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Economic Sociology (437-0-20)

Instructors

Bruce Greenhow Carruthers
847/467-1251
1808 Chicago Avenue, room 203.
Bruce Carruthers is the John D. MacArthur Professor of Sociology at Northwestern University and a Long-term Fellow at the Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study. He works in the areas of economic sociology, comparative-historical sociology, and the sociology of law, with research funding coming from the National Science Foundation, the American Bar Foundation, the Russell Sage Foundation, the Institute for New Economic Thinking, and the Tobin Project. His most recent book, published in 2022 by Princeton University Press, is entitled The Economy of Promises: Trust, Power, and Credit in America.

Meeting Info

Parkes Hall 213: Thurs 2:00PM - 4:50PM

Overview of class

Sociology graduate students are given priority in registration.

Learning Objectives

To learn the key concepts and arguments underlying economic sociology. To see applications of the same to specific empirical cases and evidence.

Teaching Method

Primarily seminar-style discussion, with occasional short presentations.

Evaluation Method

Students write a final paper.

Class Materials (Required)

This course will have required books/other materials.

The Promise and Limits of Private Power: Promoting Labor Standards in a Global Economy, Richard M. Locke, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013. ISBN: 978-1-107-67088-4.
Capitalizing on Crisis: The Political Origins of the Rise of Finance, Greta Krippner, Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2011. ISBN: 978-0-674-05084-6.
American Bonds: How Credit Markets Shaped a Nation, Sarah L. Quinn Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2019. ISBN: 978-0-691-15675-0.
Inside the Invisible Cage: How Algorithms Control Workers. Hatim Rahman Berkeley: University of California Press. 2024. ISBN: 978-0-520-39554-1.