Nationalism, Globalization, and Sustainability

A key premise of our focus in Nationalism, Globalization, and Sustainability is that the intensification of global connectivity and exchange unsettles conventional social arrangements such as the nation-state/nationalism, civil society, sustainability and the operation of politics, family and organizations. Our faculty conduct research across places categorized as “local,” “national,” and “international” or “global.” Our topics of research include: globalization and global imaginaries, ideologies/practices of nationalism and racism, migration and anti-immigrant politics, transnational organizations and occupations, and the intersection between class, colonialism and ideas of gender and race, among others.

Core Faculty

Aya Kimura, Le Lin, Nandita Sharma, Manfred Steger

Related Courses

  • SOC 180: Introduction to International and Global Studies (3)
  • SOC 218: Introduction to Social Problems (3)
  • SOC 316: Survey of Social Change (3)
  • SOC 321: Survey of Sociological Theory (3)
  • SOC 356: Chinese Society and Culture (3)
  • SOC 367: Sustainability, Technoscience, and Social Justice
  • SOC 400: Food, Body, and Women: Analysis of Biopolitics
  • SOC 411: Analysis in Social Stratification (3)
  • SOC 413: Economy and Society (3)
  • SOC 415: Technology and Society (3)
  • SOC 419: Organizations and Society (3)
  • SOC 455: Sociology of Religion (3)
  • SOC 457: Sociology of the Arts (3)
  • SOC 459: Popular Culture (3)
  • SOC 492: Politics of Multiculturalism (3)
  • SOC 495: Topics in Sociology (3)