The point, after all, is to change the world.
What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World: November 8, 2016 marked a turning point in history. But what is this turning point? How did we come to be where we are? Are we heading for another "great transformation" that will transform the political and economic world in which we live? What does the new political regime mean for different realms of social life? What will it mean for different dimensions of inequality? What will it mean for democracy, political parties and social movements? What will it mean for different countries, for global alliances, for war? Sociology faculty will turn the tools of their discipline on the present and the future that awaits us.
Watch Neil Fligstein’s lecture, “Trumpism and the Crisis of the American Liberal World Order,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Sandra Smith and Dave Harding’s lecture, “Criminal Justice Reform in the Era of Trump,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Kim Voss’ lecture, “What Future for the American Labor Movement?”, part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Cihan Tuğal’s lecture, “Why was the Left Unequipped to Address the Global Fall of Liberalism?”, part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Raka Ray’s lecture, “Redistribution, Recognition, and the Male White Working Class Vote,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Ann Swidler’s lecture, “Loosening Institutional Constraints on Political Conflict,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Cristina Mora’s lecture, “Immigration Facts, Fictions, and Feelings in the Trump Era,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Sam Lucas’ lecture, “Inconvenient Facts and Political Action: On Respecting Weber while Embracing Marx,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Dylan Riley’s lecture, “The 18th Brumaire of Donald Trump,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”
Watch Michael Burawoy’s lecture, “Sociology and Social Crisis,” part of the teach-in seminar series: “What Next? Sociologists Speak on the Future of the World.”