University of Notre Dame
Sociology
In this piece, we offer an approach for the study of religious people that honors what is “religious” about religion. We refer to selected findings from this special issue to demonstrate how this approach specifically applies to... more
Sixty percent of Americans borrow student loans. More than $100 billion of student debt is delinquent or defaulted. Defaults can have life-altering negative impacts for borrowers, including delaying marriage and home-buying,and... more
This paper examines the phenomenon of comedy creation and its interaction with comedy creation. Five individuals with relationships to comedy are asked about how they create comedy keeping in mind their social identity and that of their... more
This paper examines the theory of suicide presented in The Elementary Forms of Religious Life by Emile Durkheim, including its shortcomings and contributions to sociology.
Sixty percent of Americans borrow student loans in order to access higher education. More than $100 billion of student debt is delinquent or defaulted. The student-level impact is palpable as defaults results in life-altering negative... more
The American university system and the television broadcast news industry both have the potential to inform the American people. In each case, this potential is diminished by the intrusion of businesslike management and principles. This... more
Desde “Hegemonía y estrategia socialista”, Ernesto Laclau nutre su trabajo teórico con el análisis efectuado por Claude Lefort sobre el advenimiento democrático en la Modernidad. Sin embargo, a lo largo de su obra y especialmente en “La... more
Las ciencias sociales han prestado gran atención a las diversas formas de protesta y de acción colectiva surgidas en nuestro país desde la década de los noventa, y han mantenido una constante actualización en cuanto a las numerosas... more
Reseña: Fillieule, O.; Tartakowsky, D. (2015) La manifestación. Cuando la acción colectiva toma las calles. Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI.
Publicada en TEMAS Y DEBATES, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Año 19, n° 30, pp. 197-200.
Publicada en TEMAS Y DEBATES, Universidad Nacional de Rosario. Año 19, n° 30, pp. 197-200.
Reseña de: Margetts, H.; John, P.; Scott, H.; Yasseri, T. (2016), Political Turbulence. How Social Media Shape Collective Action. New Jersey: Princeton University Press. 279 páginas. Publicado en Revista PostData, Vol. 21, Nº 1, pp.... more
Review of Rossi, Federico (2017), The Poor’s Struggle for Political Incorporation: The Piquetero Movement in Argentina. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 314 pages. Published in Journal of World-Systems Research, Vol. 24, Nº 2, pp.... more
El presente artículo se propone conceptualizar el repertorio denominado “cacerolazo”, así como también reconstruir su evolución en la Argentina reciente a través de fuentes primarias, bibliografía secundaria, y los resultados de un... more
This article explores the interface of protest movements and opposition parties, considering this remains conceptually under-specified. It does so by proposing a processual framework involving three mechanisms of party-movement... more
Este trabalho apresenta uma análise etnográfica sobre a atuação do Ministério Público Federal (MPF) no contexto de formulação e implementação da usina hidrelétrica de Belo Monte. Esta etnografia foi construída a partir de três fontes de... more
Esta pesquisa analisa etnogra camente os processos de con- strução e transformação de capacidades estatais no Ministério Público Federal (MPF) no contexto de implementação da usina de Belo Monte. Desde 2001, procuradores vêm mobi- lizando... more