Sociology Archives

Power, Knowledge, and COVID-19

Did the scientific community’s response to the pandemic fall short of the reasoned pursuit of truth? Alex Broadbent of Durham University and Pieter Streicher of the University of Johannesburg—authors of a new book on science during the COVID moment—join WashU’s Sandro Galea to discuss what is still to be learned from the pandemic.

Alex Broadbent and Pieter Streicher

Sociology

Policing Patients

Treatment and Surveillance on the Frontlines of the Opioid Crisis

Faced with a drug crisis that has claimed more than a million lives, legislatures, courts and policymakers have enlisted the help of technology in the hopes of curtailing prescriptions and preventing deaths. This book reveals how “Trojan horse” technology embeds the logics of surveillance in the practice of medicine.

Politics

Immigration in a Changing World

In the hotly contested debate surrounding U.S. immigration policy, what does it take to find common ground? Alexander Kustov, an expert in public opinion and democratic governance and a professor of global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, joins host Sandro Galea to discuss the factors driving this debate.

Alexander Kustov

Advancement

Andrews installed as Tileston Professor in Arts & Sciences

Sociologist Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, an expert in the dynamics and influence of social movements, was installed as the Tileston Professor in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis.

Sociology

Kenneth Andrews

The past two decades have been marked by unprecedented levels of activism in the U.S., with no signs of slowing down. Historically based research by Kenneth “Andy” Andrews, the Tileston Professor of Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, offers insights into how social movements can achieve lasting change.

Sociology

Refugees define success on their own terms, study finds

Refugees resettled in the U.S. often define success in ways that go far beyond economic self-sufficiency, according to a new study co-authored by WashU researchers. The study challenges long-held assumptions about what makes resettlement successful in the U.S.