennedy shriver national. Jacquelien van stekelenburg is associate professor of sociology at. Sociology and social movements, organizational theory, race and ethnic relations. Conny roggeband is a lecturer in the social sciences and coordinator of the phd program of semisud, ecuador. Dynamics, mechanisms, and processes social movements, protest and contention book 39 kindle edition by jacquelien. Dynamics, mechanisms, and processes social movements, protest and contention stekelenburg, jacquelien van, roggeband, conny, klandermans, bert on. The full text of this article hosted at is unavailable due to technical difficulties. Presidents scholars medal in the social and behavioral sciences, pennsylvania state university, 2012. Crime is down in american cities, and uneasy peace explains why contrary to what you might see on tv, homicide, assault and rapes have decreased in big cities since the 1970s. Social movements, protest and mainstream media mccurdy.
Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. This journal is a member of the committee on publication ethics cope. His research interests include social movements, collective behavior, social control, and computational social science. Before we make new public policy, its important to know how things are currently operating, explains patrick rafail, an associate professor in the school of liberal arts department of sociology. Patrick rafail recently completed his phd in sociology at the pennsylvania state university.
The future of social movement research by jacquelien van. Mccarthy news newspapers books scholar jstor august 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message. This award has been named in honor of ray lombras 18 years of service as an associate dean in the college and recognizes high quality contributions to the humanities and the social sciences by enrolled graduate students working toward their advanced degrees. Patrick rafail 2012 department of sociology and criminology. Dynamics, mechanisms, and processes social movements, protest and contention. John mccarthy department of sociology and criminology.
News department of sociology school of liberal arts. Campus communities, 19972007 book chaptersencyclopedia entries. The scottish biologist and sociologist, patrick geddes, was al. By societies that are becoming increasingly more individualized and diverse. Try searching on jstor for other items related to this book. Mccarthy titled, accounting for the emergence, persistence, and media coverage of social action organizations. Patrick rafail 2012, an assistant professor at tulane university, is a political sociologist whose research focuses on social. Patrick geddes geddes, patrick, sir, 18541932 a wikipedia article about this author is available geddes, patrick, sir, 18541932, ed the evergreen. We think these sociological processes raise a number of relevant and urgent questions for. Sociological perspectives, pacific sociological association, po box 4161, arcata, ca 95521 email. Website for baylor university students to buy and sell textbooks locally. Grievance articulation and community reactions in the mens.
An analysis of page placement patterns of protest events in the new york times, 19601990. Jacquelien van stekelenburg is associate professor of sociology at vuuniversity, amsterdam. He links protest policing to spatial patterns of social control and stratification. Patrick rafail phd sociology, the pennsylvania state university is an associate professor in the department of sociology at tulane university. Research on the tea party emphasizes the role of fox news in magnifying the movements early successes. Rafail received partial support from a social sciences and humanities research council sshrc of canadas cgs doctoral fellowship. He will be an assistant professor of sociology at tulane university beginning in august, 2012. He is at work with patrick rafail of tulane university on a study of the dynamics and declining trajectory of local tea party groups across the united states. Tulane university school of liberal arts posts facebook.
Representational scholarship is that which has concerned itself with how social movements are portrayed or framed in the media, how the media production process facilitates this, and the consequences thereof. By the spread of new communication technologies such as social media, cell phones, and the internet. How are the dynamics of contention shaped by globalization. Much of rafail s research has centered on policing protest, the institution of policing, and s. Dynamics, mechanisms, and processes social movements, protest and contention book 39 kindle edition by jacquelien van stekelenburg, conny roggeband, bert klandermans. Patrick rafail is associate professor of sociology at tulane university. John david mccarthy born 1940 is an american sociologist. Mccarthy despite efforts by protesters to develop newsworthy tactics, there is ample evidence that reporters use a few welldefined scripts to construct stories on these events. Contributions come from diverse areas and have something new and usefuland sometimes. The future of social movement research university of minnesota. Fox news is credited with legitimizing the tea partys grievances, allowing the movement to make rapid inroads into the republican party. D degree in sociology at university of oregon in 1968. Sociology at csbsju, pat rafail assistant professor of sociology at tulane.
Natural language processing nlp is the use of computer technology to assist in, or complete, tasks involving the processing, categorizing, analyzing, or interpreting the meaning of human language. The wiley blackwell companion to social movements kriesi. Sociology program awards the sociology program at the national science foundation nsf announces its awards for basic research support and dissertation improvement grants for fiscal year 2009. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. Now published six times per year, each issue of sociological perspectives offers pertinent and uptotheminute articles within the field of sociology. Crime is down in american cities, and uneasy peace. The book won the charles tilly award from the american sociological association section on collective behavior and social movements. His research interests focus on social movements, collective behavior, social control, and computational social science.
Clandestine political violence by donatella della porta. Measures of childrens time use, particularly with parents and siblings, are used to evaluate three hypotheses in relation to the vocabulary and mathematical skills development. Why do some movements survive while others dissipate. Family size, cognitive outcomes, and familial interaction. The article also quoted patrick rafail, tulane university. Presented at the annual meetings of the american sociological association, boston, ma. Patrick rafail 1 1 department of sociology, pennsylvania state university scholars have argued that since the 1960s, protest policing in western democracies has moved toward emphasizing cooperative relationships with challenging groups. The contingent role of alcohol in explaining disorderly public gatherings in u. Department of sociology ohio state university 238 townshend hall.