Thomas Medvetz, Assistant Professor

Ph.D. - UC Berkeley, 2007

Areas of Specialization: Political Sociology; Cultural Sociology; Knowledge and Intellectuals; Classical and Contemporary Theory; Historical Sociology; Archival, Field, and Interview Methods

Email Address: tmedvetz@ucsd.edu
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Office location: 485 Social Science Building

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Biography:

Tom Medvetz received his A.B. in sociology and English from Franklin & Marshall College and his M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology from the University of California, Berkeley. Before coming to UCSD, he was a Postdoctoral Associate in the Institute for the Social Sciences at Cornell University. Medvetz has conducted research on the history and political role of think tanks and the American conservative movement. His work has appeared in journals such as Politics and Society and Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales.His forthcoming book, Think Tanks in America: Power, Politics, and the New Forms of Intellectual Engagement, will be published by the University of Chicago Press in 2010.

 

Classes to be taught in 2009/10:

Fall 2009

SOCI 148 - Political Sociology

SOCI 160 - Sociology of Culture

Winter 09

SOCI 100 - Classical Sociological Theory

SOCG 290 - Sociology of Organizations

 

Selected Publications:

Medvetz, Thomas. 2009. “Les think tanks aux États-Unis: L’émergence d’un sous-espace de production des savoirs.” [“Think Tanks in the United States: The Emergence of a Subspace of Knowledge Production.”] Actes de la Recherche en Sciences Sociales 176-177: 82-93.

Medvetz, Thomas. 2008. “Think Tanks as an Emergent Field.” New York: Social Science Research Council.

Medvetz, Thomas. 2006. “The Strength of Weekly Ties: Relations of Material and Symbolic Exchange in the Conservative Movement.” Politics & Society 34(3): 343-368.