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About the Department

Department of Sociology
Emory University
1555 Dickey Dr.
Atlanta, GA 30322

Phone: 404-727-7510
Fax: 404-727-7532

Department Administration

Chair of Sociology
 Karen
 Hegtvedt

Director of Graduate Studies
 Frank
 Lechner


Director of Graduate Recruitment
 Richard
 Rubinson


Director of Undergraduate Studies
 Tracy Scott

Alexander M. Hicks

Alexander M. Hicks Winship Distinguished Research Professor
Department of Sociology
Emory University
Atlanta, GA 30322

Telephone: 404-727-0832
FAX: 404-727-7532
E-MAIL: ahicks@emory.edu

OFFICE: 215 Tarbutton Hall

Curriculum Vitae (PDF format)

Degree: Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, 1979

General Research Area: Winship Distinguished Research Professor; political sociology and economy of industrial societies, comparative political economy and development, methodology, culture.

Current Research: relations between class formation, political organization, social policy, and cultural forms.

Selected Publications:

Social Democracy and Welfare Capitalism: A Century of Income Security Politics

Auteur Discourse and the Cultural Consecration of American Films

Handbook of Political Sociology

Welfare Retrenchment, International Organization, 2005

Pension Income Replacement: Permanent and Transitory Determinants: Appendix" (with Kendra Freeman)

Selected Courses