Well, as a graduate student who is currently looking at PhD programs in
political sociology, my obvious first choice for Amy would be Johns
Hopkins (and no, I'm not just saying that because of the listserv I'm
posting on). JH has an interesting looking program with specialties in
historical comparative studies and Latin American studies, as well as
strengths in world systems and social movements. Another choice might be
the University of Arizona. I'm sure there are others. As far as
financial aid is concerned, that's a good question.
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* Steph Lambert *
* Department of Sociology *
* Arizona State University *
* Tempe, AZ 85287-2101 *
* e-mail: steph.lambert@asu.edu *
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On Sat, 11 Feb 1995, J B Owens wrote:
> From: Jack Owens <owenjack@isu.edu>
>
> During the recent discussion of PEWS and its future, it was mentioned
> that an ever-smaller percentage of Sociology graduate students are
> pursuing their degrees in programs emphasizing world-systems
> research. Since the on-going discussion was important and
> interesting, I didn't want to break in with this query, but now that
> things are quieter, I want to ask: what graduate programs in
> Sociology offer an emphasis in a world-systems approach?
>
> My query has a personal motivation; my daughter, Amy E. Owens, is
> interested in doing graduate work of this type in Sociology. Since
> she is currently a student at the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid
> without an Internet connection adequate to join the list, I told her
> that I would post a query on her behalf and forward the responses,
> which should be made to the list for the benefit of the other
> non-Sociologists on board.
>
> Amy is an honors and deans list student at Tufts University and is
> studying in Madrid as part of her junior year at Tufts. This
> semester she is studying Political Sociology at the UAM and doing an
> internship with Amnesty International's Madrid office. During her
> sophomore year, she did coursework on Sub-Saharan Africa and will
> apparently continue with that as a senior. She grew up in a family
> where conversation about Latin American issues is constant: the
> region is one of my teaching fields, and her mother's two most recent
> grants were a Fulbright to Ecuador and an NEH for a summer institute
> on 20th-century Mexican history and literature. Amy has been an
> active member of the NAACP literally since she could walk. She has a
> family background in organized labor: her mother is one of her
> union's most widely recognized members in the state (and holder of
> the national union's Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Award for human
> rights), a grandfather was until retirement one of the U.S.'s leading
> labor lawyers (ones who defended workers' interests), and a
> great-grandfather was one of the small committee that began the
> C.I.O., led the Little Steel Strike, and negotiated the first
> union-operated welfare program in this country. Because of her
> strong international interests, Amy was one of a dozen in-coming Tufts
> undergraduates invited to be part of the orientation for foreign
> students. Officially a Spanish major, she has at times in her life
> been fully bilingual and has excellent language skills.
>
> Where are there graduate programs in Sociology likely to meet the
> needs of a student like Amy? She will need financial support. Her
> parents are teachers in Idaho, which ranks among the bottom five
> states in the country in teachers' salaries.
>
> And no, I can't imagine why she doesn't want to go into History :-)
> We will appreciate any information and direction list members
> provide. Thank you in advance.
> Jack
>
> J. B. "Jack" Owens
> Department of History
> Idaho State University
> Pocatello, ID 83209 USA
> Voice: (208) 233-8589
> e-mail: owenjack@isu.edu
> www: http://isuux.isu.edu/~owenjack
>
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